Reading Time: 5 minutes Disponible en français. Given that vaccination against COVID-19 is not mandatory in Canada and does not necessarily confirm immunization, requiring proof of vaccination raises certain questions, particularly with respect to fundamental rights and freedoms. The question of whether proof of… Read More ›
Reading Time: 4 minutes 15 April 2021, 10:10 a.m. Disponible en français. In March 2020 and throughout the year, travel restrictions announced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic led to widespread flight cancellations. Travellers were left unsure about airlines’ obligations to refund their cancelled… Read More ›
Reading Time: 4 minutes 8 April 2021, 10:50 a.m. Disponible en français. The COVID-19 pandemic and the related business restrictions and lockdown measures decreased employment in Canada by 16% from February to April 2020. By February 2021, one year after the pandemic started, total employment… Read More ›
Reading Time: 4 minutes 6 April 2021, 8:40 a.m. Disponible en français. Current and accurate information are key elements in the global and Canadian response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This HillNote examines the impact of information and misinformation on public health responses to the… Read More ›
Reading Time: 7 minutes 25 March 2021, 9:10 a.m. Disponible en français. In March 2020, in an effort to contain COVID-19, the Government of Canada announced measures that have restricted the entry of visitors and other temporary residents, as well as some Canadian citizens… Read More ›
Reading Time: 4 minutes Disponible en français. International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated every year on 8 March. The UN Women’s IWD theme for 2021 is “Women in Leadership: Achieving an Equal Future in a COVID-19 World.” The theme recognizes the disproportionate effects of… Read More ›
Reading Time: 5 minutes 15 February 2021, 10:10 a.m. Disponible en français. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the movement of goods and people in and out of Canada, affected the wellbeing of temporary foreign workers, as well as led to changes in workplace health… Read More ›
Reading Time: 5 minutes 20 January 2021, 9:10 a.m. (Disponible en français : La gestion de la dette fédérale dans le contexte de la COVID-19) In 2020–2021, the federal government is forecasting a significant budgetary deficit and increase to the federal debt. This is… Read More ›
Reading Time: 5 minutes 19 January 2021, 9:00 a.m. (Disponible en français : Mesures de soutien du revenu et autres protections offertes aux employés de milieux de travail sous réglementation fédérale pendant la pandémie de COVID-19) Some 900,000 employees work in Canada’s 18,000 federally regulated… Read More ›
Reading Time: 4 minutes (Disponible en français : La COVID-19 et certains services et applications d’intelligence artificielle) Given their capacity to tackle problems by combing vast stores of data using considerable computational power, Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications are valuable tools in the fight against… Read More ›