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Obligations to Pensioners in an Insolvency: Supreme Court Clarifies the Law

The Supreme Court of Canada overturned the Ontario Court of Appeal today in what is one of the most highly-anticipated […]

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Wither ‘Big Brother’? B.C. Privacy Commissioner Reins-in Government of British Columbia Criminal Record Checks

In keeping with her stance on overly-invasive employee background checks, British Columbia’s Information and Privacy Commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, has issued […]

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Division of Pensions on Marriage Breakdown: New Rules

Significant changes came into effect on January 1, 2012, regarding the treatment of pension benefits of Ontario members who go […]

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Extension of Grow-in Benefits – The Rules have Changed

Plan sponsors with certain types of defined benefit pension (DB) plans must familiarize themselves with the new grow-in rules which […]

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Cashing-out of Small Pension Benefits: The Rules have Changed

The rules for cashing-out or “unlocking” small pension benefit amounts have been overhauled. Effective July 1, 2012, it will be a […]

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Immediate vesting and locking-in

Ontario pension rules prior to July 1st, 2012 allowed employers to require Ontario members of pension plans to wait two […]

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Severance packages for employees in defined benefit pension plans are about to get a lot more expensive

Effective July 1, 2012 , the Ontario Pension Benefits Act will require employers to pay higher pension benefits to many […]

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Bill C-31: Proposed restriction on non-competition clauses for federally regulated employers

On May 6, 2026, the Government of Canada introduced Bill C-31, Budget 2025 Implementation Act, No. 2 (Bill C-31), which proposes amendments to the Canada Labour Code that would prohibit [...]

Working for or against you: Copyright ownership and the “course of employment”

Without explicit provisions in employment agreements, employers risk employees retaining copyright in works they create, even when employees secretly develop a competing product. Employers presumptively own copyright in works made [...]

Legal updates for Canadian employers: Key tribunal and human rights decisions

Canada: On Friday, March 27, 2026, Dentons’ Employment and Labour team hosted a national session focused on recent human rights and tribunal decisions shaping employer obligations across Canada. As workplace [...]

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