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Did You Miss Our Recent Ask Us Anything Employer Webinar: A Deep Dive – What NOT To Do In A Termination (Video)

On September 17, our Workplace Law Group hosted their third Ask Us Anything Employer Webinar of 2025, a deep-dive into a finding by the court of improper conduct on the part of the employer in a termination.

Canada Employment

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Harper Grey LLP

Salary Deferral Arrangements: Key Risks And Mitigation Strategies

Canada's salary deferral arrangement (SDA) rules present tax risks when structuring incentive and other deferred compensation. Under the Income Tax Act, an SDA may arise if an employee has a right at year-end...

Canada Employment

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

The Sad State Of The Duty To Mitigate

When an employee brings a wrongful dismissal claim, Canadian courts impose a duty on employees to take reasonable steps to find comparable employment – this is called the duty to mitigate.

Canada Employment

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Bonne nouvelle pour les employeurs : des tribunaux de l'Ontario clarifient l'applicabilité des clauses de licenciement

Trois décisions récentes de tribunaux ontariens représentent un changement bienvenu pour les employeurs et fournissent à ces derniers des indications précieuses...

Canada Employment

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Miller Thomson LLP

Guide 2025 de Chambers Global sur l'emploi : chapitre canadien

Canada Employment

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Fasken (French)

Whistle While You Work – Court Awards $5.4M For OSC Whistleblower

Canada Employment

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Gowling WLG

Accident mortel hors des heures de travail : La Cour d'appel reconnaît une lésion professionnelle pour un travailleur étranger

Canada Employment

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Fasken (French)

Proving Failure To Mitigate: Rare, But Not Impossible

Canada Employment

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

When Push Comes To Shove: Violence And Dishonesty Amount To Just Cause

Canada Employment

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Williams HR Law

Ontario Securities Act Whistleblower Protections Pack A Punch: Court Awards CEO Over C$5-Million

Canada Employment

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Ontario Superior Court Of Justice Awards Over CA$5M In Damages Under The Anti-reprisal Provisions Of The Securities Act

Canada Employment

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Dentons Canada LLP

Non-Competition Covenant Fails For Giving Employer Too Much Protection

Canada Employment

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Bow River Law

Ontario Introduces Legislative Changes To Increase Interprovincial Mobility For Regulated Professionals

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Arbitration Decisions Shed Light On WSIB Bar And Document Disclosure

Canada Employment

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Aird & Berlis LLP

Alberta Confirms New AI Data Centre Levy

Canada Technology

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Streamlining Labour: Ontario's Legislative Shift On Labour Mobility

Canada Employment

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CCPartners

AI And Copyright - Training AI With Copyrighted Material (Podcast)

Canada Technology

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Fasken

Canada Technology

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Responsible AI Is Not Just A Tech Issue, It Is A Leadership Imperative

Canada Technology

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

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Significant Changes Ahead: New Measures To Limit Temporary Foreign Worker Program In Canada

Canada Employment

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Green and Spiegel

RADIO INTERVIEW – CityNews (Video)

Canada Employment

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Green and Spiegel

I'm Listening: BC Appeal Court Confirms That Secretly Recording Colleagues Constitutes Just Cause

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

La Fête Est Terminée : La Colombie-Britannique Annonce L'entrée En Vigueur De Normes D'emploi Pour Les Travailleurs De Plateformes Numériques

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Nouvelles de l'Ontario : le projet de loi 149 propose diverses modifications, notamment les obligations de transparence salariale et de divulgation du recours à l'IA dans les offres d'emploi et le projet de loi 79 entre en vigueur

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Ontario Updates: Bill 149 Proposes Variety Of Changes Including Pay Transparency And AI Disclosure Requirements For Job Postings, Bill 79 Comes Into Force

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

The Gig Is Up: British Columbia Announces Incoming Employment Standards For App-Based Gig Workers

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

AODA Reminder: Approaching Deadline (December 31, 2023) To File Accessibility Compliance Reports

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Update On The Pay Transparency Act: British Columbia Government Finally Transparent With Employers On Reporting Requirements

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

The Wild West: Alberta Labour Board Orders Suspension Of Union Dues For Wildcat Strike

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Contract of Employment

Bonne nouvelle pour les employeurs : des tribunaux de l'Ontario clarifient l'applicabilité des clauses de licenciement

Trois décisions récentes de tribunaux ontariens représentent un changement bienvenu pour les employeurs et fournissent à ces derniers des indications précieuses...

Canada Employment

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Miller Thomson LLP

Guide 2025 de Chambers Global sur l'emploi : chapitre canadien

Fasken est fier de contribuer une fois de plus au chapitre canadien du Chambers Global 2025 Practice Guide: Employment, en tant que rédacteur de la section sur le droit et la pratique...

Canada Employment

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Fasken (French)

Non-Competition Covenant Fails For Giving Employer Too Much Protection

In Occidental Petroleum Corporation v Boguslawski, 2025 ABKB 578, the Alberta Court of King's Bench dismissed an application for a non-competition injunction against a former employee of the applicant.

Canada Employment

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Bow River Law

A Coachable Moment; The Need For Progressive Discipline

Canada Employment

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Taylor McCaffrey

An Employee's Duty Of Loyalty In The Digital Era

Canada Employment

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Piccolo Heath

Will We Ever Get Clarity On Termination Clauses? The Uncertainty Continues

Canada Employment

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Piccolo Heath

Liar, Liar – You Want To Be Hired?

Canada Law Practice

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Piccolo Heath

Arbitration: Coming To A Canadian Employment Case Near You

Canada Employment

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George Waggott Law

Chambers Global 2025 Practice Guide: Employment – Canada Chapter

Canada Employment

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Fasken

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Discrimination, Disability & Sexual Harassment

Arbitration Decisions Shed Light On WSIB Bar And Document Disclosure

Two recent arbitration decisions from Ontario and British Columbia highlight important lessons for unionized employers dealing with workplace safety incidents and employee discipline.

Canada Employment

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Aird & Berlis LLP

A Coachable Moment; The Need For Progressive Discipline

Richard Schick worked for the University of New Brunswick as head coach of its women's volleyball team under a three-year fixed term contract set to expire as of May 2, 2024.

Canada Employment

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Taylor McCaffrey

Guilty By Association: Can Your Spouse Get You Fired?

Most employees try to maintain a separation of church and state between their home lives and their work lives. Highlighting the importance of that separation...

Canada Employment

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Piccolo Heath

The Unspoken Whispers: Perimenopause/Menopause In The Workplace And The Tale Of "We Don't Talk About Bruno"

Canada Employment

PH

Piccolo Heath

Professional Boundaries Matter: Lessons From A Recent Disciplinary Decision

Canada Employment

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Rosen Sunshine LLP

Saskatchewan Employment Act Amendments 2025: What Employers And HR Professionals Need To Know

Canada Employment

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Miller Thomson LLP

Workplace Harassment In Ontario: What Your Employer Can And Cannot Do

Canada Employment

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Unified LLP

Breaking Up (With Employees) Is Hard To Do - Do Employers Have To Say Why?

Canada Employment

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Piccolo Heath

Curiosity Culture And Employment Law: Navigating Legal Challenges In The Workplace

Canada Employment

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Piccolo Heath

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Retirement, Superannuation & Pensions

Arbitration Decisions Shed Light On WSIB Bar And Document Disclosure

Two recent arbitration decisions from Ontario and British Columbia highlight important lessons for unionized employers dealing with workplace safety incidents and employee discipline.

Canada Employment

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Aird & Berlis LLP

Getting Vesting Right: Aligning Incentives Around Carried Interest In Private Equity

In the world of private equity, the promise of carried interest is one of the most powerful tools for attracting, retaining and motivating talent.

Canada Commercial

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Torys LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (September 1 – September 5)

In Terry Longair Professional Corporation v. Akumin Inc., the Court upheld the certification of a class action against a public company and its officers for alleged misrepresentations...

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Plan For Success: Navigating Pension De-Risking (Podcast)

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Drawing The Line At 65: Why Ontario's Age Cutoff For Long-Term Disability Benefits Survived A Charter Challenge

Canada Employment

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Aird & Berlis LLP

Alberta Court Awards Unprecedented Termination Notice Of 26 Months

Canada Employment

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McMillan LLP

Alberta Employer Ordered To Pay 26 Months' Termination Pay In Exceptional Wrongful Dismissal Case

Canada Employment

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Miller Thomson LLP

Concerning An Increase In Termination Notice Period: A New Alberta High-Watermark Has Been Set

Canada Employment

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McLennan Ross LLP

Pensions And Employment Mid-Year Review 2025

Canada Employment

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Torys LLP

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Unfair/ Wrongful Dismissal

The Sad State Of The Duty To Mitigate

When an employee brings a wrongful dismissal claim, Canadian courts impose a duty on employees to take reasonable steps to find comparable employment – this is called the duty to mitigate.

Canada Employment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Whistle While You Work – Court Awards $5.4M For OSC Whistleblower

In McPherson v. Global Growth Assets Inc, the Court found that the termination of a senior executive was an act of retaliation for raising compliance concerns.

Canada Employment

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Gowling WLG

Proving Failure To Mitigate: Rare, But Not Impossible

In employment litigation, the bar is high for employers looking to prove that a dismissed employee failed to make reasonable efforts to mitigate damages arising from the loss of their employment.

Canada Employment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

A Broken Vase Can't Always Be Fixed: When Employees Lie In The Workplace

Canada Employment

PH

Piccolo Heath

Ontario Court Applies Protection From Reprisals Provision In The Securities Act

Canada Commercial

TL

Torys LLP

A Rare Common Sense Win For Employers In Ontario: Li v. Wayfair

Canada Employment

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Workplace Harassment In Ontario: What Your Employer Can And Cannot Do

Canada Employment

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Unified LLP

Employment Essentials: Employment Law Changes 2025 And Beyond

Canada Employment

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Gowling WLG

Un employeur de l'Alberta condamné à verser une indemnité de départ de 26 mois dans une affaire exceptionnelle de congédiement injustifié

Canada Employment

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

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Latest Videos

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Navigating Employer Obligations During Economic Uncertainty (Video)

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Siskinds LLP

Fostering Equity, Diversity & Inclusion In The Workplace (Video)

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Fasken

High Wage LMIA – What Is A HIGH WAGE LMIA? (Video)

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INGWE

Simona Jellinek Discusses Alleged Sexual Assault By Junior Hockey Players (Video)

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Gluckstein Lawyers

Tout connaitre sur la Loi 42 (Video)

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Fasken (French)

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