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Labour Relations In The World Of Tariffs: The Need For Cooperation, Not Confrontation

A continuation in our series for Canadian employers addressing the U.S. tariff effect. For more information, check out BLG's Tariffs and Trade Resource Centre.

Canada Employment

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Injured In A Car Accident While Working? WSIB May Not Be Your Only Option

If you're injured in a car accident while working in Ontario, you might be surprised to learn that you may not automatically have the right to sue the at-fault driver.

Canada Employment

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Siskinds LLP

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

There have been several decisions in the past five years when Canadian courts have considered vicarious liability in the context of sexual misconduct.

Canada Employment

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Lerners LLP

Qualifications Over Functions: Teacher Bargaining Units Redefined

The scope of teacher bargaining units under the School Boards Collective Bargaining Act, 2014 was recently considered in an arbitration between the Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association (the "Association")...

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Révélations sur l'aspect social des facteurs ESG : perspectives pour les leaders en milieu de travail tirées de l'étude 2025 de Fasken sur l'information relative aux facteurs ESG

Canada Employment

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Fasken (French)

La santé psychologique au travail : entre obligations et bonnes pratiques

Canada Employment

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BCF Business Law

Pay Equity Blitz Audits Are Coming For Federally-Regulated Employers

Canada Employment

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Fasken

The Global Guide Quarterly (Quarter 1, 2025)

Worldwide Employment

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Littler - Canada

Election Day Obligations Of Employers

Canada Employment

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Cox & Palmer

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

Canada Employment

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Lawyers Financial

À venir : vérifications éclairs de l'équité salariale pour les employeurs de compétence fédérale

Canada Employment

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Fasken (French)

Mental Health In The Workplace: Obligations And Best Practices

Canada Employment

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BCF Business Law

Canadian Election Day Is Coming – Understanding Employees' Entitlement To Time Off To Vote

Canada 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

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

Canada Employment

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Miller Titerle + Company

Non-disclosure Agreements: What You Should Know

Canada Commercial

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Pallett Valo LLP

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

Canada Employment

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Gowling WLG

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.

Termination For Failure To Follow COVID-19 Policy Not Discriminatory

Canada Coronavirus

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Cassels

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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

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

Qualifications Over Functions: Teacher Bargaining Units Redefined

The scope of teacher bargaining units under the School Boards Collective Bargaining Act, 2014 was recently considered in an arbitration between the Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association (the "Association")...

Canada Employment

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Fasken

The Global Guide Quarterly (Quarter 1, 2025)

The Global Guide Quarterly (GGQ) is a newsletter published by Littler on a quarterly basis to provide high-level and concise coverage of global labor and employment (L&E) law...

Worldwide Employment

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Littler - Canada

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

For a business, the loss of key employees to a competitor can be devastating. While departing employees may not take their employer's confidential documentation...

Canada Employment

GR

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

What To Consider When Thinking About Retirement

Canada Employment

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Nelligan Law

Considering Downsizing? Here Is What Saskatchewan Employers Need To Know

Canada Employment

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

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

Canada Employment

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McMillan LLP

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Discrimination, Disability & Sexual Harassment

What Are The CRA Tax Breaks For Canadian Caregivers? Disability Tax Credit (DTC), Medical Expense Tax Credit (METC), And The Canada Caregiver Credit (CCC)

Caring for a loved one with a disability or chronic illness is often a labour of love, but it often comes with significant financial strain on top of the emotional burden.

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

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

There have been several decisions in the past five years when Canadian courts have considered vicarious liability in the context of sexual misconduct.

Canada Employment

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Lerners LLP

The Evolution Of Vicarious Liability In Sexual Abuse Cases

In Canada, the legal doctrine of vicarious liability can be used to hold organizations liable for the wrongful conduct of their employees, agents and volunteers.

Canada Litigation

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Lerners LLP

La santé psychologique au travail : entre obligations et bonnes pratiques

Canada Employment

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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

Bill 73: New Protections For Employees Facing Sexual And/Or Spousal Violence

Canada Employment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Principales questions des employeurs en matière de travail pendant la guerre tarifaire – et ce qu'il faut savoir dès maintenant

Canada Employment

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Le Démantèlement Des Programmes D'EDI : Une Réponse De Juristes

Canada Employment

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Rubin Thomlinson 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.

RS

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

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

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

Canada Employment

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

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

Canada Employment

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

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Unfair/ Wrongful Dismissal

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

Canadian businesses subject to the recent U.S. tariffs are facing significant turmoil including potential loss of business and a corresponding reduction in their workforce.

Canada Employment

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Roper Greyell LLP – Employment and Labour Lawyers

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

In Nickles v 628810 Alberta Ltd.[1] ("Nickles"), the Court of King's Bench of Alberta found that an employer's return-to-office mandate constituted grounds for constructive dismissal of an employee with a longstanding work-from-home arrangement

Canada Employment

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McMillan LLP

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

Canada Employment

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Taylor McCaffrey

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

Canada Employment

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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

Interprétation Des Dispositions Relatives Au Licenciement : Approches Distinctes Des Tribunaux De La Colombie-Britannique Et De L'Ontario

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Time To Review Your Employment Agreements: Key Considerations For Employers In The Wake Of New Tariffs

Canada Employment

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

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Gluckstein Lawyers

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Fasken (French)

Navigating Executive Compensation With Confidence (Video)

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Fasken

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

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Gowling WLG

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