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Preparing For Ontario's New Pay Transparency Rules

Effective January 1, 2026, employers in Ontario will be required to comply with new pay transparency rules relating to their publicly advertised job postings.

Canada Employment

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Cassels

Hiring Temporary Foreign Workers: 6 Key Employment Contract Considerations

While not generally mandatory, a current, clear and concise written employment contract is one of the best investments you can make to limit your liability related to your workforce.

Canada Employment

MC

McInnes Cooper

Wage Hikes And Legal Spikes: What Employers Need To Know About Minimum Wage

On June 1, 2025, British Columbia's general minimum wage rose from $17.40 to $17.85 per hour, marking a 2.6% increase.

Canada Employment

MT

Miller Titerle + Company

Hospital Worker's Termination For Misconduct Overturned By Alberta Arbitration Board

In a recent decision, an Alberta arbitration board has ordered a unionized hospital employee to be reinstated with back pay after the employee was terminated for cause for alleged misconduct.

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Streamline Your Year-End Payroll Process: Start Now And Save Time Later

Canada Employment

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RSM Canada

Congédiement d'un employé d'hôpital pour inconduite : un conseil d'arbitrage en décide autrement

Canada Employment

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Fasken (French)

The Latest Changes To The Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000

Canada Employment

OD

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Compliance Considerations For Multi-Jurisdictional Employers

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Confirming The Historic Trade-Off: A Worker's Civil Action Is Statute-Barred When Injury Arose Out Of And In The Course Of Employment

Worldwide Employment

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Roper Greyell LLP – Employment and Labour Lawyers

Harcèlement et violence au travail : ce que la jurisprudence récente nous apprend

Canada Employment

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BCF Business Law

Harassment And Workplace Violence: What Recent Case Law Teaches Us

Canada Employment

BB

BCF Business Law

Employment And Labour Montréal Newsletter – Issue 7 / June 2025

Canada Employment

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Dentons

Tri-Parent Families In Quebec: Adapting To A New Family Reality In The Workplace Amid Unclear Legal Guidance

Canada Employment

ML

McMillan LLP

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

Canada Employment

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Harassment And Workplace Violence: What Recent Case Law Teaches Us

Canada Employment

BB

BCF Business Law

Tax Evasion Penalties: Canadian Tax Evasion Versus U.S. Tax Evasion, A Canadian Tax Lawyer Explains The Differences

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Landlords May Soon Need To Be On (Top Of) Drugs: Unpacking Ontario's Bill 10

Canada Real Estate

RA

Robins Appleby LLP

Tokenized Carbon Credits: How Blockchain Is Revolutionizing Carbon Markets

Canada Technology

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Crafting The Will To Facilitate Effective Post-mortem Estate Planning

MT

Miller Thomson 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

Gs

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

Hiring Temporary Foreign Workers: 6 Key Employment Contract Considerations

While not generally mandatory, a current, clear and concise written employment contract is one of the best investments you can make to limit your liability related to your workforce.

Canada Employment

MC

McInnes Cooper

Compliance Considerations For Multi-Jurisdictional Employers

Employers operating in multiple Canadian jurisdictions must navigate a complex framework of employment standards and laws to remain in compliance with provincial and federal jurisdiction requirements.

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Ontario Court Of Appeal Reaffirms Waksdale: Dufault v The Corporation Of The Township Of Ignace

In Dufault v The Corporation of the Township of Ignace,1 the Ontario Court of Appeal reaffirmed the principle from Waksdale v Swegon North America Inc.

Canada Employment

MB

McCague Borlack LLP

Navigating Workforce Changes Amid Tariffs And Price Increases

Canada Employment

LL

Lerners LLP

What To Do When You Receive A Demand Letter From A Terminated Employee's Lawyer:

Canada Employment

TM

Taylor McCaffrey

Mind The Gaps: Bonus Entitlements, Mitigation Pitfalls & Inducement Myths In Boyle V. Salesforce.com

Canada Employment

C

CCPartners

Increasing Common Law Notice Awards In Recent Years

Canada Employment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Les obligations des employeurs en vertu de la Charte de la langue française entrant en vigueur le 1er juin 2025

Canada Employment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Ontario Court Of Appeal Confirms The Importance Of An Enforceable Termination Clause

Canada Employment

ML

McMillan LLP

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Discrimination, Disability & Sexual Harassment

Hospital Worker's Termination For Misconduct Overturned By Alberta Arbitration Board

In a recent decision, an Alberta arbitration board has ordered a unionized hospital employee to be reinstated with back pay after the employee was terminated for cause for alleged misconduct.

Canada Employment

F

Fasken

Court Of Appeal Summaries (June 2-6, 2025)

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of June 2, 2025.

Canada Litigation

BM

Blaney McMurtry LLP

Congédiement d'un employé d'hôpital pour inconduite : un conseil d'arbitrage en décide autrement

Dans une décision récente, un conseil d'arbitrage de l'Alberta a ordonné qu'un employé syndiqué travaillant dans un hôpital reprenne son poste et reçoive un salaire rétroactif.

Canada Employment

FF

Fasken (French)

Harcèlement et violence au travail : ce que la jurisprudence récente nous apprend

Canada Employment

BB

BCF Business Law

Harassment And Workplace Violence: What Recent Case Law Teaches Us

Canada Employment

BB

BCF Business Law

Employment And Labour Montréal Newsletter – Issue 7 / June 2025

Canada Employment

D

Dentons

Navigating Employee Sick Leave And Medical Documentation

Canada Employment

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

What To Do When You Receive A Demand Letter From A Terminated Employee's Lawyer:

Canada Employment

TM

Taylor McCaffrey

Beyond Succession: What Happens When Workplace Investigations Hit Home (Podcast)

Canada Employment

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Bennett Jones LLP

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Retirement, Superannuation & Pensions

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

TS

Tierney Stauffer 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

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

Au terme d'une audition contestée, BLG a obtenu la nomination de Raymond Chabot inc. à titre de séquestre aux actifs de 9444-4486 Québec inc.

Canada Insolvency

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

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

Canada Government

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

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

D

Dentons

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

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

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

Canada Employment

F

Lawyers Financial

What To Consider When Thinking About Retirement

Canada Employment

NL

Nelligan Law

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

Canada Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

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Unfair/ Wrongful Dismissal

Congédiement d'un employé d'hôpital pour inconduite : un conseil d'arbitrage en décide autrement

Dans une décision récente, un conseil d'arbitrage de l'Alberta a ordonné qu'un employé syndiqué travaillant dans un hôpital reprenne son poste et reçoive un salaire rétroactif.

Canada Employment

FF

Fasken (French)

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

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Ontario Court Of Appeal Reaffirms Waksdale: Dufault v The Corporation Of The Township Of Ignace

In Dufault v The Corporation of the Township of Ignace,1 the Ontario Court of Appeal reaffirmed the principle from Waksdale v Swegon North America Inc.

Canada Employment

MB

McCague Borlack LLP

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

Canada Employment

TS

Tierney Stauffer LLP

What To Do When You Receive A Demand Letter From A Terminated Employee's Lawyer:

Canada Employment

TM

Taylor McCaffrey

Ontario Court Of Appeal Confirms The Importance Of An Enforceable Termination Clause

Canada Employment

ML

McMillan LLP

Share Buy Back Clause Limits Employer Liability During Reasonable Notice Period

Canada Employment

C

Cassels

Game-Changer For Employers: Ontario Court Of Appeal Backs ESA-Only Termination Clause

Canada Employment

WL

WeirFoulds LLP

WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS DAY! Termination Clause Upheld By The Ontario Court Of Appeal!

Canada Employment

C

CCPartners

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Latest Videos

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Navigating Employer Obligations During Economic Uncertainty (Video)

SL

Siskinds LLP

Fostering Equity, Diversity & Inclusion In The Workplace (Video)

F

Fasken

High Wage LMIA – What Is A HIGH WAGE LMIA? (Video)

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INGWE

Employment, Labour And Equalities Law Webinar Series: Accommodation (Video)

GW

Gowling WLG

Woman Suing Former SickKids Doctor For Sexual Assault Finds History Of Allegations (Video)

GP

Gluckstein Lawyers

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