It is the start of a new year and we are ready to look ahead. In B.C., we are anticipating some significant labour decisions in 2022, which could be consequential for unionized workplaces.

In Boucher v. Wal-Mart Canada Corp., 2014 ONCA 419, Wal-Mart paid a high price for failing to properly investigate an employee’s complaint.

In Thomas v. Signals Design Group, 2024 BCHRT 135, the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal dismissed a complaint alleging discrimination on the basis of sex.

On May 10, 2013, the Government of Canada introduced a Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement regarding the definition of Dependent Child for immigration purposes.

Workers' compensation is a no-fault insurance system for injuries arising out of and in the course of a worker's employment.

The British Columbia Court of Appeal, overturning a Supreme Court Judge's decision, held that an executive with an "at will" employment contract with a US company was also an employee of the Canadian subsidiary, and was therefore entitled to reasonable notice of termination in accordance with Canadian law.

Employers and HR professionals have become increasingly alive to the requirement to document misconduct and build the case for termination of employment.

A recent B.C. Human Rights Tribunal decision serves to remind employers of their duty to provide a discrimination-free workplace.

On July 11, 2022, Arbitrator Randy Noonan released his decision in Coca Cola Canada Bottling Inc. -and- Teamsters Local 213, B.C.C.A.A.A. No. 69 (Noonan).

On October 20, 2025, the BC Legislature introduced Bill 30, Employment Standards (Serious Illness or Injury Leave) Amendment Act.

The Ontario Court of Appeal recently upheld an important lower court finding that employers can be shielded from liability for giving negative employment references.

Bill 23, which introduces significant changes to the Workers Compensation Act (the "Act"), received royal assent on August 14, 2020. The Act contains 34 provisions including changes relating ...

Elevator law, according to one colleague and despite our best attempts to intervene, has its ups and downs.

In Tyler v. City of Powell River, 2025 BCHRT 316, the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal dismissed a complaint of employment discrimination on the ground of mental disability that had been brought...

Imagine one day you were reading the weekend newspaper and discover one or more of your employees is engaged in activities that are not consistent with the good standing of the employer.

In Wisser v. CEM International Management Consultants Ltd. 2022 ABQB 414, Alberta Court of Queen's Bench (as it then was) confirmed the oppression remedy can ground liability...

In the recent decision of Dibble v. Creative Music Therapy Solutions Inc., 2024 BCSC 1066, the B.C. Supreme Court provided a helpful reminder...

In Catch Engineering Partnership v. Mai, 2023 ABKB 279, the Alberta Court of King's Bench awarded $112,320 in damages against a former employee who breached the non-solicitation provisions in his employment agreement.

In Ziegler v. Pacific Blue Cross (No. 2), 2020 BCHRT 125, the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal dismissed a complaint made by a former employee claiming the employer had failed to...

In Bartender v. Finale Entertainment Inc., 2024 BCHRT 155, the complainant, a former bartender with the respondent nightclub, filed a human rights complaint after his employment was terminated without cause.