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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

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

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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

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Plan For Success: Navigating Pension De-Risking (Podcast)

In this episode of the Blakes Sound Business podcast, Blakes Partners Bonny Murray and Jeff Sommers discuss essential strategies for de-risking registered pension plans.

Canada Employment

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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

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Aird & Berlis LLP

Alberta Court Awards Unprecedented Termination Notice Of 26 Months

Canada Employment

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McMillan LLP

Alberta Employer Ordered To Pay 26 Months' Termination Pay In Exceptional Wrongful Dismissal Case

Canada Employment

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Miller Thomson LLP

Concerning An Increase In Termination Notice Period: A New Alberta High-Watermark Has Been Set

Canada Employment

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McLennan Ross LLP

Pensions And Employment Mid-Year Review 2025

Canada Employment

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Torys LLP

Retroactive Pension Plan Amendments: How FSRA Is Applying Its Guidance

Canada Employment

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Torys LLP

BC Court Awards 30-Year Employee Only Six Months' Notice Due To Intended Retirement

Canada Employment

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Cassels

Employee's Imminent Retirement Leads To Shortened Notice Period

Canada Employment

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Williams HR Law

Alberta Employers Beware: Common Law Reasonable Notice Period Can Extend Beyond 24 Months

Canada Employment

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MLT Aikins LLP

L'avenir de la gouvernance des régimes de retraite canadiens : nouvelles perspectives juridiques

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Your Tech Stack Is Only As Strong As Your Contracts

Canada Technology

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

AI And Copyright - Who Owns AI-generated Content? (Podcast)

Canada Technology

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Fasken

Canada Technology

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Navigating Climate Challenge: Key Themes For Business At New York Climate Week

Canada Environment

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Gowling WLG

Mergers And Acquisitions In The Defence Sector: A Strategic Lever Under High Surveillance

Canada Commercial

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Dentons Canada LLP

The Future Of Canadian Pension Governance: Updated Legal Insights

The Canadian regulatory landscape presents a dynamic mix of regulatory, policy and governance updates that demand careful attention from Canadian pension plan sponsors and administrators.

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

A Canadian Tax Lawyer's Guide to the Canadian Tax Treatment Of Domestic, Foreign Retirement Compensation Arrangements (RCAs) for High-Income Earners: Lessons from Martin v The King

Retirement planning is a cornerstone of long-term financial security, especially for high-income earners and corporate executives whose pensionable earnings often exceed the thresholds permitted under traditional retirement savings vehicles.

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Fired Or Retired? Mitigation, Mathematical Mistakes, And Miscommunication In Wrongful Dismissals

Terminating an employee, especially after a long tenure, can be a turbulent and distressing experience.

Canada Employment

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Tierney Stauffer LLP

Family Office Outsourcing

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

Canada Employment

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RSM Canada

BLG obtient la nomination d'un séquestre pour des résidences pour personnes âgées (RPA) en difficulté

Canada Insolvency

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Legislative Update Report No. 2025-09 Le Bulletin D'actualités Législatives

Canada Government

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

British Columbia Financial Services Authority Releases Pension-specific Information Security Guideline

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Dentons Canada LLP

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

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

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

Canada Employment

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Lawyers Financial

What To Consider When Thinking About Retirement

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

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

For businesses, the past several weeks have been amongst the most unpredictable in recent memory. The tariffs imposed by the United States have created new challenges...

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

On March 7, 2025, the federal government introduced special measures to the Employment Insurance Work-Sharing Program (Program) to provide additional support to businesses and non-profit organizations impacted by the threat or realization of U.S. tariffs.

Canada Employment

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Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP

Do Women Approach Financial Planning Differently?

We talked to financial planner, Sally McRae, about the conversations she has with women about some of life's biggest questions—how to save, how to spend, and how to (literally) live long and prosper.

Canada Employment

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Lawyers Financial

Labour and Employment Comparative Guide

Labour and Employment Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Canada, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

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

Pensions And Employee Benefits: Trends For 2025

Looking ahead to 2025 in the area of pensions and employee benefits, several notable trends stand out. The following is a summary of the key trends for 2025. Pension De-risking Using Buy-in and Buy-out Annuities.

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

The Global Guide Quarterly (Quarter 4, 2024)

Effective December 7, 2024, the Australian Government replaced the Temporary Skills Shortage visa (subclass 482) with a new Skills in Demand visa.

Worldwide Employment

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Littler - Canada

Pension Governance Considerations

Private equity funds often seek Canadian pension plans as investors. Canadian pension funds, including those that are too small to invest more directly in private assets...

Canada Employment

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Torys LLP

Legislative Update Report No. 2025-01 Le Bulletin d'actualités législatives

Osler's Legislative Update is a bi-weekly listing of new legislation. This issue covers legislation for the period 12/26 to 01/08.

Canada Employment

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

De Récentes Modifications À La Réglementation De L'impôt Sur Le Revenu Touchent Les Régimes De Pension Agréés Canadiens

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Staffing Agencies On The Hook For CPP & EI

Canada Employment

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Millar Kreklewetz

REER, CELI ou CELIAPP : quelle option choisir pour votre stratégie financière ?

Canada Employment

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Lawyers Financial

Faire face au changement : développements dans le secteur des régimes de retraite et des avantages sociaux

Canada Employment

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Le Projet De Loi 68 : Quand Et Comment Un Employeur Peut Demander Un Certificat Médical

Canada Employment

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Federal Government Proposes Changes To 30 Percent Rule To Spur Pension Investment Within Canada

Canada Employment

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Bennett Jones LLP

Highlights From The Federal Government's 2024 Fall Economic Statement

Canada Employment

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Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP

CAPSA Guideline No. 10: New Risk Management Guideline For Plan Administrators

Canada Employment

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Dentons Canada LLP

Catalyzing AI Infrastructure: Opportunities For Investment With The Canadian Sovereign AI Compute Strategy And The 2024 Fall Economic Statement

Canada Strategy

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Torys LLP

Progress Amid Uncertainty: What This Week's Fall Economic Statement Means For Financial Services

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Gowling WLG

Canadian Tax Traps For Professional Athletes Entering, Leaving, Or Playing In Canada: Tax-Planning Considerations For Cross-Border Professional Athletes

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Federal Fall Economic Statement 2024: Spotlight On Canadian Pension Funds

Canada Employment

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Torys LLP

Énoncé Économique De L'automne De 2024 : Aperçu Des Mesures Clés Qui Toucheront Les Fonds De Pension Canadiens

Canada Employment

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Canada's Department Of Finance Releases 2024 Fall Economic Statement With Impacts To Pensions

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Navigating Change: Developments In The Pensions And Benefits Sector

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

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Canadian Tax Traps For Professional Athletes Entering, Leaving, Or Playing In Canada: Tax-Planning Considerations For Cross-Border Professional Athletes

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Case Law Update: Age-Based Distinction In Long-Term Disability Benefit Plan Justified Under Section 1 Of The Charter

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

The Fix Is In: Federal Budget Proposes Relief For Defined Contribution Pension Plan Under- And Over-Contributions

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

La Correction Est Apportée : Le Budget Fédéral Propose Un Allègement Visant Les Sous-contributions Et Les Cotisations Excédentaires Aux Régimes De Retraite À Cotisations Déterminées

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Les Limites De L'arrêt Matthews : Les Tribunaux De L'Ontario Précisent Les Droits Aux Incitatifs D'un Employé Congédié

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

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Chapter 4: Employees (Video)

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Crowe Soberman LLP

Chapter 2: Retirement Planning

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Crowe Soberman LLP

David Dodge Interview On Retirement Savings – CBC (Video Content)

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Bennett Jones LLP

DC Plan Issues (Presentation)

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Dentons Canada LLP

Pension and Benefits Law: Are You Ready for 2012? - Video

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

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