In the short time since the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was declared a pandemic, the Canada-USA border has shut down to all but essential cross-border travel, governments across Canada have been shutting down non-essential businesses, minimum standards leave laws have been rapidly changing and different levels of governments are offering financial aid packages to both employers and employees to assist with the economic impact of COVID-19.

In these fluid times, both employers and employees are seeking timely COVID-19-related advice from their counsel, while simultaneously their counsels' email boxes are overflowing with government announcements and COVID-19-related blogs.

Rather than sort through the barrage of COVID-19-related blogs and announcements, Practical Law Canada Employment has compiled key COVID-19 employment-related information into the following resources:

To help counsel navigate the Government of Canada programs that help employers retain their workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic see:

Each of these resources includes Canada-wide content. They are continuously maintained and updated as soon as new information becomes available, so counsel can be assured they have the latest information, whatever jurisdiction they are advising in. Where relevant, links are included to government websites and related Practical Law Canada resources to allow the user to explore related issues in greater detail.

For counsel involved in employment-related litigation, Practical Law Canada Litigation: Corporate & Commercial has also created COVID-19: Canada Litigation Updates to keep track of most courthouse access changes across Canada.

Practical Law has also assembled suites of resources for addressing coronavirus issues in Canada and globally. For more information see: