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The evolution of the thorny issue of privacy in the Canadian workplace continues. In recent months we have updated you on court and labour arbitration decisions. In a recent case, an individual employee tried to take privacy one step further, suing another employee for invasion of privacy.

In a recent Alberta arbitration award (PDF), the arbitrator awarded damages to employees for a breach of their privacy rights, in the amount of $1,250 each.

On June 21, 2011, in Canadian Jewish Congress v. Polger, the Court of Appeal of Québec overturned a decision of the Superior Court that had ordered an employer to pay pension benefits based only on an alleged practice and without proper written documentation to that effect.

The federal party leaders took something of a break from campaigning on Thursday as they prepared for their first televised debate in Montreal.

The Nuchatlaht have recently appealed the trial decision in their Aboriginal title case. In April 2024, the Nuchatlaht were granted title to roughly 11 square kilometres on the northwestern part of Nootka Island.

The traveller may have received their vaccine in any country as long as they can provide proof of completing the vaccination in either English or French or a certified translation.

Trademark oppositions are important in Canada. Indeed, the issuance of a registration provides a right to use the mark in Canada and, in most cases, acts as a shield against...

Quebec's A. Lassonde Inc. has been selling fruit and vegetable juices under the Oasis brand for over 45 years throughout Canada.

The decision handed down by trial judge Daniel H. Tingley in a case pitting 21 former "Dunkin' Donut" franchisees against their franchisor, Dunkin' Brand Canada Ltd. ("Dunkin' Brands"), was appealed by Dunkin' Brands on July 23, 2012.

The purpose of this bulletin, the third in our "Dispute Resolution Clauses - Two Minute Drafting Tips" series, is to provide parties involved in negotiating commercial agreements with quick...

On October 19, 2011, the Supreme Court of Canada issued an important decision regarding application of the law of defamation to Internet hyperlinks that lead to defamatory material.

On October 24, 2012, the Minister of Finance (Canada) tabled a Notice of Ways & Means Motion (the "Notice of Ways & Means Motion") containing almost 1000 pages of technical amendments to the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the "ITA").

Earlier this year, in our What to Expect for 2026 in the Aviation Sector in Canada bulletin, we noted that 2026 would likely become a defining year for tax planning in the Canadian business aviation sector. Recent developments appear to confirm that prediction

The Competition authorities of the G7 countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the U.K. and the U.S.) and the European Commission have reached a common agreement

The amendments require that corporations hold a separate vote for each candidate for the position of director.

The federal government's previously announced changes to the Employment Insurance ("EI") program concerning parental, maternity and caregiving benefits will come into effect on December 3, 2017.

Fixed term employment contracts can be useful. Employers can hire an employee for a specific period of time (like a maternity leave) or for a project with a set end date.

This bulletin provides an update to our April 2026 bulletin in which we reported on the federal government's launch of consultations on potential reform to the Canada Labour Code ("Code"). On July 3, 2026, the Government of Canada announced a second round of consultations. This second phase will build on, and go deeper into, a targeted subset of issues emerging from the first round of consultations.