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Digital Nomads: A Canadian Perspective

Living and working on a nomadic basis is not just limited to working in different countries – an understated aspect of the digital nomadism phenomenon...

Canada Employment

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George Waggott Law

BC Supreme Court Finds Employee Repudiated Employment By Suing During Notice Period

In Adrain v. Agricom International Inc., 2025 BCSC 1842, the Supreme Court of British Columbia (the "Court") made it clear that employees who sue for wrongful dismissal while still working during their notice period...

Canada Employment

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

The $5 Million Reprisal: Ontario Superior Court Of Justice Interprets Securities Act Anti-Reprisal Provisions For The First Time

In a recent decision, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in McPherson v. Global Growth Assets Inc.1 awarded a former executive $5.37 million in damages under the Ontario Securities Act...

Canada Employment

C

Cassels

Timing Isn't Everything – Until It Is: Two Alberta Cases Of Post-Leave Termination

An employee returns to their place of employment on the first day after their medical leave ended, only to be handed a termination letter. Was it a coincidence or was the leave the reason they were being terminated?

Canada Employment

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Whitelaw Twining

WeirFoulds Employment Law Hot Takes: The Double (Or Quadruple) Lives In Silicon Valley – The Rise Of Serial Moonlighting

Canada Employment

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WeirFoulds LLP

Did You Miss Our Recent Ask Us Anything Employer Webinar: A Deep Dive – What NOT To Do In A Termination (Video)

Canada Employment

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Harper Grey LLP

Salary Deferral Arrangements: Key Risks And Mitigation Strategies

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

The Sad State Of The Duty To Mitigate

Canada Employment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Bonne nouvelle pour les employeurs : des tribunaux de l'Ontario clarifient l'applicabilité des clauses de licenciement

Canada Employment

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Guide 2025 de Chambers Global sur l'emploi : chapitre canadien

Canada Employment

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Fasken (French)

Whistle While You Work – Court Awards $5.4M For OSC Whistleblower

Canada Employment

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Gowling WLG

Accident mortel hors des heures de travail : La Cour d'appel reconnaît une lésion professionnelle pour un travailleur étranger

Canada Employment

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Fasken (French)

Proving Failure To Mitigate: Rare, But Not Impossible

Canada Employment

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

When Push Comes To Shove: Violence And Dishonesty Amount To Just Cause

Canada Employment

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Williams HR Law

U.S. Releases New Process For Expanding Auto Parts Tariffs: What Canadian Stakeholders Need To Know

Canada International

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

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

Canada Technology

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Dentons Canada LLP

Top 5 Employment Law Decisions Of 2025 And What To Expect In 2026 – Marty Rabinovitch And Leslie Haddock (Video)

Canada Employment

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Devry Smith Frank LLP

Comment traiter les tarifs douaniers et autres obstacles à l'accès aux marchés au moyen du mécanisme de règlement des différends entre investisseurs et États

Canada International

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Streamlining Labour: Ontario's Legislative Shift On Labour Mobility

Canada Employment

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CCPartners

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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

Gs

Green and Spiegel

I'm Listening: BC Appeal Court Confirms That Secretly Recording Colleagues Constitutes Just Cause

Canada Employment

SE

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

SE

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

SE

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

BC Supreme Court Finds Employee Repudiated Employment By Suing During Notice Period

In Adrain v. Agricom International Inc., 2025 BCSC 1842, the Supreme Court of British Columbia (the "Court") made it clear that employees who sue for wrongful dismissal while still working during their notice period...

Canada Employment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

WeirFoulds Employment Law Hot Takes: The Double (Or Quadruple) Lives In Silicon Valley – The Rise Of Serial Moonlighting

As early as 2022, Soham Parekh, a Silicon Valley engineer, worked at four technology start-up companies, all at the same time while physically located in India.

Canada Employment

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WeirFoulds LLP

Bonne nouvelle pour les employeurs : des tribunaux de l'Ontario clarifient l'applicabilité des clauses de licenciement

Trois décisions récentes de tribunaux ontariens représentent un changement bienvenu pour les employeurs et fournissent à ces derniers des indications précieuses...

Canada Employment

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Guide 2025 de Chambers Global sur l'emploi : chapitre canadien

Canada Employment

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Fasken (French)

Non-Competition Covenant Fails For Giving Employer Too Much Protection

Canada Employment

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Bow River Law

A Coachable Moment; The Need For Progressive Discipline

Canada Employment

TM

Taylor McCaffrey

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

Liar, Liar – You Want To Be Hired?

Canada Law Practice

PH

Piccolo Heath

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Discrimination, Disability & Sexual Harassment

Timing Isn't Everything – Until It Is: Two Alberta Cases Of Post-Leave Termination

An employee returns to their place of employment on the first day after their medical leave ended, only to be handed a termination letter. Was it a coincidence or was the leave the reason they were being terminated?

Canada Employment

WT

Whitelaw Twining

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

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?

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

MT

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

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

BM

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

ML

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

MR

McLennan Ross LLP

Pensions And Employment Mid-Year Review 2025

Canada Employment

TL

Torys LLP

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Unfair/ Wrongful Dismissal

BC Supreme Court Finds Employee Repudiated Employment By Suing During Notice Period

In Adrain v. Agricom International Inc., 2025 BCSC 1842, the Supreme Court of British Columbia (the "Court") made it clear that employees who sue for wrongful dismissal while still working during their notice period...

Canada Employment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

The $5 Million Reprisal: Ontario Superior Court Of Justice Interprets Securities Act Anti-Reprisal Provisions For The First Time

In a recent decision, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in McPherson v. Global Growth Assets Inc.1 awarded a former executive $5.37 million in damages under the Ontario Securities Act...

Canada Employment

C

Cassels

The Sad State Of The Duty To Mitigate

When an employee brings a wrongful dismissal claim, Canadian courts impose a duty on employees to take reasonable steps to find comparable employment – this is called the duty to mitigate.

Canada Employment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Whistle While You Work – Court Awards $5.4M For OSC Whistleblower

Canada Employment

GW

Gowling WLG

Proving Failure To Mitigate: Rare, But Not Impossible

Canada Employment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

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

Canada Employment

PH

Piccolo Heath

Ontario Court Applies Protection From Reprisals Provision In The Securities Act

Canada Commercial

TL

Torys LLP

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

Canada Employment

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Workplace Harassment In Ontario: What Your Employer Can And Cannot Do

Canada Employment

U

Unified LLP

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Latest Videos

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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

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)

Employment, Labour And Equalities Law Webinar Series: A Year In Review 2023 (Video)

GW

Gowling WLG

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