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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

Dishonesty At The Top: Alberta Court Confirms After-Acquired Cause Can Justify Termination For Cause

The Alberta Court of King's Bench has released a detailed and instructive decision on after-acquired cause, employee dishonesty and proportionality...

Canada Employment

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Bennett Jones 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

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

"Employer Of Record?" The Labour Court's Decision Regarding Territorial Jurisdiction

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Finding The Line In The Sand For Collective Agreement Cause

Canada Litigation

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Aird & Berlis LLP

Continuité de l'emploi : un tribunal rappelle les protections conférées aux salariés lors d'un transfert d'entreprise

Canada Employment

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Fasken (French)

Ontario Securities Act No-Reprisal Provisions Results In C$5.3 Million Award To CEO : A Warning To Regulated Employers

Canada Employment

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Bennett Jones LLP

Remote Work: Lessons Learned Over The Past 5 Years

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Le télétravail : revue des enseignements tirés depuis les 5 dernières années

Canada Employment

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Fasken (French)

To Sue Or Not To Sue: Is Commencing A Lawsuit While On Working Notice A Repudiation Of Employment?

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Retirement Offers: When Are They Binding?

Canada Employment

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Roper Greyell LLP – Employment and Labour Lawyers

Repudiation Of Employment Contracts: What Employers Need To Know

Canada Employment

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Spring Law

Contrasting Wrongful Dismissal Awards: Lessons For Employers

Canada Employment

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Cassels

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

Canada Commercial

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

11 Tax Changes To The Income Tax Act (ITA) In 2026 And Beyond That Canadian Taxpayers, Canadian Businesses Need To Know About

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

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

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

After The Surge: Understanding The GTA's Housing Market Decline

Canada Real Estate

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

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

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Court Of Appeal Summaries (October 20 – 24, 2025)

The appellants argued that the motion judge erred in her contextual analysis.

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Ontario Court Dismisses Case Quoting That Plaintiff's Behaviour At Trial Likely Same As Behaviour At Work

In an Endorsement dated September 19, 2025 (SC-24-0000-0033), Deputy Judge Stephen Collinson of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed the plaintiff's wrongful dismissal claim on the basis that:

Canada Employment

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CCPartners

Solides protections de la LVMO pour les dénonciateurs : Un chef de la direction reçoit plus de 5 M$ CA

Dans la décision rendue récemment dans l'affaire McPherson v. Global Growth Assets Inc. (en anglais) (l'« affaire McPherson »), la Cour supérieure de justice de l'Ontario (la Cour) a accordé à un chef...

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Ontario Arbitrator Confirms Last Chance Agreements Mean What They Say

An Ontario arbitrator has upheld the dismissal of an employee who breached a Last Chance Agreement ("LCA") by failing to provide timely medical documentation for an unauthorized absence.

Canada Employment

WH

Williams HR Law

BC Supreme Court Finds Employee Repudiated Employment By Suing During Notice Period

Canada Employment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

The $5 Million Reprisal: Ontario Superior Court Of Justice Interprets Securities Act Anti-Reprisal Provisions For The First Time

Canada Employment

C

Cassels

The Sad State Of The Duty To Mitigate

Canada Employment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Whistle While You Work – Court Awards $5.4M For OSC Whistleblower

Canada Employment

GW

Gowling WLG

Proving Failure To Mitigate: Rare, But Not Impossible

Canada Employment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

A Broken Vase Can't Always Be Fixed: When Employees Lie In The Workplace

Canada Employment

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Piccolo Heath

Ontario Court Applies Protection From Reprisals Provision In The Securities Act

Canada Commercial

TL

Torys LLP

A Rare Common Sense Win For Employers In Ontario: Li v. Wayfair

Canada Employment

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Workplace Harassment In Ontario: What Your Employer Can And Cannot Do

Canada Employment

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Unified LLP

Employment Essentials: Employment Law Changes 2025 And Beyond

Canada Employment

GW

Gowling WLG

Ontario Court Applies Protection From Reprisals Provision In The Securities Act

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has issued its first decision interpreting and applying the anti-reprisal provisions of the Ontario Securities Act (the Act).

Canada Commercial

TL

Torys LLP

A Rare Common Sense Win For Employers In Ontario: Li v. Wayfair

The use of the seemingly anodyne phrase "at any time" in employment contracts has recently become the subject of both judicial scrutiny and much...

Canada Employment

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Workplace Harassment In Ontario: What Your Employer Can And Cannot Do

Experiencing harassment at work can be an isolating and deeply distressing experience. It can make a once-welcoming workplace feel hostile and can have a significant impact on your health and career.

Canada Employment

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Unified LLP

Employment Essentials: Employment Law Changes 2025 And Beyond

On 10 October 2024, the Government published the Employment Rights Bill (ERB) 2024-2025, promised within the first 100 days of the new Parliament with reforms including measures...

Canada Employment

GW

Gowling WLG

Un employeur de l'Alberta condamné à verser une indemnité de départ de 26 mois dans une affaire exceptionnelle de congédiement injustifié

Canada Employment

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Understanding Termination And Severance In Canadian Employment Law: What Employers And Employees Need To Know

Ending an employment relationship is a significant legal event.

Canada Employment

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Procido LLP

The Mutually Agreeable Departure

While there are several ways to go about concluding an employment relationship, one method that is often overlooked is an agreement to mutually conclude employment.

Canada Employment

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CLC (Canadian Litigation Counsel)

A First In Alberta: Employee Awarded 26 Months Of Reasonable Notice

In Lischuk v. K-Jay Electric Ltd, 2025 ABKB 460, the Alberta Court of King's Bench, for the first time, awarded damages to a wrongfully terminated employee equal to 26 months' compensation...

Canada Employment

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Cassels

Cinq Victoires Récentes Pour Les Employeurs : Le Vent Tournerait-il En Leur Faveur?

Contrairement à la tendance axée sur les employés qui se dégage de la jurisprudence pour ce qui est de l'interprétation des contrats d'emploi et des ententes de rémunération, les tribunaux canadiens ont récemment rendu un certain nombre de décisions favorables aux employeurs.

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Alberta Employer Ordered To Pay 26 Months' Termination Pay In Exceptional Wrongful Dismissal Case

Canada Employment

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Case Law Review: Five Must-read Workplace Investigation Cases

Canada Employment

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Rubin Thomlinson LLP

Manitoba Court Upholds Early Termination Clause In Term Contract

Canada Employment

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

La valeur des quittances et transactions pour les employeurs sous juridiction fédérale – Rappel aux employeurs - La vigilance est de mise

Canada Employment

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Fasken (French)

Five Employer Wins And Counting: Is The Tide Turning?

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Hand Caught In The Cookie Jar: ONSC Upholds Bakery Employee's Termination For Cause

Canada Employment

WH

Williams HR Law

Contractual Severance: Failure To Pay Means Employer Pays More

Canada Employment

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George Waggott Law

Know The Law: Termination With Cause

Canada Employment

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Mental Health & Long-Term Disability: Can You Get Approved For Anxiety Or Depression?

Canada Employment

U

Unified LLP

Can You Be Fired While On Sick Leave In Canada? Know Your Rights

Canada Employment

U

Unified LLP

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

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Employee's Imminent Retirement Leads To Shortened Notice Period

Canada Employment

WH

Williams HR Law

Court Awards 26 Months Severance Pay In Alberta!

Canada Employment

BR

Bow River Law

Restructuring Layoffs In Ontario: Know Your Rights When Companies Downsize

Canada Employment

U

Unified LLP

Losing Your Job While On Long-Term Disability In Ontario? Here's What You Need To Know

Canada Employment

U

Unified LLP

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Highlighted Content

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

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

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

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

"Fixing" The Term Of Employment: Fixed-Term Agreement Defends Against Wrongful Dismissal Claim

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

CERB Appeal: Alberta Court Of Appeal Finds CERB Not Deductible From Wrongful Dismissal Damages

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Employers, CERB Your Enthusiasm: British Columbia Court Of Appeal Rules CERB Is Not Deductible From Wrongful Dismissal Damages

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

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

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

An Oppressive Outcome: Alberta Court Finds Directors Responsible For Severance Obligations

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Supreme Court Of Canada Denies Leave To Appeal In Battiston: Notice Of Termination Provisions In Stock Award Agreement Upheld

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Constructive Dismissal Unmasked As Resignation: Alberta Court Finds Employee Resigned After Refusing To Comply With Mask Policy

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Gone In 60 Days (or More): Court Of Appeal Finds Termination Clause Did Not Limit Employee Termination Entitlements

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Latest Videos

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

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Prowse Barrette

Employment, Labour And Equalities Law Webinar Series: A Year In Review 2023 (Video)

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Gowling WLG

The New Normal The Legal Landscape For Wrongful Dismissal Cases In A Post COVID World (Video)

SL

Stringer LLP

Comment modifier les conditions d'emploi (Video)

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Terminations Without Cause With Peter Straszynski - Torkin Manes Legalpoint Video (Video)

TM

Torkin Manes LLP

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