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Part 3/4: Employer Strategies For Expiring Open Work Permits; LMIA-Based Work Permits

Learn about the Labour Market Impact Assessment application process and application streams for Canadian employers who want to retain foreign workers with expiring Open Work Permits, including Post‑Graduation Work Permits (PGWPs).

Canada Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

Federal Minimum Wage Set To Increase April 1, 2026

On April 1, 2026, the federal minimum wage will increase from $17.75 per hour to $18.15 per hour.

Canada Employment

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

2026 Ontario Budget: Select Pension Measures

On March 26, 2026, the Ontario government tabled its 2026 budget (2026 Budget), which included a number of provisions related to pensions.

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Top Ontario Employment Law Cases Of 2025

2025 was another eventful year in employment law. As in previous years, the enforceability of termination clauses continued to dominate the courts’ time, but a more balanced approach...

Canada Employment

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Les principales décisions ontariennes en droit de l'emploi en 2025

Canada Employment

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Inside The WNBA’s Historic CBA: Revenue Sharing, Rising Salaries And Expanded Benefits

Canada Employment

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Aird & Berlis LLP

Pre-Employment Misrepresentations:Legal Implications And Termination Considerations

Canada Employment

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CLC (Canadian Litigation Counsel)

Régimes d’unités d’actions différées avec équivalents de dividendes

Canada Employment

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Hiring Transparency, Faster Mobility, Tougher Termination Clauses: Ontario’s 2026 Employment Landscape

Canada Employment

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Lerners LLP

Poursuivre votre employeur alors que vous êtes encore à l'emploi : motif valable de congédiement ?

Canada Employment

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Fasken (French)

When Offshore Trusts Escape Section 94: How To Leverage Planning Opportunities Within Canada’s Exempt Foreign Trust Rules

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

A Reminder Of The Key Changes Introduced By The Working For Workers Seven Act, 2025

Canada Employment

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McMillan LLP

Was Your WCB Claim Denied Because Your Employer Is In An Exempt Industry?

Canada Employment

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Watson Goepel LLP

Employment Law Update: Key Changes And Obligations For Ontario Employers In 2026

Canada Employment

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Gowling WLG

Vefghi Holding Corp. v. Canada: How To Avoid The "Tax Trap" On Timing Of Flow-Through For Dividend Income And Timing Of Receipts For Trusts

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

When A Donation Is Not Really A Gift: The Court's Rejects On Tax-Driven Charity Arrangements, Gifts Must Be Genuine; Walby v. Canada (2025 FCA 94)

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

If A Company Is Revived, Are Former Directors Liable For Unpaid GST Again? Maragos v. The King (2026 TCC 4)

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Understanding CRA Form T106 And How It Compares To U.S. Reporting Requirements

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

2026 Canadian In-House Counsel Report: Unparalleled Insights Into Canada's In-House Profession From CBA In-House Lawyers & Mondaq

Canada Law Practice

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CBA In-House Lawyers

Call It What It Is: Income Insurance

Lawyers demand precision—so we’ll be precise. Disability insurance is really income insurance. There’s no insurance plan that can prevent life from coming at you in surprising and unwelcome ways...

Canada Insurance

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Lawyers Financial

Termination Risk At The Executive Level: Lessons From Adelman V. IBM Canada Limited

Employers in Ontario are increasingly operating in a termination landscape that feels uncertain. A recent Ontario Superior Court (the Court) decision, Adelman v. IBM Canada Limited (Adelman)...

Canada Employment

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

How Much Compensation Can I Get For A Wrongful Death Claim In Ontario?

When a loved one is killed because of someone else's negligence, the emotional devastation can feel unbearable.

Canada Employment

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Howie, Sacks & Henry LLP

The American Franchise Act: What It Could Mean For Canadian Franchisors

The American Franchise Act ("AFA"), a bipartisan bill currently moving through U.S. Congress, could help bring clarity to franchising as a business model, with implications for Canadian operators.

Canada Commercial

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

Deferred Share Unit Plans With Dividend Equivalents

Canada Employment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Proposed Restrictions On Sick Notes For Manitoba Employers

Canada Employment

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Canada Labour Code: New Equal Treatment Wage Obligations On The Horizon

Canada Employment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

THE CARE-FIRST SYSTEM Alberta's Proposed New No-Fault Auto Insurance Regime Set To Start January 1, 2027

Canada Insurance

CC

CLC (Canadian Litigation Counsel)

Alberta Extends Long-term Illness And Injury Leave To 27 Weeks: What Employers Need To Know

Canada Employment

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Unpaid Payroll Deductions: Federal Court Of Appeal Affirms Bona Fide Purchaser Defence For Unsecured Creditors

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

ABKB Confirms Fiduciary Duty And Kickback Scheme Through Employee's Partner

Canada Employment

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Bow River Law

L'Alberta fait passer le congé pour maladie ou blessure de longue durée à 27 semaines : ce que les employeurs doivent savoir

Canada Employment

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Upcoming Changes To Minimum Wage Announced In British Columbia

Canada Employment

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

104 Absences Later: When Innocent Absenteeism Justifies Termination

Canada Employment

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Aird & Berlis LLP

ABKB Confirms Fiduciary Duty And Kickback Scheme Through Employee's Partner

In Cantak Corporation v Haderer, 2026 ABKB 93 (Marion J), the Alberta Court of King's Bench granted a statutory attachment order and a Mareva injunction against a former senior employee and his common-law partner, ...

Canada Employment

BR

Bow River Law

L'Alberta fait passer le congé pour maladie ou blessure de longue durée à 27 semaines : ce que les employeurs doivent savoir

En date du 1er janvier 2026, l'Alberta a prolongé le congé avec protection de l'emploi pour maladie ou blessure de longue durée prévu à la partie 2, section 7.5, du Employment Standards Code (le « Code »).

Canada Employment

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Miller Thomson LLP

Upcoming Changes To Minimum Wage Announced In British Columbia

On February 26, 2026, the British Columbia Government announced upcoming changes to minimum wage rates – going into effect on June 1, 2026 – with the general minimum wage increasing from $17.85 to $18.25 per hour.

Canada Employment

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

104 Absences Later: When Innocent Absenteeism Justifies Termination

Regular attendance is essential in any workplace, but it is especially critical in operations that rely on scheduled shifts, such as transit services. A recent British Columbia arbitration decision involving Prince George...

Canada Employment

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Aird & Berlis LLP

The Court Says Fairness Comes First In CRA Decisions, Godin v. Canada (Attorney General), 2024 FC 1386

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Bonuses And Salaries: Errors To Avoid

On October 21, 2025, the Court of Appeal of Quebec ruled on a case where an employer had offered a bonus to employees who agreed to be available at least 30 hours a week.

Canada Employment

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BCF Business Law

Primes et salaires : les erreurs à éviter

Le 21 octobre 2025, la Cour d'appel du Québec s'est prononcée sur une affaire où un employeur avait...

Canada Employment

BB

BCF Business Law

Régimes de retraite et avantages sociaux : politiques et jurisprudence récentes

Les initiatives législatives et réglementaires redessinent le paysage des régimes de retraite et des avantages sociaux au Canada.

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Failure To Disclose New Employment Does Not Repudiate Settlement Agreement

When does an employee's breach of a settlement agreement rise to the level of repudiation? In Cross v. Cooling Tower Maintenance Inc. (2025 ONSC 7203)...

Canada Employment

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Cassels

Canadian Pension And Benefits Law: 2025 Year In Review And Emerging 2026 Considerations

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Employers Beware: Anything You Say To The Employment Standards Branch Can And Will Be Used Against You

Canada Employment

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Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP

Beyond The Human Rights Tribunal Of Ontario: Human Rights Damages In Civil Litigation And Key Workplace Safety And Insurance Act Tribunal Decisions

Canada Employment

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McCague Borlack LLP

Pensions And Benefits: Recent Policy And Case Law

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Pay Transparency In British Columbia

Canada Employment

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Mackoff Mohamed

New Year, Old Vacation? Consider A Vacation Audit

Canada Employment

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Fogler, Rubinoff LLP

Ontario Job Postings In 2026: Salary Ranges, "Is This Role Actually Open?", And AI Screening Disclosures

Canada Employment

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Unified LLP

BC Labour Relations Board Introduces Online Form For Filing Collective Agreements

Canada Employment

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

100 Is The New 65: Why Lifetime Retirement Income Matters

Canada Employment

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Lawyers Financial

Evolving Needs For Emerging And High Growth Companies: Series A Stage (Video)

Canada Commercial

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

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

Canada Employment

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Unified LLP

When Job Titles Change, But Employment Contracts Don't: Lessons From LaPlume

Canada Employment

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

From Legislation To Litigation: A Review Of Labour And Employment Law In 2025

Canada Employment

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CCPartners

Christopher McClelland Speaks With Canadian HR Reporter On Compliance Considerations For Extended Job-Protected Sick Leaves

Canada Employment

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Budget fédéral de 2025 : modifications et propositions clés en matière d'emploi

Canada Employment

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Fasken (French)

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Part 3/4: Employer Strategies For Expiring Open Work Permits; LMIA-Based Work Permits

Canada Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

Does Your Job Require You To Buy Luxury Goods? And, Can You Deduct Those Luxury Goods On Your Taxes? The Case Of Samotus v The King

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Canada Increases Wage Threshold Under The Temporary Foreign Worker Program

Canada Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

HR Toolbox: A Complete Guide To The LMIA Process In Canada

Canada Immigration

Gs

Green and Spiegel

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.

Quebec Employers: Extension Of Refusal To Process And Changes To Eligibility For Facilitated LMIA Process

Canada Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

Canadian Tax Traps For Professional Athletes Entering, Leaving, Or Playing In Canada: Tax-Planning Considerations For Cross-Border Professional Athletes

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Important New Policy Guidance For Intra-Company Transfer Work Permits

Canada Immigration

Gs

Green and Spiegel

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

Canada Employment

Gs

Green and Spiegel

La Fête Est Terminée : La Colombie-Britannique Annonce L'entrée En Vigueur De Normes D'emploi Pour Les Travailleurs De Plateformes Numériques

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

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Evolving Needs For Emerging And High Growth Companies: Series A Stage (Video)

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Lessons From The Lischuk Wrongful Dismissal Case: Q&A With Phil Prowse (Video)

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Prowse Barrette

Termination Pay vs. Severance Pay In Ontario (Video)

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Devry Smith Frank LLP

Navigating Employer Obligations During Economic Uncertainty (Video)

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Siskinds LLP

Navigating Executive Compensation With Confidence (Video)

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Fasken

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