In the recent decision of Price v Topline Roofing, 2013 BCHRT 306 the BC Human Rights Tribunal awarded close to $12,000 in lost wages to an employee terminated because of his age.

A decision released last week from the Ontario Labour Relations Board (the "Board") has re-emphasized the high threshold required to find that the conduct of an employer amounts to constructive dismissal.

When a collective agreement is negotiated, compromises are often made. Benefits are given to some but not all employees.

A recent decision of the Federal Court has affirmed the importance of a Federal government employee's right to procedural fairness.

The Ontario Superior Court considered both what it means to induce someone to leave their job and the implications of that inducement upon termination.

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice upheld a contract that forced an employee to forfeit restricted shares upon resignation in Levinsky v The Toronto-Dominion Bank.

A recent Ontario case provides a good reminder of the importance of a clear and thorough employment contract.

Recently, allegations of sexual harassment in the kitchen of a trendy Toronto restaurant have ignited a dialogue about workplace harassment.

On October 23, 2014, the Minister of National Revenue filed Notices of Application in the Federal Court against a number of generic drug manufacturers.

Tim Hortons Inc. has agreed to be purchased by Burger King Worldwide, Inc., which would create the third-largest fast food company in the world.

As of October 24, 2014, enterprises wishing to be awarded public contracts and subcontracts worth $5 million or more will have to hold an authorization from the AMF.

As of March 15, 2016, certain travellers from Mexico, Brazil, Bulgaria and Romania will no longer require a temporary resident visa (TRV) to enter Canada.

As part of the changes announced earlier this year to Citizenship and Immigration Canada's International Mobility Program aimed at strengthening employer accountability, starting on October 26, 2015.

USCIS Director León Rodríguez announced on February 24, 2015, that, effective May 26, 2015, the DHS is extending eligibility for employment authorization to certain H-4 dependent spouses of H-1B non-immigrants.

L'Institut de la Propriété intellectuelle du Canada (IPIC) est l'association professionnelle qui régit la profession des agents de brevets et de marques de commerce.

Les nouvelles ont circulé depuis quelques jours : le Plan d’action économique 2015, partie du Budget fédéral, contenait quelques bonnes nouvelles pour les praticiens en brevets.

The Court of Appeal of Alberta has confirmed that the Energy Resources Conservation Board is immune from a negligence lawsuit by a landowner.

In a recent article, The New M&A Trend that is Shaking Up the Media Sector, Forbes reported on M&A deals involving mobile-driven, digital first content companies, a type of transaction which is starting to dominate the M&A deal space.

In Hopkins v Kay, the Ontario Court of Appeal concluded that the Personal Health Information Protection Act is not a "complete code" and therefore did not "oust" the plaintiff’s common law tort claim for breach of privacy.

Similarly to American M&A in the first half of 2015, the first half of 2015 was remarkably active on the global mergers and acquisitions front.