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Court Finds Employee Rightfully Dismissed After Publishing Social Media Post About His Employer

In Cai Song v. Ontario Labour Relations Board, 2026 ONSC 165, the employer, T&T Supermarket Inc. (the Employer), was found to have rightfully terminated Cai Song's (Mr. Song)...

Canada Employment

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Cassels

EI Sickness Benefits And Long-Term Disability In 2026: How To Avoid Gaps, Offsets, And Denials When You Can't Work

When you stop working for medical reasons, the first question is often practical, not legal: how do I keep income coming in while I recover?

Canada Employment

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Unified LLP

WeirFoulds Employment Law Hot Takes: Return To Office, Return To Risk – Lessons From Global Affairs Canada

Remote work was supposed to be the pandemic's one dependable souvenir. Instead, for Global Affairs Canada, it has turned into a live demonstration of how yesterday's flexibility can become today's operational migraine.

Canada Employment

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WeirFoulds LLP

Campus Conduct And The Courts: University Discipline And Charter Challenges In BC

The Supreme Court of British Columbia recently dismissed a petition for judicial review brought by a student against Vancouver Island University...

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Employment & Labour – Top Ten Decisions Of 2025

Canada Employment

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Cox & Palmer

New Amendments To The Accessible Canada Regulations

Canada Employment

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MLT Aikins LLP

When Is Enough, Enough? HRTO's Guidance On Accommodation In Cillis v. Hamilton - Wentworth District School Board.

Canada Employment

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Piccolo Heath

Refus d'embauche pour antécédents judiciaires : à qui la faute ?

Canada Employment

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Fasken (French)

Refusal To Hire Due To A Criminal Record: Who Bears The Liability?

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Bill 30: What B.C. Employers Need To Know About The New Serious Illness Or Injury Leave

Canada Employment

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Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP

Vicarious Liability Action Against Employer Of Defendant Struck As Vexatious (Jones-Moore v. Moore)

Canada Employment

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

Data Mining The Decision-Maker: Can Adjudicator Statistics Prove Bias?

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Department Highlight: Employment Law: Workplace Investigations

Canada Employment

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Robins Appleby LLP

Les décideurs sous la loupe : les statistiques des adjudicateurs peuvent-elles prouver leur partialité?

Canada Employment

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Fasken (French)

Canada's 2025 Federal Budget: Critical Changes To Cryptocurrency Taxation Investors, Traders, And Miners Need To Know

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Hiding In The Shadows: The Perils Of Shadow AI On Your Organization

Canada Technology

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Bennett Jones LLP

Dispute Resolution Clauses Matter More Than You Think: Avoiding Costly Mistakes In Commercial Contracts

Canada Commercial

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Miller Thomson LLP

Aboriginal Title Gives Way To Private Interests In New Brunswick

Canada Government

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Gowling WLG

Sneaky Trusts: The Legal Plot Twist With Gratuitous Property Transfers

Canada Real Estate

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Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP

10 Things Ontario Workers With Invisible Disabilities Need To Know About Long-Term Disability Benefits

Many Ontario workers live with conditions that other people cannot see: depression, anxiety, PTSD, ADHD, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, migraines, long COVID...

Canada Employment

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Unified LLP

2025: The Year In Review In Employment Law

Ontario employers continue to navigate sweeping reforms under the various Working for Workers acts, including preparing for the new pay transparency rules coming into force on January 1, 2026.

Canada Employment

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Cassels

Holiday Cheer Without The Claims: Employer Obligations And Holiday Parties

Though after a summer plagued by HR scandals including affairs under Coldplay's Sky Full of Stars, the Diddy trial, and the NHL's Canadian World Junior Hockey Team sexual assault trial...

Canada Employment

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Pallett Valo LLP

Unveiling The Truth: Predatory Women Teachers And Male Student Abuse

Long shrouded in secrecy, our society has become much more willing to talk about sexual abuse and sexual assaults in recent years.

Canada Employment

GP

Gluckstein Lawyers

Alberta Aligns With Other Provinces In Extending Long Term Illness And Injury Leave

Canada Employment

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Bennett Jones LLP

12 Key Employee Rights In Ontario (2025–2026 Update)

Canada Employment

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Unified LLP

When Investigators Need "No Less Serenity Than A Judge": What Carreau V. Canada Quietly Signals To HR Leaders

Canada Employment

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Rubin Thomlinson LLP

British Columbia Establishes New Illness And Injury Leave

Canada Employment

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Littler - Canada

Protecting Our Municipal Workforce

Canada Employment

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Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP

Secret Santa, Not Secret Liability: Keeping Workplace Gift Exchanges Festive And Risk-free

Canada Employment

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MLT Aikins LLP

'Tis The Season… For Employer Liability: A Holiday Party Guide For The Cautiously Festive Employer

Canada Employment

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CCPartners

Manitoba Adopts Anti SLAPP Protections

Canada Employment

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Taylor McCaffrey

Employee Uniforms…With Eyes – Key Considerations Regarding Employee-Worn Bodycams In The Workplace

Canada Employment

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Piccolo Heath

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

Canada Employment

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Rubin Thomlinson LLP

'Tis The Season… For Employer Liability: A Holiday Party Guide For The Cautiously Festive Employer

The annual office holiday party: a chance to build camaraderie, celebrate the year's achievements, and, if not managed well, generate enough employer liability to keep your legal counsel busy well into February.

Canada Employment

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CCPartners

Manitoba Adopts Anti SLAPP Protections

On November 6, 2025, the Manitoba Legislature gave royal assent to the Public Interest Expression Defence Act, Manitoba's first dedicated anti SLAPP legislation.

Canada Employment

TM

Taylor McCaffrey

Employee Uniforms…With Eyes – Key Considerations Regarding Employee-Worn Bodycams In The Workplace

Last month, employees of a grocery store in Toronto's St. James Town neighbourhood were seen wearing bodycams during their shifts.

Canada Employment

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Piccolo Heath

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

Understanding Systemic Discrimination: A Practical Framework For Workplace Investigations

Canada Employment

RT

Rubin Thomlinson LLP

Why Hockey Canada Needs A Public Discipline Registry

Sunshine is the best disinfectant. There is really nothing like daylight to keep problematic behaviour from being left to fester in the dark.

Canada Media & IT

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Gluckstein Lawyers

Digital Accessibility In Canada A Practical Guide

In 2022, it was estimated that 8 million Canadians have one or more disabilities that limited them in their daily activities.

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Gowling WLG

Uncomfortable, Not Unlawful: Emotional Discomfort In The Accommodation Process

A recent decision of the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario ("Tribunal") explores the boundaries of the duty to accommodate in the workplace.

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Aperçu Stratégique Pour Les Employeurs Et Les Dirigeants Au Québec

La Loi 27, officiellement intitulée Loi modernisant le régime de santé et de sécurité du travail (« Loi »), représente la réforme la plus vaste du cadre québécois en matière de santé et sécurité au travail, et ce, depuis plus de 40 ans.

Canada Employment

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McCague Borlack LLP

Bill 30, Employment Standards (Serious Illness Or Injury Leave) Amendment Act: BC Government Proposes 27-Week Serious Illness Or Injury Leave For Employees

Canada Employment

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Roper Greyell LLP – Employment and Labour Lawyers

Practical Approaches For Workplace Accommodation Requests

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Restrictions On Health Practitioner Notes For Employee Health, Illness, Or Injury Related Leave, Part 2: The Details Of Bill 11

Canada Employment

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Roper Greyell LLP – Employment and Labour Lawyers

La Colombie-Britannique propose d'allonger le congé avec protection d'emploi pour maladie ou blessure grave

Canada Employment

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Recent Legislative Developments In Québec Labour Law

Canada Employment

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Langlois Lawyers, LLP

2025 Legislative Update: Workplace OHS Anti-Harassment Policies Across Canada

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Accessibility And Artificial Intelligence In The Workplace: Accessible And Equitable Artificial Intelligence Systems Draft Standard ASC-6.2

Canada Employment

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Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP

Bill 27: New Obligations For Employers That Drive Well-being And Performance

Canada Employment

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Gowling WLG

CPD ACCREDITED Webinar: Supporting Survivors In Litigation (Video)

Canada Litigation

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Gluckstein Lawyers

CPD ACCREDITED Webinar - A Male Survivor Of Abuse's Story (Video)

Canada Commercial

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Gluckstein Lawyers

CPD ACCREDITED Webinar: Beyond The Binary: Intersectional Reflections On Sexual Abuse, Identity, And Healing (Video)

Canada Commercial

GP

Gluckstein Lawyers

B.C.'s Bill 30 Proposes Expanded Job-Protected Leave For Serious Illness Or Injury

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

CPD ACCREDITED Webinar: Self Reclamation After Trauma A Survivor's Guide To Healing, Rebuilding, & Thriving (Video)

Canada Commercial

GP

Gluckstein Lawyers

CPD-ACCREDITED Supporting Survivors Of Sexual Abuse 2025 Conference Recording: Thriving After Trauma (Video)

Canada Commercial

GP

Gluckstein Lawyers

CPD ACCREDITED Webinar - Panel: Resources Available To Survivors (Video)

Canada Commercial

GP

Gluckstein Lawyers

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What Are The CRA Tax Breaks For Canadian Caregivers? Disability Tax Credit (DTC), Medical Expense Tax Credit (METC), And The Canada Caregiver Credit (CCC)

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

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

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

AODA Reminder: Approaching Deadline (December 31, 2023) To File Accessibility Compliance Reports

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Best Practices For Verifying Eligibility To Work In Canada: Key Takeways From Imperial Oil Limited V. Haseeb

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Alberta Court Establishes New Tort Of Harassment

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

End Of The Line: Alberta Arbitrator Finds Off-Duty Sexual Assault Of Co-Worker By Transit Operator Was Cause For Termination

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Ontario Court Affirms That Workplace Sexual Harassment Is Not An Independent Tort

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Case Law Update: Age-Based Distinction In Long-Term Disability Benefit Plan Justified Under Section 1 Of The Charter

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Continuous Video Surveillance Of Employees: Psychological Harassment?

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

The Intersection Of Workers' Compensation Immunity And Constructive Termination?

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

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CPD ACCREDITED Webinar - Panel: Resources Available To Survivors (Video)

GP

Gluckstein Lawyers

Tout connaitre sur la Loi 42 (Video)

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Fasken (French)

The Professionalism Series: The Changing Landscape Of Human Rights In Ontario (Video)

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Claims For "Employment Wrongful Acts": What Liability Adjusters Need To Know (Video)

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SBA Lawyers LLP

Disability Accommodation In The Workplace: What Are Your Responsibilities As An Employer? (Video)

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Gowling WLG

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