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Back For More: Secondary Claims For EI Benefits In Canada

In Canada, Employment Insurance ("EI") provides temporary income support to unemployed individuals as they search for new employment.

Canada Employment

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Piccolo Heath

Employment Essentials: Employment Law Changes 2025 And Beyond

On 10 October 2024, the Government published the Employment Rights Bill (ERB) 2024-2025, promised within the first 100 days of the new Parliament with reforms including measures...

Canada Employment

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Gowling WLG

Le Tribunal d'arbitrage reconnaît le droit des salariés mis à pied à la rétroactivité salariale

Dans cette affaire, l'arbitre conclut que les salariés temporaires mis à pied maintiennent un lien d'emploi au sens de la convention, leur donnant...

Canada Employment

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Bélanger Sauvé

Pas un congédiement déguisé : pourquoi une clause contractuelle de mise à pied n'est pas une clause de cessation d'emploi.

Dans l'affaire Taylor v. Salytics Inc., 2025 ONSC 3461, la Cour supérieure de justice de l'Ontario (la « Cour ») a conclu qu'une clause de mise à pied temporaire dans un contrat d'emploi n'est pas une clause de cessation d'emploi et que, par conséquent, les autres clauses de cessation d'emploi stipulées au contrat ne peuvent pas l'invalider

Canada Employment

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Fasken (French)

Ontario Court Clarifies: A Layoff Provision Is Not A Termination Provision

Canada Employment

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Cassels

Loi de 2025 visant à œuvrer pour les travailleurs : un septième projet de loi propose des changements importants au droit de l'emploi en Ontario

Canada Employment

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Fasken (French)

Canadian Work-Sharing: Special Measures Now In Place

Canada Employment

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George Waggott Law

Adapting Quebec Employment Management Practices Amid Economic Unpredictability

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Employee's Imminent Retirement Leads To Shortened Notice Period

Canada Employment

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Williams HR Law

Canadian HR Reporter: Worker Sues For Constructive Dismissal After Temporary Layoff

Canada Employment

WH

Williams HR Law

Still Standing: Layoff Provision Holds Up Despite Invalid Termination Clause

Canada Employment

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Williams HR Law

Restructuring Layoffs In Ontario: Know Your Rights When Companies Downsize

Canada Employment

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Unified LLP

Projet de loi 30 de l'Ontario : ce que les employeurs doivent savoir au sujet des dernières modifications apportées aux lois régissant les lieux de travail en 2025

Canada Employment

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Miller Thomson LLP

Ontario Court Confirms Temporary Lay-Off Clause Is Distinct From Termination Clause

Canada Employment

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Bennett Jones LLP

Le Canada retire les tarifs douaniers sur certaines marchandises américaines

Canada International

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Canada-U.S. Trade: Canada Rolls Back Retaliatory Tariffs On CUSMA-Compliant Goods, Matching Current U.S. Approach

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Torys LLP

Is Your Song Ready For A TV Or Film Placement? — Pitfalls To Avoid (Video)

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Edwards Creative Law

Addressing Tariffs And Other Impediments To Market Access With Investor-State Dispute Settlement Claims

Canada International

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

GM Temporarily Cuts Shifts At Detroit Electric Vehicle Plant Automotive Weekly

Canada Transport

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Crowe MacKay LLP

Group Termination: Are There Any Changes In Store For Employers Under Federal Jurisdiction?

The current economic climate is forcing many employers to reassess their workforce requirements, which may result in layoffs or redundancies.

Canada Employment

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BCF Business Law

Employment & Labour: Mid-Year Review

As we approach the second half of 2025, the pace of change in Ontario employment law shows no signs of slowing. Ontario continues to lead the charge with sweeping legislative reforms...

Canada Employment

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Cassels

Important Changes To Workplace Laws Impacting Ontario Employers

By now, Ontario employers should be familiar with the Working for Workers Acts—the series of legislative changes to employment-related statutes introduced in 2021 (see our previous articles here).

Canada Employment

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Torkin Manes LLP

Ontario Bill 30: What Employers Need To Know About The Latest Workplace Law Changes In 2025

Ontario continues to reshape its employment landscape, this time with Bill 30, the Working for Workers Seven Act, 2025. Introduced on May 28, 2025, by the Ontario Government, Bill 30 is the latest in a series of Working for Workers Acts, and proposes further amendments to various workplace and employment-related statutes.

Canada Employment

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

New Risks, New Rules: The Advent Of Ontario's Working For Workers Seven Act, 2025

Canada Employment

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Gowling WLG

Ontario Introduces Bill 30, Working For Workers Seven Act, 2025

Canada Employment

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Bennett Jones LLP

IFW May 2025 Newsletter – Recent Employer Wins: Ontario Court Of Appeal Upholds Enforceable Termination Clause, And Errors Made At Termination Did Not Constitute Bad Faith

Canada Employment

IF

Israel Foulon Wong

Ontario Introduces Working For Workers Seven Act, 2025

Canada Employment

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CCPartners

Compliance Considerations For Multi-Jurisdictional Employers

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Employment And Labour Montréal Newsletter – Issue 7 / June 2025

Canada Employment

D

Dentons Canada LLP

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

Canada Employment

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

The U.S. Tariff Effect: Labour Relations – The Need For Cooperation, Not Confrontation

Canada Employment

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Family Office Outsourcing

Canada Employment

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RSM Canada

Navigating Workforce Changes Amid Tariffs And Price Increases

Canada Employment

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Lerners LLP

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

A continuation in our U.S. tariff effect series, a national analysis of the impact of tariffs on Canadian employers. For more information, check out BLG's Tariffs and Trade Resource Centre.

Canada Employment

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

The U.S. Tariff Effect: Labour Relations – The Need For Cooperation, Not Confrontation

A continuation in our U.S. tariff effect series, a national analysis of the impact of tariffs on Canadian employers.

Canada Employment

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Family Office Outsourcing

Family offices today face growing complexity driven by generational transitions, a growing number of family stakeholders...

Canada Employment

RS

RSM Canada

Navigating Workforce Changes Amid Tariffs And Price Increases

As economic pressures mount due to tariffs and rising costs, many businesses may find themselves facing tough workforce decisions. If you are a business owner wondering, "Can I lay people off because of tariffs and price increases?" — the answer is a resounding "maybe." But it's complex.

Canada Employment

LL

Lerners LLP

Government Of Canada's Work-Sharing Program Temporarily Extends Support To Non-Profit And Charitable Organizations Experiencing Revenue Decline Due To U.S. Tariffs

Worldwide International

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Carters Professional Corporation

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

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Geoff Mason Covers Employee And Employer Rights When Layoffs Happen Due To Economic Downturns (Podcast)

On the April 14 episode of The Jas Johal Show, Geoff Mason outlines the key rights for workers and employer obligations under BC labour laws when layoffs are on the table...

Canada Employment

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Employment Update: Expansion Of Canada's Work-Sharing Program In Response To Tariffs

On March 7, 2025, the Government of Canada expanded the Employment Insurance Work-Sharing Program to support Canadian workers and businesses in response to the threat or potential realization of tariffs.

Canada Employment

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

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

Considering Downsizing? Here Is What Saskatchewan Employers Need To Know

Canada Employment

MA

MLT Aikins 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

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

Top Labour Questions Employers Asked During The Tariff War — And What You Need To Know Now

Canada Employment

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Legal Considerations For Employers In The Face Of Tariffs And Economic Uncertainty

Canada Employment

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WeirFoulds LLP

Mass Terminations In Ontario: Rights, Risks And Responsibilities

Canada Employment

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

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

Canada Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

Hudson's Bay Layoffs: What Employees Need To Know About Their Rights

Canada Employment

NL

Nelligan Law

Considerations In The Time Of Tariffs: Workplace Management Through A Downturn

Canada Employment

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Aird & Berlis LLP

Fighting Tariffs And Avoiding Layoffs: Special Measures For EI Work-Sharing Program

Canada Employment

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Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP

U.S. Tariffs: New Work-Share "Special Measures" And Employment Law Considerations

Canada Employment

TM

Torkin Manes LLP

Temporary Changes To The Work-Sharing Program In Response To U.S. Tariffs

Canada Employment

NL

Nelligan Law

The Impact Of The Trump Tariffs On The Workforce (Video)

Canada Employment

GW

Gowling WLG

Labour and Employment Comparative Guide

Canada Employment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

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Stringer LLP

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Stringer LLP

VIDÉO : Le Nouveau (A)normal - Le Retour Au Travail De La Perspective Du Droit De L'emploi De L'Alberta

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

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Gowling WLG

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