A recent Ontario arbitration decision, Garda Security Screening Inc. v. IAM, District 140 (Shoker Grievance), provides employers with a useful authority when faced with addressing breaches...

Directors and officers owe fiduciary duties to the corporations they serve.

Starting June 13, 2019, private federal corporations governed by the Canada Business Corporations Act ("CBCA") are required to keep a detailed register of information about individuals who directly or indirectly have an interest in more than 25% of the shares of the corporation.

The new Trustee Act came into force on February 1, 2023. There are a few new changes, however, this alert focuses on the new obligations with respect to trust accounting.

There has recently been an influx of class action lawsuits filed against employers in Alberta. McLennan Ross is now handling a number of these claims on behalf of our clients...

ast week the Alberta Court of Appeal released its decision in R v. Kal Tire, 2020 ABCA 200. The case involved an incident at a commercial tire repair sho

Arbitration panels dismissed each grievance for lack of jurisdiction under teacher-related statutory and negotiated framework structures which governed teacher collective bargaining as well as teacher collective agreements.

The Supreme Court of Canada has recently denied Alberta Health Services' application for Leave to Appeal the Alberta Court of Appeal decision United Nurses of Alberta v Alberta Health Services, 2021 ABCA 194 ("UNA v AHS").

On January 16, 2018, the Alberta Energy Regulator ("AER") issued Bulletin 2018-01: OneStop – Water Act Approval Applications and Code of Practice Notifications.

For many individuals in Alberta, living in a relationship of interdependence (a common law relationship) without the benefit of marriage is a choice

You can imagine how unpleasant it was at the hearing for the disabled person to hear strangers debating just how short their life was doomed to be.

A recent Alberta decision has addressed the issue of a Testator leaving two wills without either document containing an express revocation clause .

On February 16, 2018, the provincial government announced the retail regulations for Alberta's Cannabis Framework. These regulations outline key details about the operation of retail cannabis stores ...

As of October 14, 2016, AMA members voted to have the AMA Board approve the amendment of the 2011-2018 AMA Agreement with Alberta Health, together with a number of other collateral agreements with Alberta Health and AHS.

In an effort to attract both individuals and businesses to untapped markets of the North, the Government of the Northwest Territories continues to revise and improve the Northwest Territories Nominee Program ("NTNP").

For the first time since the Minor Injury Regulation (MIR) came into force in 2004 there has been a change to the definition of what constitutes a minor injury.

Many employers now have a practice of not giving employment references at all. That can prevent future employers from finding out about very serious misconduct.

The majority of Alberta private sector businesses are already subject to mandatory breach notification rules under the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) which is the Alberta government's legislation.

In contract disputes, what's written often outweighs what's said. A written agreement that clearly sets out each parties' rights and responsibilities...

On July 18, 2017, the Department of Finance announced a number of proposed amendments to the Income Tax Act.