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

In Comeau v. Valcom Consulting Ltd., 2025 NBKB 253, the Court of King's Bench of New Brunswick held that an employer's attempt to unilaterally introduce new...

Canada Employment

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Cassels

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

In the 2024 decision of Longueépée v. University of Waterloo, Ontario's Human Rights Tribunal (the "HRTO") determined that students with disabilities are to be assessed holistically...

Canada Employment

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Robins Appleby LLP

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

When major aspects of your job suddenly shift — a reduced bonus, new duties you never agreed to, a demotion, unresolved conflict...

Canada Employment

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Lerners LLP

Employment Update: Bill 77 – Proposed OHSA Amendments Would Expand Reprisal Protections And Impose Healthcare Reporting Requirements

Ontario employers, particularly those in the healthcare sector, should be aware of Bill 77, the Speaking Out About, and Reporting On, Workplace Violence and Harassment Act, 2025...

Canada Employment

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Recent Trends In Contract Enforceability And Constructive Dismissal

Canada Employment

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Torkin Manes LLP

Employment Law Across Canada: Five Considerations For The Year Ahead

Canada Employment

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Complaint Dismissed - A Fair And Reasonable Approach To Settlement Offers

Canada Employment

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McLennan Ross LLP

Social Media And Disciplinary Measures: Insights From Two Recent Decisions

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Okanagan College: A Win For Employers In The Labour Landscape

Canada Employment

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Roper Greyell LLP – Employment and Labour Lawyers

What Canadian Employers Need To Know About Artificial Intelligence In The Workplace By 2026

Canada Employment

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CCPartners

Employment And Labour Law: 2025 Year In Review And Future Trends

Worldwide Employment

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Dentons Canada LLP

Key Changes In Saskatchewan's Employment Standards Regulations, 2025

Canada Employment

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CLC (Canadian Litigation Counsel)

Réseaux Sociaux Et Mesures Disciplinaires : Ce Que Révèlent Deux Décisions Récentes

Canada Employment

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Fasken (French)

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

Canada Employment

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Rosen Sunshine LLP

Canadian Federal Government Releases Hybrid Mismatch And Other Draft Tax Amendments

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Clarification On Joint Wills

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Clark Wilson LLP

Sexual Assault After A Company Social Event: What Are The Employer's Obligations?

Canada Employment

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Langlois Lawyers, LLP

2026 Canadian In-House Counsel Report: Unparalleled Insights Into Canada's In-House Profession From CBA In-House Lawyers & Mondaq

Canada Law Practice

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CBA In-House Lawyers

Federal Budget 2025

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

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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)

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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

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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

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

In Comeau v. Valcom Consulting Ltd., 2025 NBKB 253, the Court of King's Bench of New Brunswick held that an employer's attempt to unilaterally introduce new...

Canada Employment

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Cassels

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

When major aspects of your job suddenly shift — a reduced bonus, new duties you never agreed to, a demotion, unresolved conflict...

Canada Employment

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Lerners LLP

Recent Trends In Contract Enforceability And Constructive Dismissal

Ontario employers continue to adapt to post-pandemic trends and developments in both contract enforceability and constructive dismissal litigation...

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

Budget 2025: A Briefing For Employers

Canada Employment

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CCPartners

Successor Employer Liability For Common Law Notice In The Building Services Sector: Really?

Canada Employment

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Evolving Needs For Emerging And High Growth Companies: Seed Stage (Video)

Canada Commercial

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

When Job Titles Change, But Employment Contracts Don't: Lessons From LaPlume

Canada Employment

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MLT Aikins LLP

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Discrimination, Disability & Sexual Harassment

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

In the 2024 decision of Longueépée v. University of Waterloo, Ontario's Human Rights Tribunal (the "HRTO") determined that students with disabilities are to be assessed holistically...

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

In Godin v. Canada (Attorney General), the Federal Court considered whether the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) treated an applicant fairly when it denied several COVID-19 emergency benefits.

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

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

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

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

Canada Litigation

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Gluckstein Lawyers

Romance On The Job: Preparing Your Workplace For Cupid's Arrow

Canada Employment

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MLT Aikins LLP

Workplace Culture As An Excuse: Can A "Racist Culture" Be A Mitigating Factor?

Canada Employment

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Rubin Thomlinson LLP

A Review Of Landmark Decisions In Employment And Labour Law Rendered In Québec In 2025

Canada Employment

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Dentons Canada LLP

Beyond The Human Rights Tribunal Of Ontario: Human Rights Damages In Civil Litigation And Key Workplace Safety And Insurance Act Tribunal Decisions

Canada Employment

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McCague Borlack LLP

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Retirement, Superannuation & Pensions

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

Les initiatives législatives et réglementaires redessinent le paysage des régimes de retraite et des avantages sociaux au Canada.

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

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

There were several notable developments in Canadian pension and benefits law in 2025, many of which will continue to shape plan design, administration and regulatory oversight in 2026 and beyond.

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Pensions And Benefits: Recent Policy And Case Law

Canada Employment

BC

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

Ontario Employment And Pensions Law 2025 Wrap-Up And What To Expect In 2026

Canada Employment

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Mintz

Martin v The King 2024 TCC 153: Canadian Tax Treatment Of Retirement Compensation Arrangements (RCAs) For Non-Resident Professional Athletes – Cross-Border Tax Planning Insights Under Canada-US Tax Treaty

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

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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

BC

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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Resolving Workplace Disputes (Video)

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Prowse Barrette

Common Mistakes In OH&S (Video)

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Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

Termination Pay And Notice Periods In Ontario Employment Law (Video)

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Devry Smith Frank LLP

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Siskinds LLP

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

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Fasken

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