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In June 2017, the Government of Ontario introduced the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017 (Bill 148) which, if passed, will introduce numerous significant changes to the Employment Standards Act...

On May 7, 2018, the Government of Ontario announced that it would walk back one of the more controversial changes to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 ("ESA") made as a result of...

The recommendations of the Drummond Report , released earlier this year, have guided the Ontario provincial government's recent public sector austerity measures.

Two recent decisions, one from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and another from the B.C. Supreme Court, provide employers with further insight into what is required...

It is commonly understood that employers are required to accommodate requests for time off to observe religious holidays. But what exactly is the scope of the employer's obligation?

Employers need to be aware that on September 8, 2016, significant changes to the workplace harassment provisions of Ontario's Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) will take effect.

Given Brake's approximately 20 years of service and age (62), the Court awarded her 20 months' notice, totalling $104,499.33 in damages.

The federal government recently introduced special measures to the Work-Sharing Program to help mitigate the impact of U.S. tariffs on employers and employees.

In one of the first decisions to closely examine the obligations of employers and employees under the workplace violence provisions of Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act (the "Act"), an arbitrator has upheld the dismissal of an employee for uttering a death threat to a co-worker.

On June 14, 2018, the Supreme Court of Canada granted Suncor a third (but not final) win in the ongoing dispute between Suncor and Unifor Local 707A over random drug and alcohol testing at certain Suncor oil sands operations, ...

In the recent decision of Correia v. Canac Kitchens the Ontario Court of Appeal found that employers cannot be held liable for negligent investigation leading to the dismissal of an employee.

The 2010 amendments to the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act, known as Bill 168, imposed obligations on employers in respect of workplace violence and workplace harassment in the form of bullying.

The recent Australian court decision, <I>Enron Australia v. TXU Electricity </I>[2003] NSWSC 1169 (<I>Enron</I>), has serious implications for derivatives market participants. Although <I>Enron </I>is a decision of the New South Wales Supreme Court, it is very likely that the same result would be reached in any of the Canadian common law jurisdictions. Therefore, Canadian market participants should keep <I>Enron </I>in mind when negotiating derivatives contracts.

On September 6, 2023, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions ("OSFI") issued a letter to industry describing the steps OSFI intends to take to implement new provisions...

On June 22, 2023, the Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1 ("Bill C-47"), which includes a number of major commitments the government announced in its Budget 2023, received Royal Assent.

Spring is just around the corner and market participants are eagerly awaiting amendments to Ontario Securities Commission ("OSC") Rule 13-502 – Fees, OSC Rule 13-503...

Further to our November update, Canadian securities regulators in all jurisdictions other than Newfoundland and Labrador have adopted a new capital-raising prospectus exemption for issuers listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), ..

On June 20, 2024, Bill C-69, the Budget Implementation Act, 2024 received royal assent. Among other things, Bill C-69 enacts the Consumer-Driven Banking Act...