In Price v. Top Line Roofing, Top Line laid off two of its oldest journeymen, Mr. Price, who was 53 and a colleague, who was in his 60s.

BC-regulated employers, who have employees on temporary layoffs and do not anticipate recalling them before August 30, 2020...

Faraz Kourangi discussed the importance of ensuring that employment contracts clearly authorize temporary layoffs, cautioning that without such contractual language and genuine employee consent, employers risk facing constructive dismissal claims under common law.

The proposed plaintiffs alleged that the call centre’s closure was caused by the defendants’ diversion of monies for personal purposes before the closure.

If your business is federally regulated, you should be aware of recent changes to applicable employment and occupational health and safety standards.

This blog was prepared with the assistance of summer law student Matthew Taras. On July 9, 2021, the Chief Medical Health Officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab, released a Public Health Order announcing that the Province of Saskatchewan will enter Step Three of the Re-opening Roadmap on July 11.

Over the past week, the Canadian government has announced changes to existing income support programs as well as new initiatives to assist Canadian businesses...

With the decrease in economic activity in the wake of COVID-19, some businesses are resorting to layoffs to reduce operating expenses.

On March 20, 2020 the Government of Saskatchewan enacted amendments to The Employment Standards Regulations (the "Amendments").

Ontario employees on temporary layoff (or on reduced hours) due to COVID-19 are currently deemed to be on Infectious Disease Emergency Leave ("IDEL") under the Employment Standards Act (the "ESA")

Ontario Premier Doug Ford's office announced this morning that it has directed the Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development to draft legislation that, if passed...

On December 7, 2021, Ontario announced it would extend the availability of Paid Infectious Disease Leave (Paid IDEL) until July 31, 2022, and the temporary relief measures from the termination and severance provisions

In order to address the economic impact of COVID-19 on Ontario's businesses, in June 2020 the Ontario government created a special leave called "infectious disease emergency leave" (IDEL) through...

On May 28, 2025, the Government of Ontario introduced Bill 30, Working for Workers Seven Act, 2025 (Bill 30), representing the latest addition to a series of legislative initiatives...

In November 2024, Rogers Sports & Media announced layoffs affecting dozens of employees in its audio division, citing declining advertising revenue and market uncertainty.

Historically, it was well established at common law that the sale of a business severed the employment relationship between the business that was being sold and the employee.

The closure of the Snap Lake Mine in the Northwest Territories late last year has focused attention upon the statutory "mass termination" provisions that exist in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

In its 2016 decision in Groupe Lelys c. Lang ("Lelys"), the Québec Court of Appeal seemed prepared to allow employers to temporarily suspend employees

As Canada deals with the many challenges arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, many employers across the country are faced with the possibility of laying off some or all of their employees on a...

The Ontario Government recently announced proposed amendments to the province's employment laws that would clarify remote employees' entitlements in situations of mass termination.