Restrictive Covenants - Dentons Canadian Employment & Labour Law

Are your restrictive covenants enforceable in Alberta?

By Cristina Wendel and Jenny Wang

Restrictive Covenants

Court Strikes Down Non-Compete Which Would Have Prevented Employee from Starting a Band in Mexico and Playing at a Staff Retreat in Cancun

By Andy Pushalik

Restrictive Covenants

Latest from the Supreme Court of Canada on restrictive covenants in the commercial context

On September 12, 2013, the Supreme Court of Canada issued its decision in Payette v. Guay Inc. Although this decision […]

By Cristina Wendel

Restrictive Covenants

Méfiez-vous des clauses restrictives ambiguës!

La Cour d’appel de l’Ontario a récemment rendu sa décision dans l’affaire Veolia ES Industrial Services Inc. v. Brulé et […]

By Catherine Coulter

Restrictive Covenants

Beware the ambiguous restrictive covenant!

In the case of Veolia ES Industrial Services Inc. v. Brule, the Ontario Court of Appeal recently confirmed that the severance […]

By Catherine Coulter

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 [...]