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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

Approches concrètes pour les demandes de mesures d'adaptation en milieu de travail

Les mesures d'adaptation en vertu de la législation sur les droits de la personne constituent une responsabilité fondamentale des employeurs canadiens.

Canada Employment

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Practical Approaches For Workplace Accommodation Requests

Accommodation under human rights law is a fundamental responsibility for Canadian employers. As the types of requests continue to evolve, it is important to understand both the legal requirements...

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

AI In The Workplace: What Employers In Ontario Need To Know

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are changing how employers are making decisions and managing their workforces.

Canada Employment

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

The Impacts Of First Nation Representatives In Child And Family Services

Canada Government

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Ontario's Return To Office Mandate: What Does It Mean?

Canada Employment

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Bernardi

Awards For Loss Of Wages In The Human Rights Context: They Can Be Higher Than You Think

Canada Employment

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Bernardi

Tracking Progress In Modern Slavery Reporting: Insights From Public Safety Canada's 2025 Annual Report

Canada Government

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Timing Isn't Everything – Until It Is: Two Alberta Cases Of Post-Leave Termination

Canada Employment

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DWF Group

Guide 2025 de Chambers Global sur l'emploi : chapitre canadien

Canada Employment

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Fasken (French)

Accident mortel hors des heures de travail : La Cour d'appel reconnaît une lésion professionnelle pour un travailleur étranger

Canada Employment

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Fasken (French)

New Joint Reporting Template Released For Modern Slavery Disclosures In Canada, Australia And The UK

Canada Government

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Dentons Canada LLP

Embauche spécifique aux Autochtones : observations sur l'énoncé de politique et le guide de la Commission ontarienne des droits de la personne

Canada Government

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Fasken (French)

Canada Technology

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

New Year, New Rules: Changes To Job Posting Requirements In 2026

Canada Employment

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Fogler, Rubinoff LLP

Federal Budget 2025: Implications For The Financial Sector

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Cybersecurity And Privacy: Key Takeaways From Our Second Annual Conference

Canada Technology

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Navigating The Relationship Between Retail Funds And Institutional Capital

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Torys LLP

2025 Canada Federal Budget: A Summary Of Key Tax Proposals

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Miller Thomson LLP

One Template, Three Jurisdictions: New Guidance On Modern Slavery Reporting In Canada, Australia, And The UK

Policies: Entities must describe any policies and processes in place with respect to modern slavery, forced labour, and child labour, including any due diligence processes

Worldwide Government

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Professional Code: Towards Better Protection For Victims Of Sexual Violence

On December 4, 2024, the National Assembly officially adopted Bill 73, which introduced An Act to counter non-consensual sharing of intimate images and to improve protection and support...

Canada Criminal

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Langlois Lawyers, LLP

Unreasonable Conduct Before The Tribunal Can Result In Costs

This decision concerns judicial review of a costs award by the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal, under section 37(4) of the B.C. Human Rights Code.

Canada Employment

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Roper Greyell LLP – Employment and Labour Lawyers

Hors de sa piste? Une Cour de l'Ontario crée un droit constitutionnel à une piste cyclable

Dans Cycle Toronto et al. v. Attorney General of Ontario et al. (« Cycle Toronto »), la Cour supérieure de justice a annulé une disposition du Code de la route[2] prévoyant l'enlèvement des pistes cyclables...

Canada Government

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Mandatory Mediation Is Here: What It Means For Ontario Employers

Canada Employment

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Williams HR Law

Out Of Its Lane? Ontario Court Creates Constitutional Right To A Bike Lane

Canada Government

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Fast-Tracking Justice: Human Rights And Summary Hearings Explained (Video)

Canada Government

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SBA Lawyers LLP

La Stratégie d'approvisionnement auprès des entreprises autochtones (SAEA) passée au crible

Canada Government

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Fasken (French)

Federal Procurement Strategy For Indigenous Business (PSIB) Faces Further Scrutiny At The Human Rights Commission

Canada Government

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Fasken

Canada: Trends & Developments

Canada Government

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Fasken

Canada: Law & Practice

Canada Government

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Fasken

Guide 2025 de Chambers Global sur les affaires et les droits de la personne

Canada Government

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Fasken (French)

Gender Expression To Be A Protected Human Right Under Proposed Amendments To The Manitoba Human Rights Code

Canada Employment

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Timing Isn't Everything: Termination Upon Return From A Protected Leave Of Absence

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Canada: Law & Practice

Canada's approach to business and human rights involves a mixture of law and policy and is very much grounded in – and influenced by – international treaties and standards, as well as the evolving expectations...

Canada Government

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Fasken

Guide 2025 de Chambers Global sur les affaires et les droits de la personne

Fasken (Brian Burkett, Claudia Feldkamp et Christopher Pigott) est fier d'avoir été choisi pour participer à la rédaction de l'édition inaugurale du Chambers Global 2025 Practice Guide...

Canada Government

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Fasken (French)

Gender Expression To Be A Protected Human Right Under Proposed Amendments To The Manitoba Human Rights Code

The Human Rights Code (the "Code") of Manitoba prohibits discrimination in employment and services on the basis of various protected characteristics, including age, disability, religion and sex.

Canada Employment

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Timing Isn't Everything: Termination Upon Return From A Protected Leave Of Absence

In Amies v Lethbridge Family Services, 2025 AHRC 19, the Human Rights Tribunal of Alberta (the "Tribunal") upheld the Director's decision to dismiss a complaint for discrimination...

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Alberta's Opposition To Reintroducing Bill C-61 Undermines First Nations' Water Rights

Canada Government

JFK Law LLP

$50,000 General Damages For Sexual Harassment- By Affidavit Evidence

In Complainant v 1957753 Alberta Ltd. o/a 4 Seasons Transport, 2025 AHRC 63, a human rights complaint...

Canada Employment

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Bow River Law

Alberta Human Rights Commission Considers Employer Obligations During Leave

In Trafford v ISCO Canada Inc., 2024 AHRC 149, the Alberta Human Rights Commission considered an employer's...

Canada Employment

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Parlee McLaws

Refusée à l'embauche parce qu'elle est trans* : les leçons de l'affaire Bar Lucky 7

Les droits des personnes trans* subissent des reculs préoccupants à travers le monde.

Canada Employment

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Rubin Thomlinson LLP

AHRC Awards Mid-Hearing Adjournments And Costs Rarely, But Not Never

Elliott v. Imperial Oil Limited, 2025 AHRC 42 is a recent interim decision from the Alberta Human Rights Tribunal in which the Tribunal exercised its discretion to order an adjournment of the proceedings and to make a costs award against the Complainant who had sought the adjournment.

Canada Employment

BR

Bow River Law

Manitoba Government's Proposed Amendments To The Human Rights Code

Canada Government

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (April 28 – May 2, 2025)

Canada Litigation

BM

Blaney McMurtry LLP

The Strive For Balance Continues: HRTO Releases 2025 Proposed Updates To Rules Of Procedure

Canada Government

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Beyond The Three-Year Limit: Unraveling The Prescription Puzzle

Canada Litigation

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Bernier Fournier

The Pendulum Is Swinging: Another Award Of Costs By The Alberta Human Rights Tribunal

Canada Government

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McLennan Ross LLP

Accommodation Is A Two-way Street: Lessons For Employers From Aguele v. Family Options Inc.

Canada Employment

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Gowling WLG

Court Of Appeal Summaries (March 24 – 28, 2025)

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Please Take A Number: Alberta Human Rights Complaints At A 10 Year High, Other Trends And Tactical Offers

Canada Government

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Bennett Jones LLP

Can The Canada Industrial Relations Board Consider An Unjust Dismissal Complaint That Raises Allegations Of Human Rights?

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Poisoned Workplace Leads To $25,000 In Damages

Canada Employment

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McMillan LLP

Qui Est Impartial ? Réflexions Sur L'affaire Toronto Metropolitan Faculty Association v. Toronto Metropolitan University

Canada Employment

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Rubin Thomlinson LLP

Dismissal Of Healthcare Worker For Failure To Disclose COVID-19 Exposure To Spouse/Co-Worker Not Discriminatory

Canada Employment

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Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP

Ontario, Canada Human Rights Tribunal Dismisses Probationary Employee's Discrimination Claim

Canada Employment

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Littler - Canada

The Dismantling Of DEI Programs: A Lawyer's Response

Canada Employment

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Rubin Thomlinson LLP

Elections And The Workplace: Know Your Rights And Obligations

Canada Employment

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McMillan LLP

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Fast-Tracking Justice: Human Rights And Summary Hearings Explained (Video)

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SBA Lawyers LLP

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

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

S-211: Canada's Fighting Against Forced Labour And Child Labour In Supply Chains Act (Video)

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Gowling WLG

What Is Duty To Accommodate (Video)

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Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

Navigating The Attendance Management Minefield In The COVID Era

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Stringer LLP

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