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

The Human Rights Code (the "Code") of Manitoba prohibits discrimination in employment and services on the basis of various protected characteristics, including age, disability, religion and sex.

Canada Employment

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MLT Aikins LLP

When Can Long-Term Disability Frustrate An Employment Contract?

Frustration of contract is a legal concept that allows the parties to end a contract where an unforeseen event occurs that fundamentally changes the parties' ability to perform the terms of the contract.

Canada Employment

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Soloway Wright

Gig Worker Rights Expand In Canada As Uber Drivers Unionize In B.C.

Earlier this month, Uber drivers in Victoria, B.C., became the first gig workers in Canada to be unionized. On July 2, 2025, the British Columbia Labour Relations Board...

Canada Employment

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Aird & Berlis LLP

Le démantèlement des programmes d'EDI : réponse d'une personne racisée

Ma collègue Liliane Gingras a récemment publié un billet intitulé « Le démantèlement des programmes d'EDI : une réponse de juristes ».

Canada Employment

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Rubin Thomlinson LLP

Post 104 IRB Confirmed Despite Ongoing Employment

Canada Employment

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McLeish Orlando LLP

Intentional Recruitment Or Inducement? Recent Cases Say…

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Dufault Is Not Default: Ontario Court Upholds "At Any Time" Termination Language

Canada Employment

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CCPartners

Recrutement intentionnel ou incitation à quitter un emploi? Décisions récentes en la matière

Canada Employment

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Fasken (French)

What Happens If An Employee's Work Permit Expires?

Canada Employment

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Taylor McCaffrey

The Global Guide Quarterly (Quarter 2, 2025)

Canada Employment

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Littler - Canada

No Vesting, No Problem? Ontario Superior Court Enforces RSU Forfeiture On Termination

Canada Employment

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Torys LLP

Preparing For More Change: What The Proposed Working For Workers Seven Act, 2025 Would Mean For Ontario Employers

Canada Employment

WL

WeirFoulds LLP

Projet de loi 30 de l'Ontario : ce que les employeurs doivent savoir au sujet des dernières modifications apportées aux lois régissant les lieux de travail en 2025

Canada Employment

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Miller Thomson LLP

Termination Clause In Employment Agreement Survives Scrutiny Despite "At Any Time" Language

Canada Employment

TL

Torys LLP

Wagg Motions: Reforms Needed To Stop Delays And Unnecessary Costs When Accessing Criminal Records For Civil Sexual Assault Proceedings

Canada Litigation

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Lerners LLP

Frustration Of Contract: When Performance Becomes Impossible

Canada Employment

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McCague Borlack LLP

Implications Of The GENIUS Act On Stablecoins In Canada

Canada Technology

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Miller Thomson LLP

A Canadian Tax Lawyer's Update On Voluntary Disclosure: Créations Guimel Inc. v. Canada (National Revenue), 2025 FC 814 – Reviewing CRA's Duty Of Procedural Fairness In VDP In Applications

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Remedies For Reprisal: Reinstatement And The Duty To Mitigate Under The Employment Standards Act, 2000

Canada Employment

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Lerners 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

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Green and Spiegel

I'm Listening: BC Appeal Court Confirms That Secretly Recording Colleagues Constitutes Just Cause

Canada Employment

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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

When Can Long-Term Disability Frustrate An Employment Contract?

Frustration of contract is a legal concept that allows the parties to end a contract where an unforeseen event occurs that fundamentally changes the parties' ability to perform the terms of the contract.

Canada Employment

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Soloway Wright

Intentional Recruitment Or Inducement? Recent Cases Say…

Many businesses are taking a more intentional approach to recruitment in the current economic environment. In some cases, this can involve actively seeking out top talent from competing firms...

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Dufault Is Not Default: Ontario Court Upholds "At Any Time" Termination Language

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has released its ruling in Li v. Wayfair Canada Inc., [currently unreported – contact me for a copy of the decision], an employment law decision...

Canada Employment

C

CCPartners

What Happens If An Employee's Work Permit Expires?

Canada Employment

TM

Taylor McCaffrey

Termination Clause In Employment Agreement Survives Scrutiny Despite "At Any Time" Language

Canada Employment

TL

Torys LLP

How Can A Contract Lawyer Help Your Business In Ontario.

Canada Employment

Pacific Legal PC

RSU Reality Check: Ontario Court Confirms Vesting Can Be Excluded During Statutory Notice Period

Canada Employment

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Gowling WLG

Ontario, Canada Court Confirms A Clearly Drafted Temporary Layoff Clause Can Protect Employers From Constructive Dismissal Claims

Canada Employment

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Littler - Canada

Caution to Employers Drafting Employment Contracts: Words Matter

Canada Employment

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Koskie Minsky

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Discrimination, Disability & Sexual Harassment

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

The Human Rights Code (the "Code") of Manitoba prohibits discrimination in employment and services on the basis of various protected characteristics, including age, disability, religion and sex.

Canada Employment

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

When Can Long-Term Disability Frustrate An Employment Contract?

Frustration of contract is a legal concept that allows the parties to end a contract where an unforeseen event occurs that fundamentally changes the parties' ability to perform the terms of the contract.

Canada Employment

SW

Soloway Wright

Le démantèlement des programmes d'EDI : réponse d'une personne racisée

Ma collègue Liliane Gingras a récemment publié un billet intitulé « Le démantèlement des programmes d'EDI : une réponse de juristes ».

Canada Employment

RT

Rubin Thomlinson LLP

Social Media Conduct In Academia: Balancing Academic Freedom And Workplace Harmony

Canada Media & IT

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Lerners LLP

DEI Considerations In Dealmaking

Canada Commercial

TL

Torys LLP

Recrutement intentionnel ou incitation à quitter un emploi? Décisions récentes en la matière

Canada Employment

FF

Fasken (French)

Alberta Court Of Appeal Decision Provides New Guidance On Sanctions And Hearing Costs Under The Health Professions Act

Canada Litigation

MR

McLennan Ross LLP

Prioritizing Psychological Wellness And DEI In Municipal Environments

Canada Employment

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Miller Thomson LLP

Avoiding Discrimination Claims: The Employer's Guide To Compliant Hiring And Terminations

Canada Employment

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Spring Law

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Retirement, Superannuation & Pensions

L'avenir de la gouvernance des régimes de retraite canadiens : nouvelles perspectives juridiques

Le paysage de la réglementation au Canada évolue de façon dynamique comme en témoignent certaines mises à jour relatives à la réglementation, aux politiques et à la gouvernance.

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

The Future Of Canadian Pension Governance: Updated Legal Insights

The Canadian regulatory landscape presents a dynamic mix of regulatory, policy and governance updates that demand careful attention from Canadian pension plan sponsors and administrators.

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

A Canadian Tax Lawyer's Guide to the Canadian Tax Treatment Of Domestic, Foreign Retirement Compensation Arrangements (RCAs) for High-Income Earners: Lessons from Martin v The King

Retirement planning is a cornerstone of long-term financial security, especially for high-income earners and corporate executives whose pensionable earnings often exceed the thresholds permitted under traditional retirement savings vehicles.

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

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

Canada Employment

TS

Tierney Stauffer LLP

Family Office Outsourcing

Canada Employment

RS

RSM Canada

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

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.

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Unfair/ Wrongful Dismissal

How The Income Tax Act Treats Settlements And Damage Awards For Wrongful Dismissals

The general principle under the Income Tax Act (the "Tax Act") is that for an amount to be considered income, it must belong to a source in section 3.

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Intentional Recruitment Or Inducement? Recent Cases Say…

Many businesses are taking a more intentional approach to recruitment in the current economic environment. In some cases, this can involve actively seeking out top talent from competing firms...

Canada Employment

F

Fasken

Ontario, Canada Court Confirms A Clearly Drafted Temporary Layoff Clause Can Protect Employers From Constructive Dismissal Claims

In Taylor v. Salytics Inc., 2025 ONSC 3461, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice considered whether a temporary layoff provision in an employment contract constituted a termination provision...

Canada Employment

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Littler - Canada

Layoff Provision Not A "Termination Provision": Ontario Court Provides Further Guidance On Interpretation Of Employment Agreements

Canada Employment

ML

McMillan LLP

Summary Judgment In Wrongful Dismissal Even When Just Cause Alleged

Canada Employment

BR

Bow River Law

Inducement And Invalid Termination Provision Prove Costly For Employer

Canada Employment

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WeirFoulds LLP

Using Post-dismissal Facts: Can Negative Online Comments About An Employer Justify An Employee's Dismissal?

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Ontario Superior Court Revisits The Language "At Any Time" In The Without Cause Termination Provision In Baker v. Van Dolder's Home Team Inc.

Canada Employment

DS

Devry Smith Frank LLP

Licenciement collectif: des changements guettent-ils les employeurs de juridiction fédérale ?

Canada Employment

BB

BCF Business Law

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Latest Videos

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

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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)

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Gowling WLG

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

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Gluckstein Lawyers

Tout connaitre sur la Loi 42 (Video)

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Fasken (French)

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