Employment Law and Labour Law

Changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, including hard caps on the length of time temporary foreign workers can stay in Canada and new sanctions against employers who fail to comply with their commitments to temporary foreign workers, are slated to take effect on April 1, 2011. Companies would be well advised to prepare for the changes now, starting with conducting an immigration audit of their existing workforce in Canada.

Changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, including hard caps on the length of time temporary foreign workers can stay in Canada and new sanctions against employers who fail to comply with their commitments to temporary foreign workers, are slated to take effect on April 1, 2011.

The Canadian government has recently announced changes to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations ("Regulations") that will affect the Foreign Workers’ Program.

In Johnstone v. Loblaw, 2025 ONSC 4755, the Ontario Superior Court heard an application for summary judgment by Loblaws Companies Limited (Loblaws) against their former employee...

Jones and Wayfair come on the heels of other recent decisions from Ontario where these phrases in termination clauses caused concerns about enforceability.

On May 29, 2025, the National Assembly passed Bill 89, An Act to give greater consideration to the needs of the population in the event of a strike or a lock-out (Bill 89 or the Bill)...

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

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.

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

In Samotus v. The King, 2025 TCC 104, the Appellant was employed by Holt Renfrew as a Designated Sales Associate for a specific clothing brand. As part of her role, she was required to maintain a well-groomed and businesslike appearance.

Between January 1, 2024 and December 31, 2026, business owners can access significant tax benefits when selling a qualifying business to an employee ownership trust ("EOT") pursuant to a transaction that constitutes a qualifying business transfer. Among other benefits, eligible vendors are entitled to receive a shared pool of up to $10 million in capital gains deductions (the "EOT Deduction").

In Bertsch v Datastealth Inc [Bertsch], the Ontario Court of Appeal (the "ONCA") upheld the decision from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (the "ONSC")...