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Cash Today Or Equity Tomorrow? The Real Tax Cost Of Bonuses vs. Stock Options

As the new year begins, many employees enjoy their year-end bonuses earned on top of their salary for a job well done.

Canada Employment

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Devry Smith Frank LLP

From Legislation To Litigation: A Review Of Labour And Employment Law In 2025

2025 has brought significant developments in the area of labour and employment law.

Canada Employment

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CCPartners

Christopher McClelland Speaks With Canadian HR Reporter On Compliance Considerations For Extended Job-Protected Sick Leaves

Canadian employers are seeing significant changes to job-protected sick leave entitlements as provinces expand both the duration and scope of statutory leave.

Canada Employment

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Budget fédéral de 2025 : modifications et propositions clés en matière d'emploi

Le 4 novembre 2025, le ministre des Finances du Canada, François-Philippe Champagne, a présenté le budget fédéral de 2025...

Canada Employment

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Fasken (French)

Federal Budget 2025: Key Employment-Related Changes And Proposals

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Campus Conduct And The Courts: University Discipline And Charter Challenges In BC

Canada Employment

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Fasken

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

Canada Employment

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Bennett Jones LLP

Alberta Extends Long-Term Illness And Injury Leave To 27 Weeks

Canada Employment

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McLennan Ross LLP

Employment & Labour – Top Ten Decisions Of 2025

Canada Employment

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Cox & Palmer

When Is Enough, Enough? HRTO's Guidance On Accommodation In Cillis v. Hamilton - Wentworth District School Board.

Canada Employment

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Piccolo Heath

Lunettes intelligentes au travail : une innovation et un défi de conformité pour les équipes RH et juridiques au Canada

Canada Employment

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

WeirFoulds Employment Law Hot Takes: "Hello 911, I'm Going To Be Late For Work!"

Canada Employment

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WeirFoulds LLP

Public Safety Canada Releases Updated Guidance For The Fighting Against Forced Labour And Child Labour In Supply Chains Act

Canada Employment

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Torys LLP

Refus d'embauche pour antécédents judiciaires : à qui la faute ?

Canada Employment

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Fasken (French)

Vicarious Liability Action Against Employer Of Defendant Struck As Vexatious (Jones-Moore v. Moore)

Canada Employment

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

Canadian Media vs. OpenAI: Ontario Court Gives A Procedural Greenlight

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Oyen Wiggs Green & Mutala LLP

Big Changes Planned For Express Entry 2026

Canada Immigration

Moving2Canada

Employment & Labour – Top Ten Decisions Of 2025

Canada Employment

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Cox & Palmer

Expropriation Law: Important Notice For Homeowners

Canada Real Estate

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McQuarrie

Refusal To Hire Due To A Criminal Record: Who Bears The Liability?

Employers often find themselves in a grey area when dealing with candidates or employees who have a criminal record. Under section 18.2 of the Québec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms (the "Charter")...

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Employment Law Changes Are Here: Is Your Workplace Ready For 2026?

A new year brings fresh plans, renewed energy, and big goals for growing your business. But January is also when many Ontario employment law changes quietly take effect.

Canada Employment

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Spring Law

Nouveau congé de maladie de longue durée en Ontario : ce que doivent faire les employeurs dès maintenant

Une nouvelle disposition importante relative au droit au congé pour les employés de l'Ontario est entrée en vigueur. À compter du 19 juin 2025...

Canada Employment

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Miller Thomson LLP

Bill C-251 And Modern Slavery

Bill C-251 (An Act to amend the Customs Act and the Customs Tariff) was introduced in October 2025. If enacted, it would establish a statutory presumption that goods originating from designated countries are made in whole or in part by forced or child labour and are therefore prohibited from importation into Canada.

Canada Employment

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Millar Kreklewetz

Happy 2026: Resolved – Follow The Mindful Business Charter

Canada Employment

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George Waggott Law

What Christmas Cake Taught Me: Holiday Morsels For Employers To Enjoy A Happy 2026

Canada Employment

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Piccolo Heath

Ontario Job Posting Rules Take Effect On January 1, 2026

Canada Employment

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Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP

Bill 30: What B.C. Employers Need To Know About The New Serious Illness Or Injury Leave

Canada Employment

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Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP

Will 2026 See The End Of Driver Inc.?

Canada Litigation

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

Bill 101: Significant Changes To Quebec's Labour And Employment Laws

Canada Employment

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McMillan LLP

Vicarious Liability Action Against Employer Of Defendant Struck As Vexatious (Jones-Moore v. Moore)

Canada Employment

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

Data Mining The Decision-Maker: Can Adjudicator Statistics Prove Bias?

Canada Employment

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Fasken

To Vest Or Not To Vest: What Recent Decisions Mean For RSUs Upon Termination

Canada Employment

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Williams HR Law

Ontario Employers Take Note: Arrival Of Administrative Monetary Penalties Under The Occupational Health And Safety Act

Canada Employment

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Vicarious Liability Action Against Employer Of Defendant Struck As Vexatious (Jones-Moore v. Moore)

Vicarious liability is a doctrine in tort law which holds one party responsible for the wrongful acts of another, on the basis of a special relationship between them.

Canada Employment

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

Data Mining The Decision-Maker: Can Adjudicator Statistics Prove Bias?

In an era of increasing data analytics, it was perhaps only a matter of time before litigants attempted to "moneyball" the justice system.

Canada Employment

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Fasken

To Vest Or Not To Vest: What Recent Decisions Mean For RSUs Upon Termination

Restricted stock units ("RSUs") form a substantial part of modern compensation packages, especially for senior and highly compensated employees.

Canada Employment

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Williams HR Law

Ontario Employers Take Note: Arrival Of Administrative Monetary Penalties Under The Occupational Health And Safety Act

On November 27, 2025, Ontario's Bill 30, Working for Workers Seven Act, 2025, received Royal Assent. This latest installment in the Working for Workers series introduces several changes...

Canada Employment

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Changes To Ontario Job Posting Requirements: What Employers Need To Know For 2026

Canada Employment

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

2025 Year-End Tax Planning Guide

Welcome to our 2025 tax planning issue, full of topics and opportunities that you may consider as we reach the end of the year and look forward to 2026.

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Crowe MacKay LLP

Ontario's New Long-term Illness Leave: What Employers Should Do Now

A significant new leave entitlement for Ontario employees is now in effect. As of June 19, 2025, the Employment Standards Act, 2000 ("ESA") provides a new, unpaid long-term illness leave ("LTI leave")...

Canada Employment

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Miller Thomson LLP

Les décideurs sous la loupe : les statistiques des adjudicateurs peuvent-elles prouver leur partialité?

À une époque où l'analyse de données prend une importance croissante, il n'était sans doute qu'une question de temps avant que des plaideurs ne tentent de servir au système de justice la stratégie « Moneyball ».

Canada Employment

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Fasken (French)

Fixed-Term Or Not: Mitigation Is Required

In Mac's Convenience Stores Inc. v Basyal, 2025 BCCA 284, the British Columbia Court of Appeal confirmed in British Columbia that employees of fixed-term contracts are required to mitigate if the contract is terminated...

Canada Employment

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McLennan Ross LLP

The Networking Secret No One Tells Women: Just Ask

Canada Employment

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Lerners LLP

Vos régimes d'avantages sociaux sont-ils adaptés à l'âge de vos employés?

Canada Employment

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Miller Thomson LLP

Termination For Cause In Ontario: What You May Still Be Entitled To (Video)

Canada Employment

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Devry Smith Frank LLP

Reminder For Ontario Employers: Incoming Public Job Posting Requirements

Canada Employment

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Arbitrator Rejects Union Challenge To Inclusive Education Class Sizes

Canada Litigation

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Lerners LLP

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

Canada Employment

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Year-End Immigration Compliance Checklist For Employers

Canada Employment

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McMillan LLP

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

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

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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

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

The Professionalism Series: The Changing Landscape Of Human Rights In Ontario (Video)

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

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