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Employment law and labour law articles and thought leadership, podcasts, videos and webinars from expert sources across the legal world. Explore articles covering topics such as Discrimination, Employee Benefits and Compensation, Health and Safety, Unfair/Wrongful Dismissal, Whistleblowing, Employment Rights, Outsourcing and Redundancy.

Important Changes To Labour Market Impact Assessments: What Employers Need To Know

The rules governing Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIAs) have seen significant changes over the past few weeks, impacting both the high-wage and low-wage streams.

Canada Employment

BC

Boughton Law Corporation

Attention Ontario Employers: There Is A New Guide To Recent And Upcoming Employment Law Changes

The Province of Ontario recently introduced a guide ("Guide") to help employers navigate recent and upcoming changes to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (the "ESA")...

Canada Employment

M

Mintz

Employment And Labour Law Insights – June 2025 (Wibenar)

On Wednesday, June 25, join us for the next instalment of our quarterly Employment and Labour Law Insights webinar series. In this session, Osler's Kelly O'Ferrall, Steven Dickie, Irmak Aydemir...

Canada Employment

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Québec Introduces New Changes To Labour Laws

On April 24, the Minister of Labour tabled Bill 101, An Act to improve certain labour laws, in the National Assembly. The purpose of this omnibus bill is to amend several provincial labour laws...

Canada Employment

L,

Langlois Lawyers, LLP

"How Can We Help?" Considering Accommodation For Persons With Disabilities In Workplace Investigations

Canada Employment

RT

Rubin Thomlinson LLP

Adapter la gestion de l'emploi en contexte d'imprévisibilité économique

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

ACJ Finds It Has Some Limited Jurisdiction Over Discrimination Allegations

Canada Employment

BR

Bow River Law

Another Termination Provision Bites The Dust: Baker v. Van Dolder's Home Team Inc.

Canada Employment

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Un Risque « En Tout Temps » : Une Autre Clause De Licenciement Annulée Par Un Tribunal Ontarien

Canada Employment

FF

Fasken (French)

Canada Implements Temporary Employment Insurance Measures Responsive To Economic Impacts Of Trade War

Canada Employment

OD

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Arbitrator Rejects "Lowest-Cost Generic" Policy For Generic Substitutes In Collective Bargaining Agreement

Canada Employment

C

Cassels

Workplace Health And Safety Negligence: Ontario Supervisor Sentenced To Five Years In Prison

Canada Employment

BB

BCF Business Law

No Duty Of Honest Performance In Pre-Contract Negotiations

Canada Employment

MT

Miller Titerle + Company

Be Careful What You Text – It Might Be A Binding Contract

Canada Employment

RG

Roper Greyell LLP – Employment and Labour Lawyers

Blakes Data Governor: May 2025

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Top Tips For Canadians Crossing The U.S. Border: Updated Travel Advisory (Video)

Canada Immigration

SL

Siskinds LLP

Employer Due Diligence Required for Employee Use of Generative AI at Work

Canada Technology

MR

McLennan Ross LLP

Canadian Tax Facts 2025

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Understanding The Chilling Effect On Mergers And Market Share

Canada Anti-trust

AG

Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP

Related Country Guides

Labour and Employment

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Significant Changes Ahead: New Measures To Limit Temporary Foreign Worker Program In Canada

Canada Employment

Gs

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

Whistleblowing

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

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Guide To Canadian White Collar Defence And Investigations (Video)

Organizations and individuals face ever-increasing government oversight and regulatory power to investigate alleged infractions and secure serious sanctions...

Worldwide Employment

TL

Torys LLP

British Columbia Supreme Court Finds Workplace Investigation Witnesses Akin To Whistleblowers

A recent decision of the British Columbia Supreme Court (the "Court"), Starrs v. Troczynski, 2024 BCSC 2267 ("Troczynski"), serves as a useful reminder to employers about when workplace investigation reports...

Canada Employment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Five Key Employment And Labour Law Changes Impacting Quebec Employers In 2025

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Cinq modifications législatives en droit du travail et de l'emploi qui auront un impact sur les employeurs au Québec en 2025

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Court Affirms Protections For Whistleblower Employees: A Milestone Victory In Employment Rights

Canada Employment

ML

Monkhouse Law

One Size Doesn't Fit All When It Comes To Investigating Employee Misconduct

Canada Employment

RT

Rubin Thomlinson LLP

Beyond Harassment And Discrimination Investigations: Investigating Employee Honesty, Loyalty, And Integrity

Canada Employment

RT

Rubin Thomlinson LLP

Confidentiality Limited: When Anonymous Whistleblowers Must Be Identified

Canada Employment

FW

Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP

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Redundancy/Layoff

Adapter la gestion de l'emploi en contexte d'imprévisibilité économique

Dans un contexte économique imprévisible, les employeurs sont appelés à prendre des décisions complexes en matière de gestion des ressources humaines et à faire preuve d'agilité

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Considering Downsizing? Here Is What Manitoba Employers Need To Know

In times of economic uncertainty, employers in Manitoba may consider downsizing as a way to manage costs and mitigate risk.

Canada Employment

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Considering Downsizing? Here Is What British Columbia Employers Need To Know

In times of economic uncertainty, employers in British Columbia may consider downsizing as a way to manage costs and mitigate risk.

Canada Employment

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Post-Incorporation Checklist: Essential Next Steps

Canada Commercial

CP

Cox & Palmer

Labour Relations In The World Of Tariffs: The Need For Cooperation, Not Confrontation

Canada Employment

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

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

Canada Employment

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

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

Canada Employment

BM

Blaney McMurtry LLP

Canada Work-Sharing Program And Temporary Layoffs Under The BC Employment Standards Act

Canada Employment

RG

Roper Greyell LLP – Employment and Labour Lawyers

Considering Downsizing? Here Is What Saskatchewan Employers Need To Know

Canada Employment

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

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Health & Safety

Québec Introduces New Changes To Labour Laws

On April 24, the Minister of Labour tabled Bill 101, An Act to improve certain labour laws, in the National Assembly. The purpose of this omnibus bill is to amend several provincial labour laws...

Canada Employment

L,

Langlois Lawyers, LLP

Arbitrator Rejects "Lowest-Cost Generic" Policy For Generic Substitutes In Collective Bargaining Agreement

Can an employer limit drug plan reimbursement to only the lowest-cost generic version of a prescribed medication if the collective bargaining agreement...

Canada Employment

C

Cassels

Workplace Health And Safety Negligence: Ontario Supervisor Sentenced To Five Years In Prison

On September 21, 2020, 53-year-old Denis Garant died after losing control of his dump truck and crashing into a tree.

Canada Employment

BB

BCF Business Law

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

Canada Government

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Proceed With Caution: Obligations Of Construction Owners Under The Ontario Health And Safety Act

Canada Real Estate

SW

Soloway Wright

Négligence SST : 5 ans de prison pour un superviseur ontarien !

Canada Employment

BB

BCF Business Law

PEI: Required Workplace Policies & Legislative Amendments

Canada Employment

CP

Cox & Palmer

Working For Workers Acts Four, Five And Six: In-Force Dates And New Regulations For Ontario Employers

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Sexual Assault Awareness Month: Supporting Survivors In London, Ontario

Canada Employment

SL

Siskinds LLP

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Human Resources

Unproductive? Systems And Processes Not To Blame?: Respond With Performance Or Disability Management

In this period of continued economic uncertainty, workers are often asked to do more with less.

Canada Employment

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

The HR Space: Excessive Absenteeism: When Enough is Enough

Employers often wonder when an employee’s "innocent" or no-fault absences reach a level that warrants termination. Can these employees ever be fired? Yes, is the answer from one New Brunswick labour arbitrator, in Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 1252 and Vitalité Health Network.

Canada Employment

F

Fasken

Sale Of Assets : What Rules Apply To Restrictive Covenants When The Buyer Employs The Seller?

The important question in this case was to determine whether the restrictive covenants were included as part of an employment contract or business sale.

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Measures For Employers Who Are Victims Of Unfair Competition And Theft Of Confidential Information

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

The HR Space: Québec Contractors Can't Have Their Cake And Eat It Too

Canada Employment

F

Fasken

Applying The ITAR Rules And Managing Human Resources: Where Do Things Stand Today?

Canada Employment

NR

Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP

The HR Space: Is Excessive Internet Use Time Theft?

Canada Employment

F

Fasken

British Columbia Says Bulling And Harassment "Are Not Acceptable At Any Level" With Bill 14

Canada Employment

D

Dentons

Employment Contract Amendments – A Landmine For Employers

Canada Employment

ML

McMillan LLP

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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)

I

INGWE

Simona Jellinek Discusses Alleged Sexual Assault By Junior Hockey Players (Video)

GP

Gluckstein Lawyers

Tout connaitre sur la Loi 42 (Video)

FF

Fasken (French)

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