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Working For Workers Acts Four, Five And Six: In-Force Dates And New Regulations For Ontario Employers

This bulletin summarizes key elements of recent employment-related bills passed in the Ontario legislature that will impact Ontario employers.

Canada Employment

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Don't Forget The Stocks! Wrongful Dismissal Settlements And Employee Entitlements

Settlements provide certainty and finality in place of protracted litigation. Positional demands are made, and concessions are offered up, to bring legal disputes to a firm end.

Canada Employment

TM

Turnpenny Milne

How To Keep Your Foreign Workers Employed In 2025

For much of the last decade, employers in Canada have operated under an unofficial formula: bring in a skilled worker, offer stable employment, and trust that permanent residency (PR) would follow. It worked—until now.

Canada Employment

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Sexual Assault Awareness Month: Supporting Survivors In London, Ontario

May is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). SAAM is observed each May to raise awareness about sexual violence, educate communities on prevention...

Canada Employment

SL

Siskinds LLP

Certificats médicaux : nouvelles règles pour les employeurs au Québec

Canada Employment

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BCF Business Law

Medical Certificates: New Rules For Québec Employers

Canada Employment

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BCF Business Law

Key In-Force Dates For Recent Amendments To The Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000

Canada Employment

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Cassels

Considering Downsizing? Here Is What British Columbia Employers Need To Know

Canada Employment

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Key Legislative Changes Coming Into Force In 2025 And 2026

Canada Employment

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CCPartners

Unlocking The Social Side Of ESG: Insights For Workplace Leaders From Fasken's 2025 ESG Disclosure Study

Canada Employment

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Fasken

The U.S. Tariff Effect: Temporarily Expanded Work Share And Employment Insurance Measures Introduced In Canada

Worldwide Employment

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

You Ought To Know? Rethinking The 'Reasonable Person' Standard When Disability Is A Factor

Canada Employment

RT

Rubin Thomlinson LLP

New Sick Leave Rules Coming Soon: What BC Employers Need To Know

Canada Employment

ML

McMillan LLP

Occupational Health, Safety And Wellness In Saskatchewan Workplaces: An Update

Canada Employment

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

What Is CRA's Regulation 105? An Overview On Withholding Tax On Payments To Non-Residents, Explained By Canadian Tax Lawyer

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

2025 Update On Trends In Indigenous Equity Investments In Canada

Canada Government

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Fasken

An Offer You Can't Refuse: Offer Letters vs. Employment Agreements—What's The Difference?

Canada Employment

MT

Miller Titerle + Company

As Federal Legislation Stalls, Alberta Continues To Move Forward With Its Privacy Reform Efforts

ML

McMillan LLP

Departing Employees Ordered To Return And Destroy Confidential Information (Mondee, Inc. v. Voyzant Inc.)

Canada Employment

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

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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

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

Considering Downsizing? Here Is What British Columbia Employers Need To Know

In times of economic uncertainty, employers in British Columbia may consider downsizing as a way to manage costs and mitigate risk.

Canada Employment

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Post-Incorporation Checklist: Essential Next Steps

Now that your corporation is established, it is important to take the necessary steps to set a solid foundation.

Canada Commercial

CP

Cox & Palmer

Termination Provisions And The Perils Of Imprecise Drafting: Key Lessons From De Castro v Arista Homes Limited

The Ontario Court of Appeal's recent decision in De Castro v Arista Homes Limited, 2025 ONCA 260 (De Castro) provides Ontario employers with yet another reminder...

Canada Employment

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Bennett Jones LLP

Qualifications Over Functions: Teacher Bargaining Units Redefined

Canada Employment

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Fasken

The Global Guide Quarterly (Quarter 1, 2025)

Worldwide Employment

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Littler - Canada

Departing Employees Ordered To Return And Destroy Confidential Information (Mondee, Inc. v. Voyzant Inc.)

Canada Employment

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

King's Bench Permits Disclosure Of Some Details Of Class-Action Settlement

Canada Employment

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Bow River Law

Ontario Taking Action To Respond To Tariffs

Canada Employment

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Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP

Canada Work-Sharing Program And Temporary Layoffs Under The BC Employment Standards Act

Canada Employment

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Roper Greyell LLP – Employment and Labour Lawyers

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Discrimination, Disability & Sexual Harassment

Manitoba Government's Proposed Amendments To The Human Rights Code

On March 18, 2025, the Government of Manitoba introduced Bill 43, The Human Rights Code Amendment Act, which proposes to amend The Human Rights Code (the "Code") to include "gender expression" as a protected characteristic.

Canada Government

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Sexual Assault Awareness Month: Supporting Survivors In London, Ontario

May is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). SAAM is observed each May to raise awareness about sexual violence, educate communities on prevention...

Canada Employment

SL

Siskinds LLP

You Ought To Know? Rethinking The 'Reasonable Person' Standard When Disability Is A Factor

Under the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code, harassment is defined as engaging in a course of vexatious comment or conduct that is known or ought reasonably to be known to be unwelcome.

Canada Employment

RT

Rubin Thomlinson LLP

Post-Incorporation Checklist: Essential Next Steps

Canada Commercial

CP

Cox & Palmer

The Evolution Of Vicarious Liability In Sexual Abuse Cases: Application In Recent Cases

Canada Employment

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Lerners LLP

The Evolution Of Vicarious Liability In Sexual Abuse Cases

Canada Litigation

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Lerners LLP

La santé psychologique au travail : entre obligations et bonnes pratiques

Canada Employment

BB

BCF Business Law

King's Bench Permits Disclosure Of Some Details Of Class-Action Settlement

Canada Employment

BR

Bow River Law

Projet de loi n° 73 : Nouvelles protections pour les employés confrontés à la violence sexuelle et/ou conjugale

Canada Employment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

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Retirement, Superannuation & Pensions

How Are Foreign Pension Plans, Income From Foreign Pension Plans Treated By CRA In Canada? A Canadian Tax Lawyer Gives Inside Scoop

The 2021 Canadian Census revealed that nearly a quarter of the Canadian population consisted of immigrants, which represents the eighth-largest immigrant population in the world.

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Contributing Factors: 5 Reasons A Pension Plan Is Money Well Spent

If you're considering investing in a pension plan, you're right to scan the horizon and ask, what's in it for me? You foot the bills, after all. So, what, exactly...

Canada Employment

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Lawyers Financial

What To Consider When Thinking About Retirement

Ask yourself why you're considering retirement. Are you genuinely ready for this transition, or is it motivated by workplace conflict? If harassment, discrimination, or health concerns are influencing your decision...

Canada Employment

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Nelligan Law

'Made In Canada': Workforce Considerations In Times Of Tariffs

Canada Employment

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Ius Laboris

Significant Special Measures For The Employment Insurance Work-Sharing Program Introduced For Businesses, Non-Profits Impacted By U.S. Tariffs

Canada Employment

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Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP

Do Women Approach Financial Planning Differently?

Canada Employment

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Lawyers Financial

Labour and Employment Comparative Guide

Canada Employment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Le Tribunal administratif du travail confirme le congédiement d'un cadre supérieur pour fautes graves

Canada Employment

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Raising The Bar: Updated Capital Accumulation Plan Guidelines Increase Plan Sponsor Obligations

Canada Employment

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

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Unfair/ Wrongful Dismissal

Don't Forget The Stocks! Wrongful Dismissal Settlements And Employee Entitlements

Settlements provide certainty and finality in place of protracted litigation. Positional demands are made, and concessions are offered up, to bring legal disputes to a firm end.

Canada Employment

TM

Turnpenny Milne

Termination Provisions And The Perils Of Imprecise Drafting: Key Lessons From De Castro v Arista Homes Limited

The Ontario Court of Appeal's recent decision in De Castro v Arista Homes Limited, 2025 ONCA 260 (De Castro) provides Ontario employers with yet another reminder...

Canada Employment

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Procedural Fairness In Volunteer Dismissals: Lessons From Hannan v. Scouts Canada

In a significant employment law ruling, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Hannan v. Scouts Canada, 2024 ONSC 5361, addressed the issue of procedural fairness in the dismissal of volunteers.

Canada Employment

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CCPartners

Canada Work-Sharing Program And Temporary Layoffs Under The BC Employment Standards Act

Canada Employment

RG

Roper Greyell LLP – Employment and Labour Lawyers

Return-To-Office Mandate Triggers Constructive Dismissal (… This Time)

Canada Employment

ML

McMillan LLP

Be Prepared; Don't Needlessly Invite Litigation By Your Volunteers

Canada Employment

TM

Taylor McCaffrey

Accommodation Is A Two-way Street: Lessons For Employers From Aguele v. Family Options Inc.

Canada Employment

GW

Gowling WLG

Voici Les Principales Questions Que Se Posent Les Employeurs En Matière De Droit Du Travail Pendant La Guerre Tarifaire — Et Ce Que Vous Devez Savoir Aujourd'hui

Canada Employment

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Renegotiating Terms Of Employment In Light Of The U.S. Tariff Effect: Avoiding Constructive Dismissal Risks

Canada Employment

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

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Latest Videos

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The Impact Of The Trump Tariffs On The Workforce (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

Simona Jellinek Discusses Alleged Sexual Assault By Junior Hockey Players (Video)

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Gluckstein Lawyers

Tout connaitre sur la Loi 42 (Video)

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Fasken (French)

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