Advance polling for Canada’s federal election commences today, ahead of election day on Monday, October 21, 2019 (7:00 am to 7:00 pm in BC).
Employers should keep in mind their obligations under the Canada Elections Act, specifically:
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In Ruston v. Keddco Mfg. (2011) Ltd., 2019 ONCA 125, the Ontario Court of Appeal affirmed that an employer’s improper conduct in the course of terminating an employee’s employment and during the course of the ensuing litigation warranted a $100,000
On August 27th, 2019 former Ontario school teacher Ryan Jarvis was sentenced to six months in jail and 12 months’ probation after the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) convicted him of voyeurism earlier this year. Although this is a criminal
The Federal government’s commitment to the “modernization” of employment standards applicable to federally regulated workplaces continues with the coming into force of more Canada Labour Code amendments and federal accessibility legislation. Federally regulated employers should take note.
Canada Labour Code
After a number of open questions, Alberta Courts have continued to clarify the law of summary judgment, particularly as it applies to wrongful dismissal. In Rudichuk v. Genesis Land Development Corp, 2019 ABQB 133, the Court addresses evidence and burden of
In Katz et al. v Clarke 2019 ONSC 2188, the Ontario Divisional Court clarified an employer’s duty to accommodate an employee where there is a frustration of contract. The Divisional Court confirmed that an employer’s duty to accommodate ends when
On June 19, 2019, the Ontario Court of Appeal released its decision in Dawe v. Equitable Life Insurance Company, 2019 ONCA 512 (“Dawe”), finding that:
As employment counsel, we routinely work with employers to identify issues with their policies and practices as they relate to vacation (annual leave) and vacation pay under Quebec’s An act respecting labour standards (the “Act”). In this post, we identify
On June 17, 2019, Canadian Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau released draft legislation (first announced in the Federal Budget released on March 19, 2019) that will impact on the preferential tax treatment of employee stock options. According to the Government,
In the recent decision in Ontario (Labour) v New Mex Canada Inc., the Ontario Court of Appeal found that it may be appropriate to impose harsher sentences for offences under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (the “OHSA”) where
