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This blog will provide an overview of the most significant federal and provincial relief measures to assist businesses and entrepreneurs in the face of the unique and pressing challenges...

As schools and businesses close down across the country, employers are dealing with unprecedented challenges.

Under the Infectious Disease Emergency Leave Regulation ("Regulation") that was enacted under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 ("ESA") in the early stages of the pandemic.

Family offices today face growing complexity driven by generational transitions, a growing number of family stakeholders...

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have rapid and far-reaching effects on Canadian workplaces.

On May 28, 2025, the Ontario government announced that it had tabled the Working for Workers Seven Act, 2025 (the "Act")...

A constructive dismissal occurs when an employer makes a substantial change to a fundamental term or condition of an employee's employment without the employee's express or implied consent.

Bill 195 brings an end to Ontario's declared emergency, significantly affecting emergency leaves, temporary layoffs, and constructive dismissals under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA).

The Government of Canada passed An Act respecting certain measures in response to COVID-19 (the COVID-19 Act)...

Temporary layoff rules continue to change as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The law on layoffs is complex, varies between provinces and territories, and is governed ...

In times of economic uncertainty, employers in British Columbia may consider downsizing as a way to manage costs and mitigate risk.

The past few days have seen multiple announcements from governments across Canada. To help make things easier for employers, we summarized below those announcements that touch on workplace issues.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, governments across Canada mandated the shutdown of businesses and workplaces in order to control the spread of the virus and "flatten the curve".

In response to the economic uncertainty triggered by the imposition of U.S. tariffs, our Labour and Employment Group consulted directly with clients to better understand the workforce-related challenges they are facing.

In response to the current COVID-19 pandemic employees and employers in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut need to know their rights and obligations.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, all Canadian provinces and territories declared a state of emergency and implemented strict measures to help curb the spread of the virus

Canada's federal government has announced a $3.5 billion rapid response support package in anticipation of retaliatory tariffs against the United States, introducing new temporary employment insurance measures and workforce retention programs. The package extends EI benefits, waives waiting periods, and creates funding opportunities for employers to retain and retrain workers rather than implement large-scale layoffs.