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Examining Bill C-19: The Criminalization of Wage-Fixing and No-Poaching Agreements in Canada

CPD for Lawyers: 1 Substantive Hour, CPD for HRPA and CHRP Members: 1 Hour

Daria (Dasha) Peregoudova, Michael F. Horvat and Stephen Zolf

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Following a significant overhaul to Canada’s Competition Act in 2022, as part of the implementation of Bill C-19, the Budget Implementation Act, 2022, No. 1, specific amendments related to wage-fixing and no-poaching agreements will come into force on June 23, 2023 – changes that will undoubtedly impact commercial and employment practices across the country. 

The amendments will make it a criminal offence for employers to have agreements with other unaffiliated employers to fix, maintain, decrease or control salaries, wages or terms, as well as conditions of employment. It will also be an offence to enter agreements to not solicit or hire each other’s employees. 

In this complimentary webinar, our commercial and workplace law experts will break down the changes and implications of these legislative changes.

Topics include:
  • Overview of Bill C-19 amendments: What’s new, what’s not so new
  • Understanding “naked restraints” and the scope of wage-fixing and no-poaching agreements
  • Enforcement by the Canadian Competition Bureau: the knowns and unknowns
  • Non-application and defences
  • Practical takeaways for businesses and employers
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For information regarding our webinars and communications, please contact:
Flo Tran-Butash | rsvp@airdberlis.com | 416.863.1500 x2578

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