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A Degree In Deception: Alberta Court Upholds Termination For Cause

This decision highlights that an employer is entitled to rely on the representations made by a candidate or an employee, especially for executive-level roles. Any intentional misrepresentation can be used to establish just cause to dismiss an employee

Canada Employment

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Cassels

Fake It Till You Make It? Kings Bench Says “No”

In Tudor v Accurate Screen Ltd., 2026 ABKB 237 (Yamauchi, J), the Court found an employer had just cause to dismiss an employee who made misrepresentations on his resume.

Canada Employment

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Bow River Law

Clarity Ahead? Ontario Court Of Appeal To Consider Enforceability Of Termination Clauses

Ontario's approach to interpreting termination clauses has departed materially from the careful balance of competing interests articulated over 30 years ago in Machtinger v HOJ Industries Ltd.

Canada Employment

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Federally Regulated Employers: Time To Review Employment Agreements After Ontario Court Strikes Down Termination Clause

As we approach the end of the first quarter of 2026, it is a good time for employers in Canada to update and review workplace policies and precedents...

Canada Employment

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Bennett Jones LLP

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

Canada Employment

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Fasken (French)

Discovery Is Not A Substitute For Disclosure: Handy v. M&C Investments IncorporatedMcCarthy Tétrault Employer Advisor

Canada Employment

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Employment Law Across Canada: Five Considerations For The Year Ahead

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Secret Recordings In The Workplace Can Lead To Dismissal

Canada Employment

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Cox & Palmer

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

Canada Employment

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WeirFoulds LLP

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

Canada Employment

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Bennett Jones LLP

2025: The Year In Review In Employment Law

Canada Employment

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Cassels

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

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

Canada: Minimum Wage Increases In 2026

Canada Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Update On The Capital Gains Exemption And Qualified Small Business Corporation Shares

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O'Sullivan Estate Lawyers LLP

When Fairness Ends And Judgement Begins: What Carreau v. Canada Clarifies About Procedural Fairness In Workplace Investigations

Canada Employment

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Lerners LLP

IESO's Long Lead Time Request For Proposals – Recent Developments And Next Steps

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Dentons Canada LLP

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

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

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

Le 16 mai 2025, le Tribunal administratif du travail (le «Tribunal ») a rendu une décision importante portant sur les droits des salariés dans le contexte...

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

The recent decision in McPherson v Global Growth Assets Inc., 2025 ONSC 5226, (McPherson) is the first time the Ontario Superior Court of Justice...

Canada Employment

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Remote Work: Lessons Learned Over The Past 5 Years

The COVID-19 pandemic proved to be a defining moment for the working world, especially in terms of the rapid deployment of remote work across several sectors.

Canada Employment

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Fasken

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

Cet article est destiné à tous les employeurs canadiens offrant actuellement ou désirant offrir la possibilité de faire du télétravail dans leur organisation.

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

C

Cassels

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

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

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

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Ontario Arbitrator Confirms Last Chance Agreements Mean What They Say

Canada Employment

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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

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

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Williams HR Law

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

In Adrain v. Agricom International Inc., 2025 BCSC 1842, the Supreme Court of British Columbia (the "Court") made it clear that employees who sue for wrongful dismissal while still working during their 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

In a recent decision, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in McPherson v. Global Growth Assets Inc.1 awarded a former executive $5.37 million in damages under the Ontario Securities Act...

Canada Employment

C

Cassels

The Sad State Of The Duty To Mitigate

Canada Employment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault 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

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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

Pour la première fois en Alberta, un tribunal a octroyé une somme supérieure au préavis raisonnable de 24 mois dans une affaire de congédiement injustifié.

Canada Employment

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Employment Termination Clause Upheld: Ontario Court Of Appeal Favours Employer

Canada Employment

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Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP

Major Employee Attitude Not Enough For Just Cause

Canada Employment

BR

Bow River Law

A Deal Is A Deal: Ontario Court Enforces Settlement Agreement Despite Employee's Change Of Heart

Canada Employment

C

Cassels

Court Of Appeal Summaries (September 8 – 12, 2025)

Canada Litigation

BM

Blaney McMurtry LLP

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

Canada Employment

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Procido LLP

The Mutually Agreeable Departure

Canada Employment

CC

CLC (Canadian Litigation Counsel)

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

Canada Employment

C

Cassels

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

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

FF

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

GW

George Waggott Law

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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

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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

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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)

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Stringer LLP

Comment modifier les conditions d'emploi (Video)

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

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

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Torkin Manes LLP

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