Craig Cunningham was an accomplished senior executive who was dismissed without cause after eight years service.

The reshaping of Canada's workforce and the related drop in union density in the private sector is confirmed by numbers recently released by Statistics Canada.

The Ontario Superior Court recently pronounced itself on this issue in Norgren v. Plasma Power LLC.

Many employers and dismissed employees incorrectly assume that the law stipulated in a contract determines where legal proceedings can be commenced.

Executive compensation plans are often designed to both reward past performance and offer a meaningful retention incentive.

The recent introduction of requirements for policies and procedures relating to harassment and workplace violence in Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act ("OHSA") has increased the regulatory workload on employers.

The Final Report from Ontario's much-publicized Changing Workplaces Review recently proposed a wide range of changes to the province's Employment Standards Act, 2000 and the Labour Relations Act, 1995.

In Bertsch v. Datastealth Inc., the Ontario Court of Appeal confirmed that a properly drafted termination clause will be enforced.

In a recent article, Changing Workplaces Review Recommends Significant Changes to Ontario's Labour and Employment Laws, we provided readers with a summary of the most notable proposed changes to Ontario's Employment Standards Act, 2000 and the Labour Relations Act, 1995,

In June 2012, the Ontario Court of Appeal released two decisions allowing class action lawsuits to proceed against major Canadian banks.

On May 6, 2024, the Ontario government introduced Bill 190, the Working for Workers Five Act, 2024 ("Bill 190"), which is the fifth Bill in a series of legislative changes...

While there is some element of courtship at the beginning of every employment relationship, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (the "Court") in Rodgers v CEVA Freight Canada Corp. provides a caution for employers who entice away employees from secure employment.

Choosing whether to have your workers be employees or independent contractors is best done on a case-by-case basis.

In asset purchase transactions, it is not uncommon for new employment offers to be made to the vendor's employees.

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) have adopted amendments to Canada's take-over bid regime which will take effect on May 9, 2016.

On February 28, 2023, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions ("OSFI") released a draft Culture and Behaviour Risk Guideline (the "Guideline").

On May 22, 2003, the Trust Beneficiaries' Liability Act, part of Bill 41 (The Right Choices Act (Budget Measures)), was introduced in the Ontario Legislature and given first reading

On May 18, 2023, the Ontario Securities Commission (the "OSC") announced local OSC Rule 44-502 Extension to Ontario Instrument 44-501 Certain Prospectus Requirements for Well-known Seasoned...

OSFI requires federally regulated financial institutions, including Property and Casualty companies and branches operating in Canada, to file financial and corporate information to ensure compliance with their regulatory obligations.

With the passing last week of An Act mainly to implement certain provisions of the Budget Speech of 4 June 2014 and return to a balance budget in 2015-2016 (the "Act"), which received assent on April 21, 2015.