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Ontario Labour Relations Board provides employers with guidance on what constitutes an “appropriate” workplace investigation

By Emily Kroboth
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Two strikes and you’re out: Ontario Superior Court of Justice upholds just cause dismissal of trucker after second positive drug test

By Andy Pushalik
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British Columbia Supreme Court reaffirms limits of the “changed substratum” doctrine

By Eleni Kassaris and Rachel Akinyemi
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Alberta Labour Relations Board provides a timely reminder of the importance of documenting discipline

By Jennifer A. Thompson and Carly Kist
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Alberta Labour Relations Board clarifies prime contractor designations for multi-employer work sites where construction activities take place

By Tari Hiebert and Daniel Stachnik
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What you missed on your summer vacation: A recap of the Canadian employment matters you may have missed this summer

By Andy Pushalik, Taylor Holland, Victoria Merritt, Mia Music, and Nicolas Séguin
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To be in-person or remote at labour arbitration hearings… that is the question

By Russell Groves and Claire Browne
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Privilège dans le cadre d’enquêtes menées en milieu de travail : le « spectre de la divulgation forcée »

By Victoria Merritt
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Privilege in workplace investigations: The “spectre of compelled disclosure”

By Victoria Merritt
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Can employees be terminated “for any reason,” but not “at any time”?

By Julia Dales and Catherine Coulter
  • Workplace investigations

Duty to investigate informal complaints of discrimination in the workplace

By Jenny Wang and Taylor Holland
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Beyond the fun: Mitigating potential liabilities arising from employer-organized events

By Taylor Holland and Jenny Wang

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Smart risk strategies for federally regulated workplaces

Canada: On June 18, 2026, Dentons’ Employment and Labour team hosted a national webinar highlighting key developments shaping federally regulated workplaces and the practical risks employers need to address now. [...]

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 [...]

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