Bullying and harassment is much in mind these days, especially in BC under the new Workers Compensation Act provisions.

On October 26, 2023, Ontario's Bill 79, Working for Workers Act, 2023 received royal assent. Among other changes to workplace law...

Just as the summer winds down, we have an update on Bill 148, the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017.

The Ontario Court of Appeal recently released its decision in Blue Mountain Resorts Limited v. Ontario, 2013 ONCA 75, overturning a Divisional Court decision on the duties of employers and contractors under the Occupational Health and Safety Act to report a death or a "critical injury" to the Ministry of Labour.

On December 4, 2013, the Ontario government introduced Bill 146, the Stronger Workplaces for a Stronger Economy Act, 2013.

The Government of Ontario has announced that as part of the 2021 Fall Economic Statement, legislation will be introduced that, if passed, would raise the general minimum wage from $14.35 per hour to $15.00 per hour effective January 1, 2022.

On December 8, 2020, the Workplace Safety and Insurance and Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 238) ("the Bill") passed first reading in the Ontario legislature.

As usual, our colleagues in other areas of practice are raising issues that may be of interest to employers in BC.

In addition to vacations and statutory holidays, there are two key times when an employee who is not performing any productive work may be entitled to be paid under the Employment Standards Act (British Columbia)

A discussion on the differences and pros and cons between defined benefit and defined contribution pension plans.

2018 marks an exceptional year for developments in the Ontario human rights remedies realm.

The Government of Canada announced on June 14, 2022, that as of Monday June 20, 2022 the government is suspending COVID-19 vaccination requirements for domestic and outbound international travel on planes and trains.

On October 29, 2010, Bill 120, the Securing Pension Benefits Now and for the Future Act, 2010, the second phase of pension reform, was released.

WorkSafeBC’s Board of Directors has just published 3 new Occupational Health and Safety policies concerning workplace bullying and harassment.

Last week at the annual PDAC convention in Toronto, the McCarthy Tétrault team delivered a series of informative presentations on legal issues facing the mining sector today.

This British Columbia Supreme Court decision emphasizes the importance of due diligence in the specific context of an agreement that incorporates a second agreement by reference.

On November 26, 2014, BC Hydro announced that it has amended its Standing Offer Program (SOP) rules to make existing generation no longer eligible for participation in the SOP.

We wrote about the judicial review application challenging the federal environmental assessment process for the Darlington New Nuclear Power Plant Project.

In early January 2017, Halifax-based energy and services provider, Emera Inc., initiated a solicitation process to procure clean energy for bundling with transmission capacity on its proposed Atlantic Link transmission project.

In this class proceeding concerning alleged price-fixing of diamonds, the plaintiff sought leave to amend its statement of claim to speak to issues raised by the defendants in the course of the certification application and hearing.