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Sale of a Business is Not Constructive Dismissal

By Marie-Noël Massicotte
  • Human Rights

The Final Word? The Ontario Court of Appeal upholds an astounding 10 years of back pay and employee reinstatement

By Catherine Coulter
  • Employment Standards

Fixed Term Contracts: Damages for “trouble and inconvenience”

By Arianne Bouchard
  • Employment Standards

The Duty to Provide Reasonable Notice of Termination Cuts Both Ways

By Catherine Coulter
  • Employment Standards

Court finds termination clause purporting to limit a 17-year employee’s termination notice to the 8 week statutory minimum to be “clear, express and unambiguous”

By Cristina Wendel
  • Pensions and Benefits

Ontario Retirement Pension Plan: a guide

By Employment and Labour Group
  • Human Rights

Miscarriage is a Disability

By Catherine Coulter
  • Employment Standards

What If Your Independent Contractor Is Really a Dependent Contractor?

Many employers hire independent contractors to assist in their workplace and in most cases, the assumption is that doing so […]

By Catherine Coulter
  • Employment Standards

Ontario’s Changing Workplaces Review

In May, Ontario’s Ministry of Labour commenced what is being called the “Changing Workplaces Review”.  The review is intended to […]

By Catherine Coulter
  • Employment Standards

Another Ontario Termination Clause Decision in Favour of Employees…

The Ontario Divisional Court recently affirmed the lower court’s decision in the case of Miller v. A.B.M., an important case […]

By Catherine Coulter
  • Employment Standards

Required New ESA Poster for Ontario Workplaces

The Ontario Ministry of Labour has prepared and published a new Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“ESA”) poster entitled “Employment Standards […]

By Catherine Coulter
  • Labour

A Definitive Ruling on the Issue of Without Cause Terminations under the Canada Labour Code

Federally regulated employers take note.  The Federal Court of Appeal has recently confirmed that without cause dismissals are not automatically […]

By Catherine Coulter

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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 [...]

Employment and Labour Law: 2025 Year in Review and Future Trends

The Canadian labour and employment law landscape continued to evolve in 2025 with important developments in wrongful dismissal litigation and human rights. In addition, Canadian legislators introduced new laws intended [...]

A review of landmark decisions in employment and labour law rendered in Québec in 2025

The year 2025 saw several significant judicial decisions shaping the landscape of labour and employment law. In the following pages, we present the key highlights from a dozen rulings by [...]

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