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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

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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

On July 3, 2025, Alberta's Minister of Environment and Protected Areas, Rebecca Schulz, issued a press release urging the federal government to abandon...

Canada Government

JFK Law LLP

Une affaire de congédiement au retour d'un congé pour un motif protégé montre que le moment à lui seul n'est pas déterminant

Dans l'affaire Amies v Lethbridge Family Services, 2025 AHRC 19, le Tribunal des droits de la personne de l'Alberta...

Canada Employment

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Fasken (French)

Two Recent CHRT Rulings Rein In Over-Broad Human Rights Litigation—What Employers Should Know

Canada Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Court Of Appeal Summaries (June 23-27, 2025)

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Québec Introduces Bill 109 On Discoverability Of French-language Content On Digital Platforms

Canada Media & IT

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

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

Canada Employment

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Bow River Law

Alberta Human Rights Commission Considers Employer Obligations During Leave

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

Canada Employment

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Rubin Thomlinson LLP

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

Canada Employment

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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

Remedies For Reprisal: Reinstatement And The Duty To Mitigate Under The Employment Standards Act, 2000

Canada Employment

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Lerners LLP

Appointing Someone To Make Health Care Decisions If You Become Unable To

Canada Healthcare

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McKercher LLP

Webinar: 2025 Global In-House Counsel Survey Report: Unique Insights Into The Global In-House Counsel Profession

Worldwide Law Practice

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In-House Counsel Worldwide

Ontario Court Comments On AI Competency

Canada Technology

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

A Canadian Tax Lawyer's Update On Voluntary Disclosure: Créations Guimel Inc. v. Canada (National Revenue), 2025 FC 814 – Reviewing CRA's Duty Of Procedural Fairness In VDP In Applications

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Beyond The Three-Year Limit: Unraveling The Prescription Puzzle

The limitation period for claiming this type of damage is usually three (3) years from the fault or the knowledge of the harm, as provided for in section 2925 of the Civil Code of Quebec1.

Canada Litigation

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Bernier Fournier

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

Human rights complaints are an increasingly common issue for employers in Alberta. However, in spite of the growing frequency of complaints filed...

Canada Government

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McLennan Ross LLP

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

The duty to accommodate is a key principle of human rights law in Canada. It ensures that individuals facing barriers related to protected grounds under the Human Rights Code receive the support they need to access equal opportunities.

Canada Employment

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Gowling WLG

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

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of March 24, 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

RT

Rubin Thomlinson LLP

Elections And The Workplace: Know Your Rights And Obligations

Canada Employment

ML

McMillan LLP

Recent Updates And Upcoming Changes To Your Organization's Reporting Obligations On Forced And Child Labour

Canada Government

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Dentons

Privacy Versus Public Interest: Anonymity At The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal

Canada Employment

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Roper Greyell LLP – Employment and Labour Lawyers

The Dismantling Of DEI Programs: A Lawyer's Response

It is a difficult time for anyone who works in the human rights space, like we do at Rubin Thomlinson LLP.

Canada Employment

RT

Rubin Thomlinson LLP

Elections And The Workplace: Know Your Rights And Obligations

Public discourse and civic participation take many forms during an election. Among other things, individuals may choose to donate to a political party, grassroots organizations may lobby...

Canada Employment

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McMillan LLP

Recent Updates And Upcoming Changes To Your Organization's Reporting Obligations On Forced And Child Labour

Under the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act (S.C. 2023, c. 9) (the Act), which came into force on January 1, 2024, many entities and government institutions must submit an annual.

Canada Government

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Dentons

Privacy Versus Public Interest: Anonymity At The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal

Complaint proceedings before the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal (the "Tribunal") are presumptively public.

Canada Employment

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Roper Greyell LLP – Employment and Labour Lawyers

Understanding Employer Duties: A Case Study On Workplace Accommodation And Termination

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Get Ready: Canada Promises Major Overhaul To Forced Labour Regulations

On December 16, 2024, the Government of Canada released its 2024 Fall Economic Statement ("the Statement").

Canada International

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McMillan LLP

Who Is Impartial? Reflections On Toronto Metropolitan Faculty Association v. Toronto Metropolitan University

One of our core responsibilities as workplace investigators is to be impartial. The reasons for this are probably obvious: if we were to conduct an investigation with a predetermined idea of the outcome...

Canada Employment

RT

Rubin Thomlinson LLP

Swapping Christmas Stat Holidays: Human Rights & Cultural Inclusion In The Workplace

December is complex. A third of our statutory holidays are Christian-based, despite our diverse workforce in Canada.

Canada Employment

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Spring Law

Does Your Organization Have Investigation Overwhelm? Here's How You Can Tell.

There is no question that internal investigations are resource intensive.

Canada Employment

RT

Rubin Thomlinson LLP

Businesses Face Increasing Costs For Supply Chain Compliance

Canada International

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Balancing Efficiency And Fairness: Human Rights Tribunal Of Ontario Proposes Changes To Rules Of Procedure

Canada Litigation

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Canada's Anti-Money Laundering And Sanctions Overhaul Gets Serious: New Players, More Rules And Broad Reports

Canada International

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McMillan LLP

Canada's Modern Slavery Act: Key Items And Insights For 2025 Reporting

Canada Government

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Wildeboer Dellelce LLP

Document Disclosure Of Medical Information In Alberta Human Rights

Canada Government

BR

Bow River Law

A Win For Employers: Application Of Vaccination Policy Not Discriminatory

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Victoire pour les employeurs : l'application d'une politique de vaccination n'était pas discriminatoire

Canada Employment

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Fasken (French)

Navigating Workplace Harassment And Violence In Federally-Regulated Workplaces

Canada Employment

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Nelligan Law

Finding The Truth Beneath The Secrets: A 12-Year Retrospective On The Maher Arar Affair —

Worldwide Government

Phillips Barristers

The Importance Of A Procedurally Fair Investigation

Canada Employment

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Turnpenny Milne

What The EU's Landmark Corporate Human Rights Law Means For Global Companies

Canada Commercial

LM

Littler Mendelson

National Bank Layoffs: Legal Rights And Insights For Employees Facing Termination

Canada Employment

ML

Monkhouse Law

Court Of Appeal Summaries (November 4 – 8, 2024)

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Human Rights Tribunal Confirms Statutory Review Of Benefit Decision Does Not Constitute New Act Of Discrimination

Canada Employment

HM

Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP

Refusal To Permit Rainbow Sticker On Volunteer Name Badge Not Discrimination

Canada Employment

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Carters Professional Corporation

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What Is Duty To Accommodate (Video)

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Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

ESG Reporting: Addressing The Risk Of Forced Labour In Supply Chains (Video)

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Gowling WLG

Legal Implications Of The Hybrid Work Model (Video)

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Navigating The Attendance Management Minefield In The COVID Era

SL

Stringer LLP

Gender Identity And Expression In The Workplace – Peter Straszynski – Torkin Manes Legalpoint Video

TM

Torkin Manes LLP

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