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Canadian Human Rights Tribunal Approves Ontario Final Agreement On Long‑Term Reform Of First Nations Child And Family Services

On March 30, 2026, the Canadian Human Rights CHRT (“CHRT”) issued a letter‑decision approving, without condition, the Ontario Final Agreement on Long‑Term Reform of the First Nations Child...

Canada Government

JFK Law LLP

A Verdict Making Waves In A Hair Salon: Gender Diversity Requirements For Administrative Forms

At first glance, the case seems trivial: when booking a haircut online, customers at a hair salon had to choose between "service for men" or "service for women."

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Understanding Employment Jurisdiction, Contracts And Discipline In Indigenous Workplaces

Indigenous employers operate within a legal landscape that is both complex and highly contextual. Questions arise frequently around which employment laws...

Canada Employment

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Mesures d’adaptation liées à la situation de famille : comment les employeurs doivent gérer les demandes relatives aux services aux enfants et aux aînés

Alors que les entreprises continuent de délaisser le télétravail à temps plein qui s’était généralisé pendant la pandémie de COVID-19 et adoptent un modèle...

Canada Employment

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Miller Thomson LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (March 16-20, 2026)

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Modern Slavery Compliance In Canada: Essential Guidance For The 2026 Reporting Landscape

Canada Government

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Musqueam's Rights Recognition Agreement: Separating Fact From Fiction

Canada Government

JFK Law LLP

Complaint Dismissed - A Fair And Reasonable Approach To Settlement Offers

Canada Employment

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McLennan Ross LLP

Beyond The Human Rights Tribunal Of Ontario: Human Rights Damages In Civil Litigation And Key Workplace Safety And Insurance Act Tribunal Decisions

Canada Employment

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McCague Borlack LLP

Freedom Convoy: Disruptive, But Not A Public Order Emergency

Canada Government

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Employment & Labour – Top Ten Decisions Of 2025

Canada Employment

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Cox & Palmer

Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 31 – January 9)

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

The Slow Manitoba Human Rights Process And How Businesses Can React In 2026 CMHR

Canada Government

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Taylor McCaffrey

Cour D'appel De La C.-B. : L'ancien Régime De Titres Miniers À Accès Ouvert De La Province Est Incompatible Avec La DNUDPA

Canada Government

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Canada: Minimum Wage Increases In 2026

Canada Employment

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Littler Mendelson

CRA Trust Reporting Requirements In Canada: T3 Filing Rules, Bare Trust Updates & Tax Audit Risk

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

When A Donation Is Not Really A Gift: The Court's Rejects On Tax-Driven Charity Arrangements, Gifts Must Be Genuine; Walby v. Canada (2025 FCA 94)

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

How To Master The 24-Month Holding Period Requirement For QSBC Shares And Lifetime Capital Gains Exemption In Canada

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Update On The Capital Gains Exemption And Qualified Small Business Corporation Shares

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O'Sullivan Estate Lawyers LLP

UNDRIP Is The Law In British Columbia Today And, We Expect, Tomorrow As Well

This decision signals a substantive shift in how the Province must consider UNDRIP throughout the statutory interpretation and application process as well as in discharging the duty to consult.

Canada Government

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Comprendre la discrimination systémique : un guide pour les enquêtes en milieu de travail

Dans un récent billet, ma collègue Dana J. Campbell-Stevens soulignait la complexité particulière des enquêtes portant sur des allégations de discrimination systémique.

Canada Employment

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Rubin Thomlinson LLP

Approches concrètes pour les demandes de mesures d'adaptation en milieu de travail

Les mesures d'adaptation en vertu de la législation sur les droits de la personne constituent une responsabilité fondamentale des employeurs canadiens.

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Practical Approaches For Workplace Accommodation Requests

Accommodation under human rights law is a fundamental responsibility for Canadian employers. As the types of requests continue to evolve, it is important to understand both the legal requirements...

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

AI In The Workplace: What Employers In Ontario Need To Know

Canada Employment

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

The Impacts Of First Nation Representatives In Child And Family Services

Canada Government

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Ontario's Return To Office Mandate: What Does It Mean?

Canada Employment

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Bernardi

Awards For Loss Of Wages In The Human Rights Context: They Can Be Higher Than You Think

Canada Employment

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Bernardi

Tracking Progress In Modern Slavery Reporting: Insights From Public Safety Canada's 2025 Annual Report

Canada Government

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Timing Isn't Everything – Until It Is: Two Alberta Cases Of Post-Leave Termination

Canada Employment

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DWF Group

Guide 2025 de Chambers Global sur l'emploi : chapitre canadien

Canada Employment

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Fasken (French)

Accident mortel hors des heures de travail : La Cour d'appel reconnaît une lésion professionnelle pour un travailleur étranger

Canada Employment

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Fasken (French)

New Joint Reporting Template Released For Modern Slavery Disclosures In Canada, Australia And The UK

Canada Government

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Dentons Canada LLP

Embauche spécifique aux Autochtones : observations sur l'énoncé de politique et le guide de la Commission ontarienne des droits de la personne

Canada Government

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Fasken (French)

Guide 2025 de Chambers Global sur l'emploi : chapitre canadien

Fasken est fier de contribuer une fois de plus au chapitre canadien du Chambers Global 2025 Practice Guide: Employment, en tant que rédacteur de la section sur le droit et la pratique...

Canada Employment

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Fasken (French)

Accident mortel hors des heures de travail : La Cour d'appel reconnaît une lésion professionnelle pour un travailleur étranger

La Cour d'appel du Québec déclare que le décès d'un travailleur étranger agricole hors des heures de travail constitue une lésion professionnelle...

Canada Employment

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Fasken (French)

New Joint Reporting Template Released For Modern Slavery Disclosures In Canada, Australia And The UK

In July 2025, the Canadian, Australian and United Kingdom governments jointly released an optional international reporting template and guidance related to modern slavery, forced labour and child labour.

Canada Government

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Dentons Canada LLP

Embauche spécifique aux Autochtones : observations sur l'énoncé de politique et le guide de la Commission ontarienne des droits de la personne

De nombreux employeurs cherchent à favoriser l'équité, la diversité et l'inclusion afin de s'adapter à un milieu de travail qui ne cesse d'évoluer.

Canada Government

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Fasken (French)

Canada Technology

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Mandatory Mediation Is Here: What It Means For Ontario Employers

As of June 1, 2025, mediation is mandatory for all new applications filed with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario ("HRTO").

Canada Employment

WH

Williams HR Law

Out Of Its Lane? Ontario Court Creates Constitutional Right To A Bike Lane

In Cycle Toronto et al. v. Attorney General of Ontario et al.,[1] the Superior Court of Justice struck down a provision of the Highway Traffic Act[2] providing for the removal of bike lanes on Yonge St., University Ave.

Canada Government

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Fast-Tracking Justice: Human Rights And Summary Hearings Explained (Video)

Fast-Tracking Justice: Human Rights And Summary Hearings Explained...

Canada Government

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SBA Lawyers LLP

La Stratégie d'approvisionnement auprès des entreprises autochtones (SAEA) passée au crible

La Stratégie d'approvisionnement auprès des entreprises autochtones (SAEA)...

Canada Government

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Fasken (French)

Federal Procurement Strategy For Indigenous Business (PSIB) Faces Further Scrutiny At The Human Rights Commission

Canada Government

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Fasken

Canada: Trends & Developments

Canada Government

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Fasken

Canada: Law & Practice

Canada Government

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Fasken

Guide 2025 de Chambers Global sur les affaires et les droits de la personne

Canada Government

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Fasken (French)

Gender Expression To Be A Protected Human Right Under Proposed Amendments To The Manitoba Human Rights Code

Canada Employment

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Timing Isn't Everything: Termination Upon Return From A Protected Leave Of Absence

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Alberta's Opposition To Reintroducing Bill C-61 Undermines First Nations' Water Rights

Canada Government

JFK Law LLP

Une affaire de congédiement au retour d'un congé pour un motif protégé montre que le moment à lui seul n'est pas déterminant

Canada Employment

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Fasken (French)

Two Recent CHRT Rulings Rein In Over-Broad Human Rights Litigation—What Employers Should Know

Canada Employment

OD

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Court Of Appeal Summaries (June 23-27, 2025)

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Québec Introduces Bill 109 On Discoverability Of French-language Content On Digital Platforms

Canada Media & IT

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

$50,000 General Damages For Sexual Harassment- By Affidavit Evidence

Canada Employment

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Bow River Law

Alberta Human Rights Commission Considers Employer Obligations During Leave

Canada Employment

PM

Parlee McLaws

Refusée à l'embauche parce qu'elle est trans* : les leçons de l'affaire Bar Lucky 7

Canada Employment

RT

Rubin Thomlinson LLP

AHRC Awards Mid-Hearing Adjournments And Costs Rarely, But Not Never

Canada Employment

BR

Bow River Law

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SBA Lawyers LLP

What Is Duty To Accommodate (Video)

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Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

ESG Reporting: Addressing The Risk Of Forced Labour In Supply Chains (Video)

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Gowling WLG

Legal Implications Of The Hybrid Work Model (Video)

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

2016 Q2 HR-Law Webinar Part 3: ONCA Upholds Landmark Retroactive Loss Award (Video Content)

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Stringer LLP

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