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Recently, courts across Canada seem to be expanding the application and coverage of occupational health and safety legislation - providing broad and liberal interpretations of legislation.

It is commonplace for companies and supervisors across Canada to be charged and convicted with respect to health and safety offences.

It has been a fundamental principle of employment law that terminated employees generally have an obligation to seek alternate employment to minimize or mitigate their resulting losses.

Severance obligations can of course be costly for employers. An often-tricky issue is the impact of post-termination income on the obligations of the terminating employer.

Residents in long-term care homes deserve care free from abuse by employees of the facility.

The decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal earlier this year in "Slater Steel" exposed 10 directors and officers to possible personal liability of $20 million with no meaningful recourse against the insolvent Slater Steel or its assets.

The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (the "Tribunal") recently considered the delicate balance between accommodating employees with disabilities and managing performance issues.

On September 13, 2023, BC Hydro released the Phase 1 Engagement Summary Report ("Phase 1 Report") in the lead-up to its 2024 Call for Power ("Call").

The long-awaited UK battery strategy landed today, setting out HM Government's vision for the UK to achieve a globally competitive battery supply chain by 2030: UK battery strategy - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

On the eve of the fourth session of the United Nations Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (or INC-4) on Plastic Pollution in Ottawa, the Federal Government announced the creation...

The first budget of Ford's Ontario government was introduced on April 11, 2019. The 2019 Budget includes proposed changes to the Estates Administration Tax Act, 1998, and an associated Regulation, ...

The 2024 Federal Budget targets three main areas related to financial services regulation: housing affordability; opportunities relating to digital innovation...

On January 3, 2019, the final phase of the Canadian Securities Administrators ("CSA")'s Modernization of Investment Fund Product Regulation Project relating to the ...

Market participants need to comply with the conditions set out in the New Blanket Orders to use the extensions.

The Canadian Securities Administrators (the "CSA") has recently issued Staff Notice 58-305 – "Status Report on the Proposed Changes to the Corporate Governance Regime" (the "Notice").

On October 6, 2009, the Canadian Securities Administrators (the "CSA") released the final version of National Instrument 23-102 – Use of Client Brokerage Commissions ("NI 23-102") and related Companion Policy 23-102CP.

On November 11, 2011, Canadian Securities Administrators ("CSA") staff issued for public consultation Note 45-401 – Review of Minimum Amount and Accredited Investor Exemptions.