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A recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal has provided franchisors and franchisees with further guidance on how to calculate statutory rescission damages under section 6 of Ontario's Arthur Wishart Act (Franchise Disclosure), 2000.

The Supreme Court of Canada recently issued its highly anticipated decision in Daishowa-Marubeni International Ltd. v. The Queen, dealing with the tax treatment of future obligations that are assumed by a purchaser of assets.

The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed a former Dairy Queen franchisees' application for leave to appeal a decision affirming the franchisor's enforcement of a Mutual Cancellation and Release

It is rare that there are follow-up decisions from franchise injunctions, but a recent British Columbia Supreme Court (BCSC) decision demonstrates that if a franchise...

Most forms of franchise agreements require the provision of a personal guarantee by the franchisee shareholders to guarantee the franchisee corporation's obligations under the agreement.

2022 was a year of change. The world emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic and ushered in a new landscape for workplaces and employment law in Canada. For the first time, many employers...

As we previously wrote here, last week Ontario's Ministry of Labour released the final report in its Changing Workplaces Review (Report), which proposed a number of amendments to ESA and LRA.

As a general principle, employees who have been wrongfully dismissed have a duty to mitigate their damages by taking reasonable steps to secure comparable alternative employment.

Many first-time parents ask themselves this very question, especially as their baby's due date approaches ever nearer.

Ontario employers can be forgiven for a lack of enthusiasm in ringing in 2018. Several significant changes to ESA come into effect as of January 1, 2018 and many employers are scrambling...

The gig economy is by no means a new concept, but it has risen and expanded greatly in recent years. Ever increasing numbers of workers are performing work available through digital platforms...

Many employers understandably believe that their business can provide valuable training, experience and education to unemployed individuals and students, and therefore see a mutual benefit to hiring unpaid "interns".

Gregory Milwid was a 62-year-old managerial employee who had worked with IBM Canada Ltd. (IBM) for 38 years.

In a good-news decision for employers, the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld another less than perfect termination provision, adding to its growing collection of decisions ...

In May of last year we gave our readers an update on a recent Ontario decision regarding early termination of a five year fixed contract, Howard v. Benson Group Inc. Mr. Howard's employment was terminated without cause after only 23 months of service.

A recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court highlights the importance of including a comprehensive release in any separation package offered to an employee upon dismissal ...

On November 6, 2023, the Ontario government announced (the Announcement) proposed new legislation that, if passed, will require Ontario employers to disclose...

In Iriotakis, the plaintiff was a 56-year-old sales employee with just over two years of service whose earnings were based heavily on commission.