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2025: The Year In Review In Employment Law

Ontario employers continue to navigate sweeping reforms under the various Working for Workers acts, including preparing for the new pay transparency rules coming into force on January 1, 2026.

Canada Employment

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Cassels

Lessons From The Lischuk Wrongful Dismissal Case: Q&A With Phil Prowse (Video)

Following the Lischuk v K-Jay Electric Ltd. wrongful dismissal case decision, Senior Partner, Philip Prowse sat down to reflect on the broader significance of the case.

Canada Employment

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Prowse Barrette

"Employer Of Record?" The Labour Court's Decision Regarding Territorial Jurisdiction

DRG Outsourcing (Pty) Ltd retrenched three employees in January 2023. The employees referred an unfair dismissal dispute, which found its way to the Labour Court.

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Finding The Line In The Sand For Collective Agreement Cause

In the wake of a workplace incident, employers often face two difficult questions: is discipline required and, if so, what is the appropriate amount of discipline?

Canada Litigation

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Aird & Berlis LLP

Continuité de l'emploi : un tribunal rappelle les protections conférées aux salariés lors d'un transfert d'entreprise

Canada Employment

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Fasken (French)

Ontario Securities Act No-Reprisal Provisions Results In C$5.3 Million Award To CEO : A Warning To Regulated Employers

Canada Employment

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Bennett Jones LLP

Remote Work: Lessons Learned Over The Past 5 Years

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Le télétravail : revue des enseignements tirés depuis les 5 dernières années

Canada Employment

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Fasken (French)

To Sue Or Not To Sue: Is Commencing A Lawsuit While On Working Notice A Repudiation Of Employment?

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Retirement Offers: When Are They Binding?

Canada Employment

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Roper Greyell LLP – Employment and Labour Lawyers

Repudiation Of Employment Contracts: What Employers Need To Know

Canada Employment

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Spring Law

Contrasting Wrongful Dismissal Awards: Lessons For Employers

Canada Employment

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Cassels

Court Of Appeal Summaries (October 20 – 24, 2025)

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Ontario Court Dismisses Case Quoting That Plaintiff's Behaviour At Trial Likely Same As Behaviour At Work

Canada Employment

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CCPartners

Federal Government Announces Intent To Create An Artist's Resale Right In Canada

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Oyen Wiggs Green & Mutala LLP

2025: The Year In Review In Employment Law

Canada Employment

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Cassels

Understanding The OSC's Investment Management Division's 2025 Priorities: Insights From Staff Notice 81-739

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Financial Planning Without The Pain

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Lawyers Financial

Changes In Leave Entitlements: Federal, Saskatchewan And British Columbia Updates For 2025–2026

Canada Employment

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Solides protections de la LVMO pour les dénonciateurs : Un chef de la direction reçoit plus de 5 M$ CA

Dans la décision rendue récemment dans l'affaire McPherson v. Global Growth Assets Inc. (en anglais) (l'« affaire McPherson »), la Cour supérieure de justice de l'Ontario (la Cour) a accordé à un chef...

Canada Employment

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Ontario Arbitrator Confirms Last Chance Agreements Mean What They Say

An Ontario arbitrator has upheld the dismissal of an employee who breached a Last Chance Agreement ("LCA") by failing to provide timely medical documentation for an unauthorized absence.

Canada Employment

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Williams HR 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

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Cassels

The Sad State Of The Duty To Mitigate

Canada Employment

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

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

Canada Employment

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Gowling WLG

Proving Failure To Mitigate: Rare, But Not Impossible

Canada Employment

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

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

Canada Employment

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Piccolo Heath

Ontario Court Applies Protection From Reprisals Provision In The Securities Act

Canada Commercial

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Torys LLP

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

Canada Employment

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

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

Canada Employment

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Unified LLP

Employment Essentials: Employment Law Changes 2025 And Beyond

Canada Employment

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Gowling WLG

Un employeur de l'Alberta condamné à verser une indemnité de départ de 26 mois dans une affaire exceptionnelle de congédiement injustifié

Canada Employment

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Employment Termination Clause Upheld: Ontario Court Of Appeal Favours Employer

Canada Employment

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Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP

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

Experiencing harassment at work can be an isolating and deeply distressing experience. It can make a once-welcoming workplace feel hostile and can have a significant impact on your health and career.

Canada Employment

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Unified LLP

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

Un employeur de l'Alberta condamné à verser une indemnité de départ de 26 mois dans une affaire exceptionnelle de congédiement injustifié

Pour la première fois en Alberta, un tribunal a octroyé une somme supérieure au préavis raisonnable de 24 mois dans une affaire de congédiement injustifié.

Canada Employment

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Miller Thomson LLP

Employment Termination Clause Upheld: Ontario Court Of Appeal Favours Employer

In Bertsch v. Datastealth Inc., 2025 ONCA 379, the Ontario Court of Appeal delivered an employer-friendly decision in upholding a termination clause in an employment agreement...

Canada Employment

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Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP

Major Employee Attitude Not Enough For Just Cause

Canada Employment

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Bow River Law

A First In Alberta: Employee Awarded 26 Months Of Reasonable Notice

In Lischuk v. K-Jay Electric Ltd, 2025 ABKB 460, the Alberta Court of King's Bench, for the first time, awarded damages to a wrongfully terminated employee equal to 26 months' compensation...

Canada Employment

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Cassels

Cinq Victoires Récentes Pour Les Employeurs : Le Vent Tournerait-il En Leur Faveur?

Contrairement à la tendance axée sur les employés qui se dégage de la jurisprudence pour ce qui est de l'interprétation des contrats d'emploi et des ententes de rémunération, les tribunaux canadiens ont récemment rendu un certain nombre de décisions favorables aux employeurs.

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

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

For the first time in Alberta, a court has awarded more than 24 months' reasonable notice in a wrongful dismissal case. In Lischuk v K-Jay Electric Ltd. ("Lischuk")...

Canada Employment

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Miller Thomson LLP

Case Law Review: Five Must-read Workplace Investigation Cases

In my last blog, I wrote about the importance of investigators becoming case law experts; that is, reading cases to understand what courts and tribunals consider to be investigation flaws.

Canada Employment

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Rubin Thomlinson LLP

Manitoba Court Upholds Early Termination Clause In Term Contract

Canada Employment

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MLT Aikins LLP

La valeur des quittances et transactions pour les employeurs sous juridiction fédérale – Rappel aux employeurs - La vigilance est de mise

Canada Employment

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Fasken (French)

Five Employer Wins And Counting: Is The Tide Turning?

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Hand Caught In The Cookie Jar: ONSC Upholds Bakery Employee's Termination For Cause

Canada Employment

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Williams HR Law

Contractual Severance: Failure To Pay Means Employer Pays More

Canada Employment

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George Waggott Law

Know The Law: Termination With Cause

Canada Employment

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Miller Thomson LLP

Mental Health & Long-Term Disability: Can You Get Approved For Anxiety Or Depression?

Canada Employment

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Unified LLP

Can You Be Fired While On Sick Leave In Canada? Know Your Rights

Canada Employment

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Unified LLP

Employee's Imminent Retirement Leads To Shortened Notice Period

Canada Employment

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Williams HR Law

Court Awards 26 Months Severance Pay In Alberta!

Canada Employment

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Bow River Law

How The Income Tax Act Treats Settlements And Damage Awards For Wrongful Dismissals

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Restructuring Layoffs In Ontario: Know Your Rights When Companies Downsize

Canada Employment

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Unified LLP

Losing Your Job While On Long-Term Disability In Ontario? Here's What You Need To Know

Canada Employment

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Unified LLP

The Ontario Court Of Appeal Rules In Favour Of Employer In Upholding Termination Clause

Canada Employment

AG

Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP

Intentional Recruitment Or Inducement? Recent Cases Say…

Canada Employment

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Fasken

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How The Income Tax Act Treats Settlements And Damage Awards For Wrongful Dismissals

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

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

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

"Fixing" The Term Of Employment: Fixed-Term Agreement Defends Against Wrongful Dismissal Claim

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

CERB Appeal: Alberta Court Of Appeal Finds CERB Not Deductible From Wrongful Dismissal Damages

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Employers, CERB Your Enthusiasm: British Columbia Court Of Appeal Rules CERB Is Not Deductible From Wrongful Dismissal Damages

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Ontario Court Affirms That Workplace Sexual Harassment Is Not An Independent Tort

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

An Oppressive Outcome: Alberta Court Finds Directors Responsible For Severance Obligations

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Supreme Court Of Canada Denies Leave To Appeal In Battiston: Notice Of Termination Provisions In Stock Award Agreement Upheld

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Constructive Dismissal Unmasked As Resignation: Alberta Court Finds Employee Resigned After Refusing To Comply With Mask Policy

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Gone In 60 Days (or More): Court Of Appeal Finds Termination Clause Did Not Limit Employee Termination Entitlements

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Latest Videos

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Lessons From The Lischuk Wrongful Dismissal Case: Q&A With Phil Prowse (Video)

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Prowse Barrette

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

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Gowling WLG

Comment modifier les conditions d'emploi (Video)

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Terminations Without Cause With Peter Straszynski - Torkin Manes Legalpoint Video (Video)

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Torkin Manes LLP

2016 Q2 HR-Law Webinar Part 5: ONCA On General Damages (Video Content)

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Stringer LLP

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