Workplace injuries in Ontario carry significant legal and financial consequences for employers, making compliance with the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) essential. Understanding employer obligations under the WSIB regime—from mandatory registration and premium calculations to injury reporting and return-to-work programs—is critical for managing risk and avoiding costly penalties.

The Ontario Ministry of Labour has released a new version of the Employment Standards Poster, version 6.0. In addition to posting, employees must receive a copy of the poster.

In Merrifield v. Canada (Attorney General), Ontario's highest court has confirmed that there is no free-standing common law tort of harassment in Ontario.

Perhaps not surprisingly given all the media attention on the issue of sexual harassment in recent months, the Ontario Human Rights Commission recently issued a statement regarding sexual harassment and Ontario’s Human Rights Code.

Effective January 1, 2022, important changes for estate planning come into effect. Anyone who has separated from their spouse, is living in a common law relationship, ...

The legislation [Divorce Act and Children's Law Reform Act] was amended in 2021 to provide a focus on engaging dispute resolution processes...

This new visa exemption reverses the Government of Canada's prior decision to impose TRV requirements on Mexican citizens, which became effective on July 14, 2009.

As previously discussed, Citizenship and Immigration Canada ("CIC") implemented its Express Entry system on January 1, 2015.

Earlier this month, the United States Department of State ("DOS") announced that, due to technical problems, it was temporarily unable to issue U.S. visas at consular posts abroad.

In 2015, American and Canadian courts released a number of decisions of interest to fidelity claims professionals.

Organizations that collect or handle personal information are generally aware that they have an obligation to protect that information from loss or misuse.

In RSA v Intact Insurance, Ms. Wilson and her husband met with their insurance broker on February 29, 2012. Her license had been suspended on account of unpaid fines.

The decision concerns creditors who obtain judgment in another country, but who are unable to locate assets to satisfy the judgment debt in that jurisdiction.

Handling a typical MVA claim is routine for most insurance adjusters and claims handlers. But what happens when the accident involves an injured minor or someone incapacitated?

In reasons released October 4, 2022, the Divisional Court provided guidance on when jurisdiction arguments have to be raised on Construction Act adjudications (and confirmation that adjudicators...

Following are the summaries for this week's civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario.

On March 1, 2018, a revised federal Voluntary Disclosures Program (VDP) will come into effect. The VDP provides taxpayers with an opportunity to voluntarily disclose and correct prior errors ...

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On March 22, 2026, a Jazz Aviation flight Jazz Aviation Flight 8646 (operating as Air Canada Express flight JZA646/QK646) collided with a fire truck...