On May 12, 2022, the Ontario Court of Appeal rendered its highly anticipated decision in the appeal of Taylor v Hanley Hospitality Inc. The lower court had considered the interaction...

Does your workplace have a naloxone kit? Are you legally required to have one?

On June 8, 2022, in Rahman v. Cannon Design Architecture Inc., the Court of Appeal reiterated that Waksdale is supreme in Ontario.

On April 2, 2024, the Ontario Divisional Court released its decision in Metrolinx v. Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 1587, which was a judicial review of an arbitration decision rendered...

On November 14, 2022, the Ontario government released the 2022 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review – Ontario's Plan to Build: A Progress Update.

In an important decision for employers, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (Tribunal) confirmed that distinction does not necessarily amount to discrimination.

A recent Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) decision found that two teachers engaged in a lawful work refusal when they refused to return to work following a classroom...

On October 28, 2022, the Canadian Human Rights Commission announced that it had updated its Complaint Rules.

The proposed class proceeding in this case centered on allegations arising from the federal government's detention of non-citizen immigrants.

The Ontario Divisional Court recently dismissed an application for judicial review of a reconsideration decision of the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (Tribunal).

Settlement agreements require careful attention to both present and future entitlements, as highlighted by the Ontario Court of Appeal's recent decision in Preston v. Cervus Equipment Corporation.

Amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations made under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act which came into effect on September 26, 2022 place new obligations on employers who employ temporary foreign workers.

As discussed in our FTR Now articles of February 6, 2025 and February 14, 2025, the economic uncertainty caused by the prospect of tariffs has led employers to consider temporary layoffs and mass terminations.

In a trio of cases, the Ontario Court of Appeal recently held that a claim for the tort of intrusion upon seclusion does not apply to companies who store personal information for commercial use...

While the threat of tariffs on Canadian goods and products has been temporarily paused, the potential for a tariff war in the near future has caused considerable...

The Ontario Court of Appeal has rendered a helpful decision which may serve to lessen some of the confusion.

In an unusual decision, the Supreme Court of British Columbia has awarded costs against the British Columbia Workers' Compensation Appeal Tribunal (WCAT) following a successful judicial review application.

Class action proceedings often end in negotiated settlements. Those settlements (which must be approved by a court) can be significant in monetary terms.

In the recent decision Yu v. Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (Tribunal) provided important clarification on the distinction between continuing discriminatory acts and the ongoing effects of past discrimination.

As we noted previously, the Ontario government has passed Bill 27, Working for Workers Act, 2021. Among other things, Bill 27 amends the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) to require employers...