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Arbitrator Rejects Union Challenge To Inclusive Education Class Sizes

A significant labour relations decision has emerged for school boards operating inclusive education programs. In Avon Maitland District School Board v Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation...

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Lerners LLP

Changements à venir à la législation sur l'emploi pour les employeurs ontariens et fédéraux

Les employeurs sous réglementation provinciale qui exercent des activités en Ontario devraient être au courant des modifications à venir et proposées à la Loi de 2000 sur les normes d'emploi de l'Ontario (la « LNE »).

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Year-End Immigration Compliance Checklist For Employers

The year 2025 highlighted that immigration non-compliance is no longer a minor risk; it can lead to significant financial consequences for employers.

Canada Employment

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McMillan LLP

12 Key Employee Rights In Ontario (2025–2026 Update)

If you work in Ontario, you have more legal protections than you might realize. The Employment Standards Act, the Human Rights Code and health and safety laws...

Canada Employment

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Unified LLP

Francization And Immigration: New Québec Measures For LMIA Applications Effective December 17, 2025

Canada Immigration

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Langlois Lawyers, LLP

What The Doctor Ordered: British Columbia Updates Rules On Employee Sick Notes And Introduces Serious Personal Illness And Injury Leave

Canada Employment

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Bennett Jones LLP

Un dénonciateur gagne gros : leçons tirées de la première action civile au Canada alléguant des représailles fondée sur la législation en valeurs mobilières

Canada Commercial

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

The Hidden Remote Work Risks Every Employer Needs To Fix In 2026

Canada Employment

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Spring Law

Upcoming Canada Labour Code Amendments Expanding Employee Leaves

Canada Employment

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MLT Aikins LLP

British Columbia Establishes New Illness And Injury Leave

Canada Employment

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Littler - Canada

When Is A Settlement Actually Final? Court Confirms "Subject To Documentation" Still Creates A Binding Deal

Canada Employment

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Williams HR Law

Protecting Our Municipal Workforce

Canada Employment

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Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP

Wearing Different Hats: Takeaways From Mikelsteins v Morrison Hershfield Limited

Canada Employment

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Robins Appleby LLP

Termination Clauses

Canada Employment

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CLC (Canadian Litigation Counsel)

Financial Services Regulatory Authority Of Ontario's New Proposed Life And Health Managing General Agents Rule

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Torys LLP

Artist's Resale Right Proposed In Canada's 2025 Federal Budget

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Aird & Berlis LLP

What Happens If You Default On A Car Loan In Ontario? (Video)

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Devry Smith Frank LLP

Contracts For Services vs. Contracts For Goods In Ontario

Canada Commercial

Pacific Legal PC

Financial Planning Without The Pain

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Lawyers Financial

Upcoming Changes To Employment Legislation For Ontario-Based And Federally Regulated Employers

Provincially regulated employers with operations in Ontario should be aware of the following upcoming and proposed amendments to the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA).

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

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

Following the Lischuk v K-Jay Electric Ltd. wrongful dismissal case decision, Senior Partner, Philip Prowse sat down to reflect on the broader significance of the case.

Canada Employment

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Prowse Barrette

Changes In Leave Entitlements: Federal, Saskatchewan And British Columbia Updates For 2025–2026

British Columbia's Employment Standards Act now allows up to 27 weeks of unpaid medical leave for serious personal injury or illness, effective November 28, 2025.

Canada Employment

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

The Rise Of Unionization In Canada: Strategies For Employers In A Post-pandemic World

The pandemic did not just change where we work. It has fundamentally changed what employees expect from their employers.

Canada Employment

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Miller Thomson LLP

The Evolution Of Termination Clauses In Ontario And What It Means For Employment Contracts

Canada Employment

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Devry Smith Frank LLP

Are Your Benefits Plans Age Appropriate?

Canada Employment

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Miller Thomson LLP

Thinking About Leaving Your Spouse: Practical Guidance Before You Take The Next Step

Canada Employment

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Prowse Barrette

Holiday Cheer Without The Legal Fear: Reducing Liability At Work Holiday Parties

Canada Employment

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Williams HR Law

7 Things You Should Include In An Employment Contract

Canada Employment

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Prowse Barrette

Labour Disruptions Can Significantly Affect Producers

Canada Employment

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MLT Aikins LLP

Working For Workers Seven Act, 2025 (Bill 30): Summary Of Key Changes To Ontario Workplace Laws

Canada Employment

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Ontario Government Passes Amendments To Key Workplace Legislation

Canada Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Employer Alert: Canada Issues Updated Prevailing Wage Data

Canada Employment

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Gowling WLG

The Cost Of Cutting Corners: Carroll v. Oracle's $57,000 Warning To Employers

Canada Employment

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Lerners LLP

Working For Workers Seven Act, 2025 (Bill 30): Summary Of Key Changes To Ontario Workplace Laws

Bill 30, Working for Workers Seven Act, 2025 is now law. Bill 30, which was introduced on May 28, 2025 received Royal Assent on November 27, 2025.

Canada Employment

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Ontario Government Passes Amendments To Key Workplace Legislation

On November 27, 2025, the Working for Workers Seven Act, 2025 (Bill 30) received Royal Assent. Bill 30 amends the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA), Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) and Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 (WSIA).

Canada Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Employer Alert: Canada Issues Updated Prevailing Wage Data

On November 19, 2025, Canada updated its prevailing wage/median wage data. Employers seeking Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIAs) and certain types of employer-specific work permits...

Canada Employment

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Gowling WLG

The Cost Of Cutting Corners: Carroll v. Oracle's $57,000 Warning To Employers

The employment law landscape in Ontario just became more expensive for employers who play fast and loose with their statutory obligations.

Canada Employment

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Lerners LLP

Employment Update: Restrictions On Employer Sick Note Requests In Canada - Nov 2025

Canada Employment

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Key Takeaways From The 2025 Annual Pension & Benefits Seminar

The 15th Annual Pension & Benefits Seminar, held on October 22, 2025, brought together leading pension professionals to discuss recent developments, emerging challenges, and best practices in the pensions...

Canada Employment

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Absences de courte durée en Colombie-Britannique : Interdiction aux employeurs de demander des billets médicaux

De récentes modifications à la loi intitulée Employment Standards Act de la Colombie-Britannique limitent la capacité des employeurs dans cette province d'exiger que leurs employés...

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

L'interdiction d'avoir son téléphone cellulaire sur les heures de travail est justifiée

Le 15 octobre dernier, le Tribunal d'arbitrage a tranché que la note de service interdisant aux préposés aux bénéficiaires d'un CHSLD d'avoir...

Canada Employment

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Bélanger Sauvé

La rupture du lien d'emploi ne justifie pas d'escamoter la démarche d'analyse d'un emploi convenable

Dans une affaire récente, le Tribunal a déterminé que la Commission des normes, de l'équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail...

Canada Employment

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Bélanger Sauvé

Les stagiaires en enseignement ne sont pas des salariés pendant leurs stages non rémunérés

Canada Employment

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Bélanger Sauvé

Death To The Doctor's Note?

Canada Employment

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McMillan LLP

Federal Budget 2025 Introduces Big Changes: What Employers Need To Know

Canada Employment

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Williams HR Law

Preparing For 2026: Notable And Forthcoming Employment Law Updates

Canada Employment

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Aird & Berlis LLP

Is It Racist To Not Want To Talk About Race?

Canada Employment

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Rubin Thomlinson LLP

The Implications Of Bill 13: Alberta's Effort To Protect Free Expression In Regulated Professions

Canada Commercial

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McLennan Ross LLP

Approches concrètes pour les demandes de mesures d'adaptation en milieu de travail

Canada Employment

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Provincial Employment Law Update: Key Changes Impacting Employers In Québec, Ontario, And British Columbia

Canada Employment

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Miller Thomson LLP

Federal Budget 2025: New Restrictions On Non‑compete Clauses

Canada Employment

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Gowling WLG

Ontario's New AI Rules For Job Postings In 2026: What HR Needs To Do Now.

Canada Employment

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Spring Law

Ontario's First Reprisal Ruling Under The Securities Act: A Compliance Wake-Up Call For Employers

Canada Employment

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WeirFoulds LLP

Digital Accessibility In Canada A Practical Guide

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Gowling WLG

WeirFoulds Employment Law Hot Takes: Swing And A Miss – Off-Duty Conduct Gone Wrong

Canada Employment

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WeirFoulds LLP

Continuity Of Employment: Tribunal Reaffirms Employee Protections In Enterprise Transfers

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Amendements À La Loi Sur La Santé Et La Sécurité Du Travail : Ce Qu'il Faut Savoir

Canada Employment

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

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Employment Expense Deductions Canada: Luxury Clothing & Home Office Costs

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Important New Policy Guidance For Intra-Company Transfer Work Permits

Canada Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

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

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

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

Unions Mourn British Columbia Arbitrator's Decision That Queen's National Day Of Mourning Was Not A Statutory Holiday

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

The Impact Of Canada's Two-Year Prohibition On Foreign Purchases Of Residential Property On Foreign Workers And Global Mobility

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

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

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Prowse Barrette

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

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Devry Smith Frank LLP

Employment, Labour And Equalities Law Webinar Series: 2024 In Review (Video)

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Gowling WLG

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

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