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Ontario Introduces Legislative Changes To Increase Interprovincial Mobility For Regulated Professionals

On September 1, 2025, the Ontario government announced further measures in its efforts to remove interprovincial barriers for Canadian workers coming to Ontario

Canada Employment

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

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

Dismissal For Online Conduct: When Can An Employer Hit "Unfollow"?

Bad behaviour online is nothing new, nor is toxic communication in the workplace. However, 2025 has seen an acceleration of toxic communication in both domains and a test...

Canada Employment

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McMillan 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

BC Employment Standards Tribunal Awards "Service Charges" As Gratuities To Employees

Canada Employment

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Roper Greyell LLP – Employment and Labour Lawyers

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

Canada Employment

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Piccolo Heath

An Employee's Duty Of Loyalty In The Digital Era

Canada Employment

PH

Piccolo Heath

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

Canada Employment

PH

Piccolo Heath

Does Short Service Mean Short Shrift?

Canada Employment

PH

Piccolo Heath

Guilty By Association: Can Your Spouse Get You Fired?

Canada Employment

PH

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

Canada Employment

PH

Piccolo Heath

Employers: Do Not Delay, Just Pay (Statutory Termination Entitlements)! – A Lesson From Carroll v Oracle Canada

Canada Employment

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WeirFoulds LLP

Professional Boundaries Matter: Lessons From A Recent Disciplinary Decision

Canada Employment

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Rosen Sunshine 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

AI "Workslop," The New Typo: Can A Culture Of Quality Guide Legal Teams Using AI?

Canada Technology

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Dentons Canada LLP

US Suspends De Minimis Duty-Free Treatment

Canada International

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Millar Kreklewetz

Ontario Court Of Appeal Upholds Certification Of Class Proceeding On Behalf Of Cryptocurrency Traders: Confirms That The Novelty And Inherent Risk Of Such Financial Instruments Necessitates Adequate & Timely Disclosure

Canada Technology

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DMG Advocates

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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

SE

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

SE

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

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

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

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Contract of Employment

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

TM

Taylor McCaffrey

An Employee's Duty Of Loyalty In The Digital Era

Many employers are still trying to digitize their workplaces and play catch up with the latest technology. While software, social media, and various tech tools evolve, long-standing legal principles...

Canada Employment

PH

Piccolo Heath

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

Back in February, I dicsussed the (then) recent cases of Dufault and Baker. In the months since, there have been several cases that have addressed similar language, with widely divergent results.

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

Ontario Minimum Wage Increase

Canada Employment

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CCPartners

Protecting Your Employment Contracts From Costly Mistakes

Canada Employment

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Are Profit-Sharing Claims Equity Claims?

Canada Employment

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Aird & Berlis LLP

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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

AB

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

TM

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

PH

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

RS

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

PH

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

AB

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

TL

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

AB

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

MT

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

TL

Torys LLP

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Unfair/ Wrongful Dismissal

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

We have all hidden something from someone else. We've also all likely hidden something or lied in the workplace. Don't think you have? Don't lie now (LOL!) After all, how many of us can say that they have never been part...

Canada Employment

PH

Piccolo Heath

Ontario Court Applies Protection From Reprisals Provision In The Securities Act

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has issued its first decision interpreting and applying the anti-reprisal provisions of the Ontario Securities Act (the Act).

Canada Commercial

TL

Torys LLP

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

The use of the seemingly anodyne phrase "at any time" in employment contracts has recently become the subject of both judicial scrutiny and much...

Canada Employment

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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

Employment Termination Clause Upheld: Ontario Court Of Appeal Favours Employer

Canada Employment

AG

Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP

Major Employee Attitude Not Enough For Just Cause

Canada Employment

BR

Bow River Law

A Deal Is A Deal: Ontario Court Enforces Settlement Agreement Despite Employee's Change Of Heart

Canada Employment

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Cassels

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Latest Videos

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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

Woman Suing Former SickKids Doctor For Sexual Assault Finds History Of Allegations (Video)

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Gluckstein Lawyers

Tout connaitre sur la Loi 42 (Video)

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Fasken (French)

Navigating Executive Compensation With Confidence (Video)

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Fasken

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