In Regional Municipality of York v Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 905 (Long Term Care Unit), Arbitrator Stephen Raymond found that a mandatory vaccination policy (Policy)...

The Prime Minister declared September 19, 2022 to be a National Day of Mourning to mark the Queen's passing on September 8, 2022.

On August 27, 2024, Arbitrator Allen Ponak upheld an indefinite suspension imposed on Shawn Lemon, a veteran defensive end in the Canadian Football League (CFL), for wagering on CFL games in 2021...

The sixth installment of the Safe Sport series addresses the implementation of the Universal Code of Conduct to Prevent and Address Maltreatment in Sport (the UCCMS) in the college and university sectors.

Addressing complaints of the maltreatment and abuse of athletes continues to be a developing and hot-button issue in Canadian law.

In Oxford County v. Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 1146, Arbitrator Brian Sheehan determined that the grievor, who refused, on the basis of her religion, to undergo rapid antigen testing in accordance...

The Ontario Court of Appeal recently released its reasons in National Organized Workers Union v. Sinai Health System.

On February 22, 2025, the federal government published new draft regulations to support yet-to-be enacted provisions of the Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2 (Bill C-86) that amend the Canada Labour Code (Code)...

On November 7, 2022, the federal government published Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made Under the Canada Labour Code (Medical Leave with Pay) (Regulations)...

On March 26, 2024, the Ontario government tabled its 2024 budget, "Building a Better Ontario" and Bill 180, Building a Better Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2024.

On October 27, 2022, the Ontario government tabled Bill 26, Strengthening Post-secondary Institutions and Students Act, 2022.

On April 19, 2024, the Supreme Court rendered Société des casinos du Québec inc. v. Association des cadres de la Société des casinos du Québec in which it concluded that the exclusion...

Welcome to our newest edition of the School Board Update. In this Update we review a recent decision from the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (Tribunal) concerning allegations of discrimination with respect...

In September 2023, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) published a new administrative policy that could impact the payroll deductions an employer must make in respect of employees who work fully remotely.

A long-awaited decision from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (SCJ) was released on August 23, 2024, dismissing an appeal by the Crown who challenged the trial judge's finding that the City of Greater Sudbury...

On October 28, 2024, Ontario's Working for Workers Five Act, 2024 received Royal Assent. Bill 190 amends several statutes including the Employment Standards Act, 2000, the Occupational Health and Safety Act and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997.

In Dufault v. Ignace (Township), the Ontario Court of Appeal reinforced and applied the principle established in Waksdale v. Swegon North America Inc. (Waksdale) that, when interpreting an employment agreement...

On October 31, 2022, the Ontario government introduced Bill 28, Keeping Students in Class Act, 2022 (Bill 28 or the Bill) which, if passed, would enact and implement new central terms for collective agreements...

The Ontario Divisional Court recently dismissed an application for judicial review of a preliminary arbitration decision in which Arbitrator Steinberg concluded...

A review of any number of recent news articles makes this point clear.