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Key Takeaways From CLUC Education & Social Day 2025

The Commercial List Users' Committee (CLUC) held its annual Education & Social Day on May 28. The annual event offers an opportunity for members of the bar...

Canada Commercial

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Lenczner Slaght LLP

Fin du brouillard entourant les politiques de vaccination obligatoire : un contrôle judiciaire clarifie à nouveau les règles

La Cour divisionnaire de l'Ontario (la « Cour ») a infirmé une sentence arbitrale rendue en 2024 selon laquelle les mesures disciplinaires ne pouvaient jamais constituer une réponse...

Canada Coronavirus

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Fasken (French)

COVID-19 Cases: The Consequences Of Improperly Applying Company Policies

The Court found that WestJet (the "Defendant") unreasonably applied its vaccination policy to proceed with a just cause termination of an unvaccinated worker

Canada Employment

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Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP

Termination For Failure To Follow COVID-19 Policy Not Discriminatory

Ontario's Divisional Court has dismissed an application for judicial review by a former personal support worker who alleged that the termination of his employment was discrimination...

Canada Coronavirus

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Cassels

A Win For Employers: Application Of Vaccination Policy Not Discriminatory

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Victoire pour les employeurs : l'application d'une politique de vaccination n'était pas discriminatoire

Canada Employment

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Fasken (French)

The Evolving Workplace: Four Years After COVID-19

Canada Employment

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Companion COVID-19 Cases: Mandatory Vaccination Policy Upheld & Arbitrator Finds Just Cause For Employee Terminations

Canada Employment

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Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP

Arbitrator Upholds Dismissal For Unauthorized Early Return To Work After Sick Leave During COVID-19

Canada Employment

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Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP

Arbitrator Concludes Grievor's Sincere Religious Beliefs Did Not Prevent Her From Complying With Employer's COVID-19 Policy

Canada Employment

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Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP

Frustration By Non-Vaccination: Employee Termination On The Basis Of COVID-19 Vaccination Status Upheld

Canada Employment

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Lerners LLP

Employment Contracts Could Be Frustrated By A Third-Party's Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policy

Canada Employment

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Devry Smith Frank LLP

2023 Year In Review: A Look Back At The Top Cases And Key Legislative Changes That Impacted Your Workplace

Canada Employment

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CCPartners

Case Commentary: CRA Violates Procedural Fairness For CERB/CRB Claims - Cameron v. Canada (Attorney General) – Judicial Review At Federal Court

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

What Happens If An Employee's Work Permit Expires?

Canada Employment

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Taylor McCaffrey

Contracts For Services vs. Contracts For Goods In Ontario

Canada Commercial

Pacific Legal PC

How Are Professional Poker Winnings Taxed In Canada? Taxable Business Income And Non-Taxable Hobbies: Fournier-Giguère V. Canada Et. Al., 2025 FCA 112

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

A Big Beautiful Betrayal For US Expats. Is Renunciation Of US Citizenship Now The Best (And Only) Option?

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Moodys Private Client Law LLP

Conflit d'intérêts dans l'administration d'une succession : ce que l'affaire Virdi Estate (Re) enseigne aux exécuteurs testamentaires

Canada Litigation

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Miller Thomson LLP

Arbitrator Upholds Hospital's Mandatory Vaccination Policy

The recent decision by Arbitrator Herman in Lakeridge Health v CUPE, Local 6364, 2023 CanLII 33942 (ON LA), confirms the reasonableness of a hospital's mandatory vaccination...

Canada Employment

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Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP

Quelques actualités récentes en matière de santé et de sécurité au travail

Conflit jurisprudentiel en vue sur la portée rétroactive de la Loi modernisant le régime de santé et de sécurité du travail

Canada Employment

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Langlois Lawyers, LLP

Recent Developments In Workplace Health And Safety

Since the Act to modernize the occupational health and safety regime (SQ 2021, c. 27) (the "MOHSA") came into force on October 6, 2021, the Administrative Labour Tribunal (the "ALT")...

Canada Employment

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Langlois Lawyers, LLP

Arbitrator Upholds Hospital's Vaccination Policy And Cause Terminations

Since the first Ontario labour arbitration award was released in November 2021, a consensus has emerged that mandatory vaccination policies are reasonable in many...

Canada Coronavirus

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Fasken

Arbitrator Allows Religious-Based Exemption From Covid-19 Mandatory Vaccination Policy

Canada Coronavirus

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Roper Greyell LLP – Employment and Labour Lawyers

Employee's Refusal To Vaccinate Amounts To Frustration Of Employment Contract

Canada Employment

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Cassels

Ontario, Canada: Paid Infectious Disease Emergency Leave (IDEL) Ends March 31 But Unpaid IDEL Remains Available

Canada Employment

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Littler - Canada

The Future Of Working From Home. You Asked, We Answered

Canada Employment

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Aird & Berlis LLP

Paid Infectious Disease Emergency Leave Ending March 31, 2023

Canada Employment

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Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP

Un recours dénué d'effets juridiques? Les recours hypothétiques en situation de pandémie mondiale

Canada Employment

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Failure To Vaccinate Can End Employment Without Notice

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Only In "Exceptional Circumstances"

Canada Employment

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Lerners LLP

Draft Policy Released By WSIB In Relation To Communicable Diseases

Canada Employment

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CCPartners

Court Confirms That Refusal To Obtain COVID-19 Vaccination Amounts To Frustration Of Contract

Canada Employment

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Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP

Failure To Vaccinate Can End Employment Without Notice

In a recent decision[1], the Ontario Superior Court of Justice found that an employer had no obligation to provide notice of termination where an employee failed to vaccinate against COVID- 19.

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Only In "Exceptional Circumstances"

Recently the Superior Court of Justice confirmed that there is no "cap" on reasonable notice damages in the termination of a long-term employee.

Canada Employment

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Lerners LLP

Draft Policy Released By WSIB In Relation To Communicable Diseases

There is no doubt that the COVID-19 Pandemic has had an enormous effect on not just individual employers, but on the very system of employment in Canada (and elsewhere in the world).

Canada Employment

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CCPartners

Court Confirms That Refusal To Obtain COVID-19 Vaccination Amounts To Frustration Of Contract

An Ontario court has found that an employee's refusal to comply with a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy can constitute frustration of contract. This is one of the first cases of the COVID-19...

Canada Employment

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Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP

Mandatory Vaccination Policies In The Workplace

Canada Employment

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Taylor McCaffrey

Appellate Court Finds That CERB Is Not Deductible From Wrongful Dismissal Damages

In 2020, the Federal Government introduced the Canada Emergency Response Benefit ("CERB"), which was a governmental benefit payment eligible individuals could receive if they were directly affected by COVID-19, including those who lost their jobs or suffered a significant reduction in earnings because of COVID-19...

Canada Employment

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Stringer LLP

COVID-19 Vaccination Policy Decisions In Canada

With trends such as remote working, air filtration, masking, hand cleaning and vaccination policies, the pandemic has undoubtedly left an indelible mark on all workplaces.

Canada Coronavirus

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

COVID-19 Year-End Edition

The pandemic has had a broad-ranging impact on employment law since March 2020. To wrap up 2022, employers may find it helpful to have a check-in on how Canadian courts and labour arbitrators...

Canada Employment

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Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP

The Side Effects Of Covid

In full disclosure, I am not a medical Doctor, and this article's focus is the non-medical side effects of Covid.

Canada Coronavirus

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Applied Strategies, Inc.

Why Effective Data Retention And Preservation Is So Important In The Hybrid Workplace

Canada Compliance

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Ricoh Canada

Ontario, Canada Divisional Court Finds Group Home's Temporary Visitation Policy During Early Stage Of COVID-19 Did Not Discriminate Against Disabled Resident

Canada Employment

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Littler - Canada

Un-Masking Discrimination: Employer Justified In Termination Of 20-Year Employee For Discriminatory Comments Expressed In Objection To COVID-19 Mask Policy

Canada Employment

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Enjoying A Safe Holiday Party In COVID Times

Canada Employment

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Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP

New Business Immigration Measures: What Employers Need To Know

Canada Immigration

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BCF Business Law

Saskatchewan Provides Employers With Statutory Protection For Implementing COVID-19 Measures

Canada Employment

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Gowling WLG

Ontario, Canada Makes Changes To COVID-19 Requirements For Long Term Care Homes

Canada Coronavirus

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Littler - Canada

To Be Or Not To Be (Vaccinated)

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Être ou ne pas être (vacciné)

Canada Employment

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Fasken (French)

Ontario Divisional Court Finds Group Living Home Did Not Discriminate Against Disabled Resident By Enforcing A No Visitor Policy During The COVID-19 Outbreak

Canada Coronavirus

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Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP

Liability Protection For Saskatchewan Employers For COVID-19 Measures, Including Mandatory Vaccination

Canada Employment

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Miller Thomson LLP

COVID-19 And WSIB Claim Costs

Canada Coronavirus

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Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP

British Columbia Court Finds Employer May Place Employee On Unpaid Leave For Failing To Comply With Its Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policy

Canada Employment

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Littler - Canada

What Obligations Do Canadian Employers Have To Mitigate The Spread Of COVID-19 In The Workplace?

Canada Employment

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Watson Goepel LLP

Employee Not Constructively Dismissed When Placed On Leave Of Absence For Violating Mandatory Vaccination Policy Says BC Court

Canada Employment

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CCPartners

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Alberta Labour Relations Board Ices Union Complaint Against Vaccination Policy

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Enforceability Of Vaccination Policies Boosted By Recent Arbitration Decision

Canada Coronavirus

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Mandatory Vaccines: Another Policy Upheld In Ontario

Canada Coronavirus

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Ontario Employers: Workplace Resolutions For 2022

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Ontario Updates: Further Extensions To Paid And Deemed Infectious Disease Emergency Leave

Canada Coronavirus

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Ontario Updates: Bill 27 Proposes Significant Changes To Workplace Laws, New COVID-19 Screening Tool, And Minimum Wage Hike For January 2022

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

New Guidance: ROE Codes To Use For Employees Who Do Not Comply With COVID-19 Vaccination Policies

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Ontario Updates: Minimum Wage Hike Effective October 1, 2021 And IDEL Extensions

Canada Coronavirus

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

The CNESST Has Modified The Preventive Measures In Workplaces In Green Zone

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

La CNESST A Adapté Les Mesures De Prévention Dans Les Milieux De Travail En Zone Verte

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Latest Videos

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Legal Implications Of The Hybrid Work Model

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Managing The Employment Relationship During COVID-19 (Video)

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Cassels

TM Labour & Employment Q & A (Webinar)

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Taylor McCaffrey

Mandatory Vaccinations, Rapid Testing, Screening, Record Retention And The Law (Video)

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Gowling WLG

COVID-19: Lessons From The HR Trenches (Video)

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Stringer LLP

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