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The Alberta government recently released its mobile contact tracing app ("ABTraceTogether") which is intended to assist with determining whether a user has been exposed to COVID-19 and with locating others who have been exposed ...

The Energy Resource Conservation Board has recently denied applications by Bernum Petroleum Ltd.

The "commercialization" of migration has become increasingly common worldwide. As the need for temporary foreign workers has expanded, the use of a recruiter specializing in international talent has had a corresponding increase.

On February 8, 2019, the Land and Environment Court of New South Wales released its decision on whether to approve the Rocky Hill Coal Project after it had previously been refused by the state's Planning

Canadian provinces are currently in the early stages of distributing the COVID-19 vaccine. As a result, many employers are wondering whether they can or need to mandate vaccination...

The Federal Government has issued details to business owners on the temporary wage subsidy, a three-month measure that will allow eligible employers to reduce...

In a case that upholds the Supreme Court of Canada's notion that there is no presumption that the scope of an employee's authority includes the commission of unlawful acts, an Alberta Master has summarily dismissed a case based in vicarious liability.

A recent Alberta Court of Appeal decision regarding standard of care, negligent misrepresentation, ...

A new unpaid leave of absence has been created for employees who need time off from work because they are caring for children affected by school and daycare closures or self-isolated family members.

To recap, on August 3, 2023, the Government of Alberta announced the enactment of the Generation Approvals Pause Regulation through an order-in-council. The Regulation prohibits the AUC from issuing...

On December 14, 2023, the Alberta Utilities Commission ("AUC" or "Commission") released Bulletin 2023-08 announcing amendments to Rule 016: Review of Commission Decisions ("Rule 016").

The Alberta Human Rights Tribunal (the "Tribunal") recently released a quartet of decisions that confirm what evidence an individual must adduce in order to establish that the protected ground...

Historically, pure economic loss – economic losses unconnected to personal injuries or property damage – was not recoverable by a claimant in a negligence action.

In Alberta, any contracts with respect to an improvement on land entered into from today on must comply with and be carried out in accordance with the terms of the PPCLA.

The Supreme Court of Canada released a decision last Thursday (Valard Construction Ltd. v. Bird Construction Company) which imposes a new obligation on an owner or general contractor of a construction project ...

According to subsection 159(1) of the Income Tax Act (the "Act"), legal representatives jointly and severally, or solidarily liable for a taxpayer's tax liability while they are the legal representative...

In this second "CASL Countdown Alert", I will highlight the important concept of consent to receive a CEM and the difference between express and implied consent.