The Ontario Courts' Civil Rules Committee is considering significant amendments to Rule 34 of the Rules of Civil Procedure, which sets out the procedure for conducting oral examinations out of court.

In a recent decision, Waste Management of Canada Corporation v Unifor, Local 4268, Arbitrator Wilson upheld the dismissal of a long service employee...

As we previously wrote here, on November 27, 2024, the Ontario government introduced the Working for Workers Six Act, 2024 ("Bill 229") as the most recent installment in the "working for workers" legislation series.

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has created an unprecedented economic climate for businesses across Canada.

Ontario's Occupational Health and Safety Act ("OHSA") requires employers to conduct an investigation into allegations of workplace harassment that is "appropriate in the circumstances".

The Federal Government has released the details of the next steps in its economic recovery plan, announcing an extension of theCERB program, a transition plan for Canadians who are receiving the CERB, ...

The Federal Government has announced it will extend the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (the "CEWS") to August 29, 2020.

In Curtis v. Medcan Health Management Inc., 2022 ONSC 5176 ("Medcan"), the Divisional Court certified a class action against an employer for unpaid vacation and holiday...

In McFarlane v. King Ursa Inc., 2025 ONSC 3553, the Superior Court awarded a former employee (the "Employee") more than $290,000 in damages in respect of constructive dismissal...

On May 16, 2025, the Ontario Court of Appeal in Bertsch v Datastealth Inc., 2025 ONCA 379 (CanLII) upheld a termination clause limiting employees' termination entitlements to the minimum amounts...

Bill C-65, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (harassment and violence), the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act and the Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 1, seeks to amend ...

Regulatory bodies oversee certain professional workers, including teachers, accountants, and many health professionals.

An employer saved itself more than $100,000 in damages by offering to recall a long-time employee early on in the reasonable notice period following a constructive dismissal.

A new Ontario Court of Appeal case provides both guidance and caution to employers in regulated industries when disclosing facts or making complaints to a regulator against former or departing employees.

In the recent case of Battiston v Microsoft Canada Inc, 2020 ONSC 4286, the Ontario Superior Court held that the otherwise enforceable termination provisions of a stock awards agreement were...

An employee does not have an absolute right to smoke marijuana, medical or otherwise, in the workplace.

On February 25, 2020, the Ontario Labour Relations Board released its first "gig economy" decision. The "gig economy" is characterized by temporary, flexible jobs where...

Effective February 1, 2024, federally regulated employers who dismiss an employee without cause must give the employee notice in writing of the termination...

The federal government's Accessible Canada Act, which came into effect on July 11, 2019, creates a new regulatory regime for establishing and enforcing accessibility standards for federally regulated organizations.

In Horne v. Public Service Alliance of Canada ("Horne"), the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario ("Tribunal") dismissed an application claiming that a job posting requiring a successful...