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As Ontario considered a return to in-person learning, McMaster developed a COVID-19 vaccination policy requiring all faculty, staff, and students who attended university property...

This month, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario released a decision in Weilgosh v. London District Catholic School Board, 2022 HRTO 1194 confirming the approach of the Tribunal...

Prime Minister Mark Carney has nominated Chief Justice Glenn D. Joyal of Manitoba's Court of King's Bench to fill the Western Canada seat on the Supreme Court of Canada. This historic appointment marks Manitoba's first representation on the nation's highest court in over a decade and maintains the tradition of regional representation and functional bilingualism at the Supreme Court level.

The Métis, First Nations and Inuit peoples are distinct Aboriginal peoples whose rights are recognized and affirmed by Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982.

The decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in “R. v. Kapp”, released June 27, 2008, is the first case to formulate a legal test which informs the proper implementation of ameliorative measures or affirmative action programs targeting disadvantaged groups.

Late last year the BC Government introduced two important changes to British Columbia's laws: 1) amending the Human Rights Code to specifically list "Indigenous identity"

The Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights (the "Committee") released a 79-page report, entitled Combatting Hate: Islamophobia and its Impact on Muslims in Canada (the "Report"), on November...

In the May 2011 Bennett Jones Update, "Continued Challenges with Respect to the Scope of the Duty to Consult and Accommodate First Nations," we discussed the British Columbia Court of Appeal’s decision in West Moberly First Nations v. British Columbia (Chief Inspector of Mines).

On January 24, 2014, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed a leave to appeal application in a Métis rights case from Alberta.

The Federal Court has ordered that the trial of two actions brought under the post-CETA Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations (the Regulations), against two separate generics,

The ruling from the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) in Nevsun Resources Ltd. v. Araya, 2020 SCC 5 acts as a reminder to Canadian companies with international ...

In an important decision for Canadian resource companies operating abroad, the British Columbia Supreme Court has permitted claims alleging human rights abuses at a mine in East Africa to proceed to trial.

The decision to move a loved one who can no longer live independently into a long term care facility is rarely made lightly.

This week the Supreme Court of Canada released two decisions and granted leave to appeal in one case likely to be of interest to Canadian businesses.

On March 31, 2021, the Government of Canada unveiled new measures to combat online "harms" including hate speech.

We continue our review of interesting and unique legal tech issues. Here are some recent developments we are watching.

The recent decision of the Alberta Human Rights Commission in Engel v The Owners: Condominium Corporation Plan No. 9023695 o/a Glenora Manor ("Glenora Manor") serves as a cautionary tale...