We've said it before and we'll say it again - cross your "t"s and dot your "i"s when it comes to workplace investigations and documentation.

Effective health and safety programs must meet provincial occupational health and safety standards and employers must always exercise due diligence.

The first look at regulations for cannabis edibles, extracts and topicals has arrived. The Federal Government has opened a 60-day consultation period respecting the strict regulation of additional cannabis products.

Now in Ominayak v Penn West Petroleum Ltd, 2015 ABQB 342 we have a new decision from Alberta that applies Saik'uz First Nation in one key respect, but refuses to follow it in another.

There is now a Nova Scotia decision on the interplay between the provincial Builders' Lien Act and the federal Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act ("BIA") in the interesting context of trusts.

Re:Sound Tariff No. 6.B sets the royalties to be paid for the communication to the public of published sound recordings in any venue for the purposes of fitness.

Recently, the public safety versus personal privacy debate has been brought to main headlines.

Section 156 provides an election that relieves certain related parties from having to collect Harmonized Sales Tax on the goods and services sold between them.

IBM moved to have this complaint dismissed at a preliminary stage because of the Commission’s delay in bringing the complaint forward for many years after it was first brought to IBM’s attention.

Privacy and data breaches at universities and colleges continue to rise. In response to a Statistics Canada survey in 2017, universities reported the second highest number of cybersecurity incidents.

The Public Service Labour Relations Board concluded that an employer was required to provide home contact information about bargaining unit members to the union which represents them because this information is needed by the union in order to carry out its representational duties.

The scope of religious freedom is an increasingly sensitive topic in today's political (and secular) climate. From Quebec's most recent "religious neutrality" law that prevents public servants...

Two recent Nova Scotia decisions have clarified the issue of limitation periods in disability insurance policies and "rolling" limitation periods.

A brand name speaks beyond the name of a product or service, and represents the goodwill and reputation that is associated with a business.

Once again, the time has come to review the year that was and to chart the course for the year ahead. For municipalities, developers and planning professionals ...

The Legislative Services Branch of the Province of New Brunswick has announced in issue 40 of the Law Reform Note, available online, its intention to reform the Mechanics' Lien Act.

Amendments to the Residential Tenancies Act come into effect

Educational institutions have a tradition of seeking out the best and brightest as well as those with unique talents who can share their knowledge with students and faculty.

The Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal recently confirmed that accounting/auditing firms may take on several mandates...

It is a commonly held misconception, or perhaps an often overlooked issue, that the provisions of mechanics' or builders' lien legislation do not apply to architects.