Employers in the Northwest Territories should be aware that the amendments to the Employment Standards Act adopted by the Legislative Assembly in August 2019 are now in force as of January 1, 2020.

Many employers have annual bonus plans which provide additional compensation to employees upon the achievement of certain objectives.

Rumours continue to percolate that the Government of Alberta is looking at introducing changes to the Labour Relations Code as early as this spring.

A Quebec labour arbitrator has recently held that an employer engaged in abuse of authority and harassment against an employee by allowing a complaint against...

The Alberta Court of Appeal has released a tentative schedule for Alberta's challenge of the federal carbon tax, which could see the case heard just before Christmas

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact our day to day lives, businesses across the Province and across Canada continue to work tirelessly to adapt as best they can to the ever-evolving...

Notwithstanding the difficulty of considering one's estate at this time, it is important to respond to COVID-19 and the current state of uncertainty by being proactive and prepared.

On June 18, 2020, the Government of Alberta introduced Bill 24, the COVID-19 Pandemic Response Statutes Amendment Act, 2020 ("Bill 24").

On June 1, 2018, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) implemented a temporary public policy regarding medical inadmissibility and the excessive demand on health and social services.

After much waiting, speculation and anticipation, we now know that the law permitting usage of recreational cannabis will take effect on October 17, 2018

The City of Yellowknife and Government of the Northwest Territories have issued an evacuation order due to the ongoing wildfires.

Delays processing immigration applications are becoming increasingly frustrating for Canadian employers.

The segments originally aired on OMNI Television in Alberta, BC, and Ontario. The interview took place in both English and Spanish. The recordings are available below.

Alberta's Bill 84, Business Corporations Amendment Act ("Bill 84"), which received Royal assent on December 2, 2021 and is expected to come into force in early 2022...

The Government of Alberta has launched a public consultation to modernize the Personal Information Protection Act ("PIPA"), which governs how private-sector organizations collect, use, and protect personal information.

Architects and engineers will receive the benefit of the prompt payment provisions of Alberta's new Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act. They will be subject to construction lien holdbacks as well.

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and in collaboration with the Law Society of Alberta, the Alberta Minister of Justice and Solicitor General has issued a Ministerial Order (the "Order")...

On January 1, 2018, the Human Rights Act (Alberta) (the "Act") was amended, in part, to put age discrimination protections in place as it relates to apartments and condominiums.

On August 8, 2016, the Residential Tenancies (Safer Spaces for Victims of Domestic Violence) Amendment Act, 2015 came into force.

On October 29, 2021, Ric McIver, Minister of Municipal Affairs, introduced Bill 77 to the legislature.