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Another Decision Upholding A Covid Vaccine Policy Has Landed – This Time It's WestJet

In Henrikson v. WestJet, 2026 FCA 39, the Federal Court of Appeal of Canada ("FCA") dismissed a judicial review application challenging a decision of the Canada Industrial Relations Board...

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CCPartners

How Much Compensation Can I Get For A Wrongful Death Claim In Ontario?

When a loved one is killed because of someone else's negligence, the emotional devastation can feel unbearable.

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Howie, Sacks & Henry LLP

Disciplinary Action Complaints: A Primer For Alberta Employers

Many employers are aware that documenting employee performance concerns is crucial to supporting termination of employment for cause relating to performance issues...

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Cassels

Failure To Swiftly And Properly Investigate Complaint Of Sexual Harassment Costs Employer $65,000

A recent decision of the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal (the "Tribunal") demonstrates how important it is for employers to take meaningful and immediate action in response to complaints of sexual harassment.

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Roper Greyell LLP – Employment and Labour Lawyers

Should You Investigate? A Few Considerations For Federally-regulated Employers

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Rubin Thomlinson LLP

Constructive Dismissal And Quiet Quitting

Canada Employment

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MLT Aikins LLP

La Cour suprême de la Colombie-Britannique revisite la doctrine de la modification de l'essence du contrat

Canada Employment

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Deferred Share Unit Plans With Dividend Equivalents

Canada Employment

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Proposed Restrictions On Sick Notes For Manitoba Employers

Canada Employment

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MLT Aikins LLP

Defining Employer And Owner Under The OHS Act: Why Leaders Are On The Hook

Canada Employment

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Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

Employers Beware – Enforcement Under Saskatchewan's Foreign Worker Protection Legislation On The Rise

Canada Employment

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MLT Aikins LLP

Canada Labour Code: New Equal Treatment Wage Obligations On The Horizon

Canada Employment

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

What The Labour Law Reform In Quebec Means For Employers

Canada Employment

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Miller Thomson LLP

When Harassment Comes From Outside: What Are The Employer's Responsibilities?

Canada Employment

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BCF Business Law

How To Master The 24-Month Holding Period Requirement For QSBC Shares And Lifetime Capital Gains Exemption In Canada

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

B.C. Budget 2026: Real Estate Highlights

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Fasken

Failure To Swiftly And Properly Investigate Complaint Of Sexual Harassment Costs Employer $65,000

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Roper Greyell LLP – Employment and Labour Lawyers

The Federal Government And Musqueam Nation Sign Historic Agreements Recognizing Aboriginal Land Title | CityNews Interview With Anita Boscariol (Video)

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Watson Goepel LLP

Communication Is Key: What The Latest Sexual Violence Incident In Junior Hockey Tells Us About Toxic Culture In The Sport

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Gluckstein Lawyers

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

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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

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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

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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

Constructive Dismissal And Quiet Quitting

Constructive dismissal arises where an employer makes unilateral and fundamental changes to the terms and conditions of employment or otherwise demonstrates an intention that they no longer intend to be bound by the employment agreement.

Canada Employment

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MLT Aikins LLP

La Cour suprême de la Colombie-Britannique revisite la doctrine de la modification de l'essence du contrat

Dans la décision LaPlume v. AAA Internet Publishing Inc., la Cour suprême de la Colombie-Britannique (la « CSCB ») donne des éclaircissements sur la doctrine de la « modification de l'essence du contrat » ...

Canada Employment

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Employers Beware – Enforcement Under Saskatchewan's Foreign Worker Protection Legislation On The Rise

Foreign worker management has always come with extra obligations and compliance rules for employers. Although compliance may not always be at the forefront of every employer's mind...

Canada Employment

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MLT Aikins LLP

Changed Substratum Doctrine Revisited: B.C. Supreme Court Upholds Termination Terms Of Nine-Year Employment Contract

Canada Employment

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Silence Isn't Golden: Employers Must Clearly Communicate Contractual Changes

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Cassels

The Delicate Art Of Getting Fired: Staying Unshakeable When It Matters Most

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Lerners LLP

Recent Trends In Contract Enforceability And Constructive Dismissal

Canada Employment

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Torkin Manes LLP

Decision Requiring Physician To Repay OHIP Over $600,000 For COVID-19 Vaccines Overturned

Canada Employment

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Rosen Sunshine LLP

Can I Still Claim Constructive Dismissal If I Was Moved To An Easier Role?

Canada Employment

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Taylor McCaffrey

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Discrimination, Disability & Sexual Harassment

Failure To Swiftly And Properly Investigate Complaint Of Sexual Harassment Costs Employer $65,000

A recent decision of the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal (the "Tribunal") demonstrates how important it is for employers to take meaningful and immediate action in response to complaints of sexual harassment.

Canada Employment

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Roper Greyell LLP – Employment and Labour Lawyers

Should You Investigate? A Few Considerations For Federally-regulated Employers

If you are responsible for managing or giving advice on employee behavioural issues for a federally-regulated employer, you already know that in certain cases you are obligated to initiate a formal process...

Canada Employment

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Rubin Thomlinson LLP

When Harassment Comes From Outside: What Are The Employer's Responsibilities?

In Québec, the obligation to prevent and stop harassment applies to everyone, including external parties.

Canada Employment

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BCF Business Law

Alberta Extends Long-term Illness And Injury Leave To 27 Weeks: What Employers Need To Know

Canada Employment

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Miller Thomson LLP

L'Alberta fait passer le congé pour maladie ou blessure de longue durée à 27 semaines : ce que les employeurs doivent savoir

Canada Employment

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Miller Thomson LLP

Leveling The Playing Field In University Applicant Selection: Insights From The Decision In Longueépée v. University Of Waterloo

Canada Employment

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Robins Appleby LLP

The Court Says Fairness Comes First In CRA Decisions, Godin v. Canada (Attorney General), 2024 FC 1386

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Employment Law Across Canada: Five Considerations For The Year Ahead

Canada Employment

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Droit canadien des régimes de retraite et des avantages sociaux : survol de 2025 et perspectives pour 2026

Canada Employment

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

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Retirement, Superannuation & Pensions

How Much Compensation Can I Get For A Wrongful Death Claim In Ontario?

When a loved one is killed because of someone else's negligence, the emotional devastation can feel unbearable.

Canada Employment

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Howie, Sacks & Henry LLP

THE CARE-FIRST SYSTEM Alberta's Proposed New No-Fault Auto Insurance Regime Set To Start January 1, 2027

This paper reviews the changes established by the new legislation, new compensation limits, new procedures for assessing claims and managing treatment and the anticipated impact to Albertans who are injured...

Canada Insurance

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CLC (Canadian Litigation Counsel)

Droit canadien des régimes de retraite et des avantages sociaux : survol de 2025 et perspectives pour 2026

L'année 2025 a apporté son lot de développements notables dans le domaine du droit des régimes de retraite et...

Canada Employment

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Régimes de retraite et avantages sociaux : politiques et jurisprudence récentes

Canada Employment

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Canadian Pension And Benefits Law: 2025 Year In Review And Emerging 2026 Considerations

Canada Employment

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Pensions And Benefits: Recent Policy And Case Law

Canada Employment

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

100 Is The New 65: Why Lifetime Retirement Income Matters

Canada Employment

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Lawyers Financial

Tolley v. The King – When Taxpayer Relief, CPP Limitation Periods, And Procedural Finality Abandon Fairness Without A Remedy

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Federal Budget 2025: Key Employment-Related Changes And Proposals

Canada Employment

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Fasken

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Unfair/ Wrongful Dismissal

Employment Law Across Canada: Five Considerations For The Year Ahead

Canadian employers are entering 2026 amid sustained legislative reform and shifting judicial signals. Across multiple provinces, governments have expanded statutory leave protections...

Canada Employment

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Secret Recordings In The Workplace Can Lead To Dismissal

The British Columbia Court of Appeal decision Shalagin v. Mercer Celgar Limited Partnership, 2023 BCCA 373 (CanLII) is a reminder for employers and employees alike that surreptitious recordings (a.k.a. secret recordings)...

Canada Employment

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Cox & Palmer

WeirFoulds Employment Law Hot Takes: Return To Office, Return To Risk – Lessons From Global Affairs Canada

Remote work was supposed to be the pandemic's one dependable souvenir. Instead, for Global Affairs Canada, it has turned into a live demonstration of how yesterday's flexibility can become today's operational migraine.

Canada Employment

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WeirFoulds LLP

Dishonesty At The Top: Alberta Court Confirms After-Acquired Cause Can Justify Termination For Cause

Canada Employment

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Bennett Jones LLP

2025: The Year In Review In Employment Law

Canada Employment

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Cassels

Lessons From The Lischuk Wrongful Dismissal Case: Q&A With Phil Prowse (Video)

Canada Employment

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Prowse Barrette

"Employer Of Record?" The Labour Court's Decision Regarding Territorial Jurisdiction

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Finding The Line In The Sand For Collective Agreement Cause

Canada Litigation

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Aird & Berlis LLP

Continuité de l'emploi : un tribunal rappelle les protections conférées aux salariés lors d'un transfert d'entreprise

Canada Employment

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Fasken (French)

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Latest Videos

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Lessons From The Lischuk Wrongful Dismissal Case: Q&A With Phil Prowse (Video)

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Prowse Barrette

Common Mistakes In OH&S (Video)

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Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

Termination Pay vs. Severance Pay In Ontario (Video)

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Devry Smith Frank LLP

Navigating Employer Obligations During Economic Uncertainty (Video)

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Siskinds LLP

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

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INGWE

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