Coronavirus (COVID-19)

On September 15, 2021, amid the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Purolator Canada Inc ("Employer") introduced a mandatory vaccination policy known as the COVID-19 Safer Work Policy (the "SWP")...

Tariffs (and threats of tariffs) have been keeping business leaders up at night across Canada and the United States since the inauguration of President Trump.

While the topic of U.S. tariffs has dominated recent headlines and turned the attention of business leaders and legal advisors to supply chain matters, often there are more basic legal considerations at play.

The Canada Revenue Agency's drive to recover outstanding amounts from CRA COVID-19 benefit programs has now identified more than $10 billion in repayments due, marking a significant chapter in Canada's fiscal response to the pandemic.

Since the first Ontario labour arbitration award was released in November 2021, a consensus has emerged that mandatory vaccination policies are reasonable in many...

In Croke v. VuPoint Systems Ltd., 2023 ONSC 1234, Ontario's Superior Court of Justice decided that an employee's refusal to comply with mandatory COVID-19 vaccination requirements...

In Purolator Canada Inc. v. Canada Council of Teamsters, 2026 BCCA 3, the BC Court of Appeal overturned an arbitrator's decision to strike down a mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policy.

The Commercial List Users' Committee (CLUC) held its annual Education & Social Day on May 28. The annual event offers an opportunity for members of the bar...

La Cour divisionnaire de l'Ontario (la « Cour ») a infirmé une sentence arbitrale rendue en 2024 selon laquelle les mesures disciplinaires ne pouvaient jamais constituer une réponse...

Leslie Sand of Brooks, Alberta, has been sentenced to 3.5 years in jail and fined nearly $800,000 for defrauding the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) through fake COVID-19 subsidy claims and tax evasion.

A recent decision of the Canada Industrial Relations Board (Board) affirms that COVID-19 tests are not considered genetic tests under the genetic testing provisions of the Canada Labour Code (Code)...

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the legal world has experienced many changes – arguably much-needed changes – which have allowed for more remote access to legal services.