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The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has dismissed another complaint relating to a refusal to wear a mask, this time in the context of religious belief and employment.

On April 27, 2017, the Government of Ontario put forward its 2017 Budget and introduced legislation – Bill 127, An Act to implement Budget measures and to enact and repeal various statutes – to implement the measures contained in the Budget.

A recent decision by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice , Gordon v. Altus Group Ltd., emphasizes how important it is for employers to engage in progressive discipline and to provide honest reasons when dismissing an employee for just cause.

A recent no-nonsense decision will bring comfort to employers navigating the murky technicalities of stock award agreements and, more specifically, clauses in stock award agreements...

Organizations have legal obligations to protect employees from workplace violence and harassment.

The Ontario Government enacted the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (the "AODA") to develop standards to improve accessibility for Ontarians with disabilities in the areas of customer service, employment, information and communication, transportation and the built environment.

In June 2012, we wrote about Chief Justice Winkler's decision in Bowes v Goss Power Products (2012 ONCA 425) ("Bowes"), which had raised a number of eyebrows.

As the new Conservative government takes its place in the House of Commons, Canadian industry is paying close attention to today's Throne Speech for an indication as to Canada's future under the Kyoto Protocol. Although they opposed the Accord while in Opposition, the new government's position remains unclear.

The Regulation respecting a 450-megawatt block of wind energy1 was published by the Quebec Government on November 13, 2013. - See more at: http://www.mcmillan.ca/new-regulation-regarding-the-450-MW-block-of-wind-energy-in-Quebec#sthash.oZ1b28ql.dpuf

This case involved a proposal to construct 10 run-of-river hydroelectric power plants on tributary creeks to the Holmes River over an approximately 40 km distance.

The Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (the "Ministry") has proposed amendments to the Record of Site Condition ("RSC") regime to support building homes faster by reducing the need for an RSC.

The Québec Court of Appeal recently reiterated[1] that a minor municipal exemption cannot be granted if it has the effect of adversely affecting the quality of the environment.

Québec has introduced minimum fines ten times higher than previous penalties for environmental violations in high-risk industries including manufacturing, mining, and energy sectors. The amendments to the Environment Quality Act target specific contraventions such as unauthorized discharges, operating without proper authorization, and non-compliance with ministerial conditions.

Budget 2023 proposes to amend the Excise Tax Act (the "ETA") to expressly subject supplies of "payment card network" services to Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax ("GST/HST").

Senior financial services executives across the country recently participated in a survey regarding the Final Report on open banking (the "Report") from Canada's Advisory Committee (the "Committee")...

The Proposed Policy addresses requirements for registration by "non-resident investment fund managers" in the Policy Jurisdictions.

On March 29, 2021, OSFI announced three proposed amendments to the vested asset regime for foreign insurance companies with branch operations in Canada ("FIBs").