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In early 2014, we reported on a B.C. Human Rights Tribunal decision in which Carl Kelly was awarded $75,000 in damages for injury to dignity, feelings, and self-respect.

In a recent decision, Kelly v. University of British Columbia, 2013 BCHRT 302, the BC Human Rights Tribunal awarded a complainant $75,000 in damages for injury to dignity, feelings, and self-respect.

The Province has made it possible for employees and volunteers to rely on a single criminal record check for a five year period with multiple employers, yet an employer’s right to require a criminal record check in every case is preserved.

The BC Supreme Court recently affirmed the high threshold required of employers when purporting to dismiss an employee for just cause. In Chu v China Southern Airlines Company...

Effective this fall, Bill 11 will amend the Employment Standards Act to remove the requirement for employees to provide a doctor's note for short-term health-related absences.

A provincial election is scheduled to take place in British Columbia on May 14th 2013.

In a previous bulletin, we advised readers of the enactment of Bill 18, the Stronger Workplaces for a Stronger Economy Act, 2014, which introduced significant changes to several employment-related statutes in Ontario.

There is no shortage of cases which confirm the perils of assuming that an employer's liability for reasonable notice of termination will be capped at one month per year of employment.

On April 7, 2022, the Ontario Government passed Bill 88, the Working for Workers Act, 2022.

The federal government has tabled Bill C-39, introducing sweeping reforms to the Canada Labour Code that will fundamentally reshape union negotiations, dispute resolution, and workplace enforcement for federally regulated employers. These changes, stemming from extensive public consultations with over 26,000 responses, grant new ministerial powers while expanding government enforcement capacity by 70% through the hiring of 100 additional health and safety officers.

Preventative measures to forestall the need for "doocing".

In June 2021, the Government of British Columbia passed legislation aimed at making public sector organizations more accessible and inclusive, and removing and preventing the barriers...

On November 12, 2025, the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia announced the amendment of the province's Employment Standards Act Regulation to immediately bar employers from asking for a sick note...

On February 7, 2023, Bill 2, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Act, was introduced at first reading before the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.

As part of the 2025 Federal Budget, released on November 4, 2025, the Government of Canada announced plans to amend the Canada Labour Code (the Code) to restrict the use of non-compete agreements in employment contracts...

Toronto Public Health and Peel Public Health have issued an order under Section 22 of the Health Protection and Promotion Act...

The law of drug and alcohol testing in Canada is in a state of evolution.