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100 Is The New 65: Why Lifetime Retirement Income Matters

Canadians are living longer than ever. Many people who retire at 65 can expect to live well into their 80s or 90s—meaning retirement may now last 25 to 35 years or more.

Canada Employment

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Lawyers Financial

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

If your company is at the Series A stage in your fundraising, there are some important steps to consider as you progress in your development.

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

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

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

In LaPlume v. AAA Internet Publishing Inc., 2025 BCSC 2139, the British Columbia Supreme Court confirmed that an employment contract can remain enforceable...

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)

Federal Budget 2025: Key Employment-Related Changes And Proposals

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Ontario Employment And Pensions Law 2025 Wrap-Up And What To Expect In 2026

Canada Employment

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Mintz

Martin v The King 2024 TCC 153: Canadian Tax Treatment Of Retirement Compensation Arrangements (RCAs) For Non-Resident Professional Athletes – Cross-Border Tax Planning Insights Under Canada-US Tax Treaty

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

How To Properly Claim Employment Insurance Repayments And Protect Your Tax Relief: Lessons From Dandees v. The King (2025 TCC 171)

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

How CRA Calculates Taxes When You Take Personal Trips In Your Employer's Car

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Tax Consequences Of A Salary Deferral Arrangement (SDA) In Canada: How It Works, Plus Exceptions

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Ontario Employers Need To Know: Employment Standards Act Updates – What's New For 2026—and What Changed In 2025

Canada Employment

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Province Launches First IESO-led Competitive Process For Underwater High Voltage Transmission Line In Toronto

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Regulatory Incentives For Ontario Distributors To Encourage DER Integration Through Non-wires Solutions

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Torys LLP

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

Canada Technology

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Bennett Jones LLP

Webinar: When Harassment Comes From Outside: A Guide To Third-Party Risk Management

Worldwide Employment

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BCF Business Law

Webinar: 2026 Canadian In-House Counsel Report: Unparalleled Insights into Canada's In-House Profession from CBA In-House Lawyers

Canada Law Practice

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CBA In-House Lawyers

Ontario's New Job Posting And Hiring Transparency Rules In Force As Of January 1, 2026

As of January 1, 2026, a significant set of amendments to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 [ESA]introduced through Ontario's Working for Workers framework is now fully in force.

Canada Employment

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Williams HR Law

Un plan pour réussir à réduire les risques liés aux régimes de retraite (Podcast)

Dans cet épisode du balado Volumes d'affaires de Blakes, nos associés Bonny Murray et Jeff Sommers discutent des stratégies essentielles pour réduire les risques associés aux régimes de retraite enregistrés.

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Ontario Job Posting Rules Take Effect On January 1, 2026

As previously noted in our legislative update earlier this year, significant changes are coming to job posting rules in Ontario on January 1, 2026, as set out...

Canada Employment

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Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP

Bill 101: Significant Changes To Quebec's Labour And Employment Laws

On June 5, 2025, Québec adopted Bill 101, An Act to Improve Certain Labour Laws, which introduces numerous amendments to the Labour Code, the Act respecting labour standards...

Canada Employment

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McMillan LLP

New Saskatchewan Employment Standards Regulations Set To Come Into Force January 1, 2026

Canada Employment

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MLT Aikins LLP

To Vest Or Not To Vest: What Recent Decisions Mean For RSUs Upon Termination

Canada Employment

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Williams HR Law

Changes To Ontario Job Posting Requirements: What Employers Need To Know For 2026

Canada Employment

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

New Leaves For Employees Under The Canada Labour Code

Canada Employment

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McLennan Ross LLP

2025 Year-End Tax Planning Guide

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Crowe MacKay LLP

Ontario's New Long-term Illness Leave: What Employers Should Do Now

Canada Employment

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Miller Thomson LLP

Long-Term Illness / Sick Leave In Canada: What Employers Need To Know

Canada Employment

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Vos régimes d'avantages sociaux sont-ils adaptés à l'âge de vos employés?

Canada Employment

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Termination For Cause In Ontario: What You May Still Be Entitled To (Video)

Canada Employment

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Devry Smith Frank LLP

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

Canada Employment

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Bennett Jones LLP

Long-Term Illness / Sick Leave In Canada: What Employers Need To Know

British Columbia and Alberta are the latest provinces to move to a 27‑week, job‑protected illness / sick leave. With Bill 30 receiving Royal Assent on November 27, 2025, B.C. implemented...

Canada Employment

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Vos régimes d'avantages sociaux sont-ils adaptés à l'âge de vos employés?

La population active du Canada vieillit. La retraite n'étant plus obligatoire, les employés travaillent souvent bien au-delà de 65 ans et mettent à profit une expérience et un talent inestimables.

Canada Employment

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Miller Thomson LLP

Termination For Cause In Ontario: What You May Still Be Entitled To (Video)

Learn how entitlement to compensation works when an employee is dismissed for cause in Ontario. Ontario employment lawyer Leslie Haddock clarifies that entitlement varies based on the conduct at issue.

Canada Employment

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Devry Smith Frank LLP

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

In the spirit of giving as we head into the holiday season, the Alberta government has bestowed a substantial change to the provincial employment standards legislation by amending the Employment Standards Regulation.

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

What Ontario Employers Need To Know About Job Posting Obligations For 2026

Significant new requirements regarding publicly advertised job postings are coming into force on January 1, 2026.

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Wearing Different Hats: Takeaways From Mikelsteins v Morrison Hershfield Limited

In an effort to incentivize and retain key employees, employers often reward them with an option to acquire shares in the corporation. As a condition to exercising the option, the employees are typically required to enter...

Canada Employment

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Robins Appleby LLP

Upcoming Changes To Employment Legislation For Ontario-Based And Federally Regulated Employers

Provincially regulated employers with operations in Ontario should be aware of the following upcoming and proposed amendments to the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA).

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

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

Following the Lischuk v K-Jay Electric Ltd. wrongful dismissal case decision, Senior Partner, Philip Prowse sat down to reflect on the broader significance of the case.

Canada Employment

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Prowse Barrette

Changes In Leave Entitlements: Federal, Saskatchewan And British Columbia Updates For 2025–2026

Canada Employment

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

The Rise Of Unionization In Canada: Strategies For Employers In A Post-pandemic World

Canada Employment

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Miller Thomson LLP

Are Your Benefits Plans Age Appropriate?

Canada Employment

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Miller Thomson LLP

7 Things You Should Include In An Employment Contract

Canada Employment

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Prowse Barrette

Points clés à retenir du Séminaire annuel 2025 sur les régimes de retraite et les avantages sociaux

Canada Employment

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Le point sur les réformes en droit de l'emploi au Québec, en Ontario et en Colombie-Britannique

Canada Employment

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Miller Thomson LLP

Happy (Statutory) Holidays: 10 Rules Employers Need To Know

Canada Employment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Cinq facteurs à considérer pour réduire les risques liés aux régimes de retraite

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Ontario Government Passes Amendments To Key Workplace Legislation

Canada Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Employer Alert: Canada Issues Updated Prevailing Wage Data

Canada Employment

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Gowling WLG

Canada: Ontario Government Passes Amendments To Key Workplace Legislation

Canada Employment

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Littler - Canada

Key Takeaways From The 2025 Annual Pension & Benefits Seminar

Canada Employment

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

L'interdiction d'avoir son téléphone cellulaire sur les heures de travail est justifiée

Canada Employment

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Bélanger Sauvé

L'existence d'un danger réel est nécessaire au maintien des services essentiels

Canada Employment

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Bélanger Sauvé

Federal Budget Proposals Affecting Employers

Canada Employment

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

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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

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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

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Green and Spiegel

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

Canada Employment

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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

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

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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)

PB

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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