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Complaint Dismissed - A Fair And Reasonable Approach To Settlement Offers

In a positive turn for employers, the Human Rights Tribunal of Alberta (the "Tribunal") has recently interpreted the Alberta Human Rights Act...

Canada Employment

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McLennan Ross LLP

Beyond The Human Rights Tribunal Of Ontario: Human Rights Damages In Civil Litigation And Key Workplace Safety And Insurance Act Tribunal Decisions

Since the 2008 overhaul of Ontario's human rights regime, civil courts have been expressly empowered to award remedies for breaches of the Human Rights Code ("Code").

Canada Employment

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McCague Borlack LLP

Freedom Convoy: Disruptive, But Not A Public Order Emergency

The Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) has ruled that Cabinet lacked reasonable grounds to believe that a national emergency existed when it invoked...

Canada Government

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Employment & Labour – Top Ten Decisions Of 2025

This year has introduced important changes across the employment and labour landscape. We have highlighted below the ten Canadian decisions from 2025 that we consider most significant for employers.

Canada Employment

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Cox & Palmer

Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 31 – January 9)

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

The Slow Manitoba Human Rights Process And How Businesses Can React In 2026 CMHR

Canada Government

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Taylor McCaffrey

Cour D'appel De La C.-B. : L'ancien Régime De Titres Miniers À Accès Ouvert De La Province Est Incompatible Avec La DNUDPA

Canada Government

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

UNDRIP Is The Law In British Columbia Today And, We Expect, Tomorrow As Well

Canada Government

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Comprendre la discrimination systémique : un guide pour les enquêtes en milieu de travail

Canada Employment

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Rubin Thomlinson LLP

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

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Practical Approaches For Workplace Accommodation Requests

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

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

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

Clarification On Joint Wills

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Clark Wilson LLP

CRA Introduces Software-Specific Controls For EFILE Accounts, A Safety Feature, Starting In 2026

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

2026 Canadian In-House Counsel Report: Unparalleled Insights Into Canada's In-House Profession From CBA In-House Lawyers & Mondaq

Canada Law Practice

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CBA In-House Lawyers

Secret Recordings In The Workplace Can Lead To Dismissal

Canada Employment

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Cox & Palmer

Court Finds Employee Rightfully Dismissed After Publishing Social Media Post About His Employer

Canada Employment

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Cassels

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

Imagine terminating an employee after two years of service and being ordered to pay them a full year of lost wages. Or terminating after 16 years of service and having to pay 14 years of wages.

Canada Employment

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Bernardi

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

Canadian businesses are enhancing their approaches to preventing and reducing the risk that forced or child labour is used in their activities and supply chains...

Canada Government

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

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

An employee returns to their place of employment on the first day after their medical leave ended, only to be handed a termination letter. Was it a coincidence or was the leave the reason they were being terminated?

Canada Employment

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DWF Group

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

Fasken est fier de contribuer une fois de plus au chapitre canadien du Chambers Global 2025 Practice Guide: Employment, en tant que rédacteur de la section sur le droit et la pratique...

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

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

Worldwide Government

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Professional Code: Towards Better Protection For Victims Of Sexual Violence

Canada Criminal

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Langlois Lawyers, LLP

Unreasonable Conduct Before The Tribunal Can Result In Costs

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

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

MT

McCarthy Tétrault 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

As of June 1, 2025, mediation is mandatory for all new applications filed with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario ("HRTO").

Canada Employment

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Williams HR Law

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

In Cycle Toronto et al. v. Attorney General of Ontario et al.,[1] the Superior Court of Justice struck down a provision of the Highway Traffic Act[2] providing for the removal of bike lanes on Yonge St., University Ave.

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

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

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

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

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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

BM

Blaney McMurtry LLP

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

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SBA Lawyers LLP

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)

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Navigating The Attendance Management Minefield In The COVID Era

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Stringer LLP

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