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On March 26, 2020, B.C. Public Safety Minister, Mike Farnworth, released a list of essential services as part of the government’s further measures to slow the spread of COVID-19.  According to the province, essential services are “those daily services essential to preserving life, health, public safety and basic societal functioning. They are the services British ...

In a press conference on March 23, 2020, Premier John Horgan and Deputy Premier and Minster of Finance Carole James announced a new action plan for the economy in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.  The action plan is a $5-billion aid package designed to fill gaps or top up areas where federal assistance is not ...

Many organizations (including charities, non-profits, and religious organizations) rely on a mixture of employees and volunteers to help them in their day to day functions.  The volunteers can play a very important role in an organization, but volunteers can also be a source of potential liability.  A volunteer could later claim to be an employee ...