On August 17, 2021, Ontario announced that COVID-19 vaccination policies would be mandatory in high-risk settings, and the province's exit from the Roadmap to Reopen would be put on hold.

The Government of Ontario has repealed Bill 124 in its entirety. Bill 124, the Protecting a Sustainable Public Sector for Future Generations Act, 2019, had limited public sector wage increases.

Canadian businesses have suffered severe financial distress due to COVID-19. Many employers have been forced to lay off their employees hoping they would only be required to do so temporarily.

Court also found that because the employee notified his employer of his retirement, he was not constructively dismissed when his accounts were transferred.

In Boyer v. Callidus Capital Corporation, 2025 ONCA 79, the Court of Appeal for Ontario (OCA) dismissed the employer's appeal of the motion judge's order in Boyer v. Callidus, 2024 ONSC 20...

On June 16, 2020, Ontario released a Guide to help employers satisfy their responsibilities under Ontario's Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) to take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances to protect workers from ...

Kosteckyj v Paramount Resources Ltd, 2022 ABCA 230 is an important Alberta Court of Appeal (ABCA) decision relating to constructive dismissal, as it assesses the timing of an employee's objection...

In Public Health Sudbury & Districts v. Ontario Nurses' Association, 2022 CanLii 48440 (ON LA), Arbitrator Robert J. Herman decided that the grievor was discriminated against on the basis of creed...

Section 32.07(1)(a) of Ontario's Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) provides that one of an employer's duties relating to a workplace harassment complaint is to ensure an investigation occurs...

On January 12, 2021, the Office of the Premier of Ontario announced that in response to modelling data showing the province is in a COVID-19 crisis and its hospitals' Intensive Care Units...

In Café La Foret Ltd. v. Cho, 2023 BCCA 354, the British Columbia Court of Appeal (BCCA) upheld a lower court's determination that an employee's sexual harassment of his subordinate...

Canada saw significant developments in labour and employment law in 2018. As we embark on a new year, we will undoubtedly see the landscape in this ever-changing area of law continue to evolve.

In response to the recent rapid increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations caused by the highly transmissible nature of the Omicron variant, and as the province continues to accelerate its booster dose

Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario clarified that an employer's duty to accommodate an employee's family status with shift changes is not unlimited.

In Association of Ontario Midwives v Ontario (Health and Long-Term Care), 2020 HRTO 165, the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal (HRTO) found that the ...

In a wrongful dismissal action against four corporate defendants that were part of a family business, the plaintiff claimed the defendants were common employers, that he was their employee prior to his dismissal, and was therefore owed damages for pay in lieu of notice.

On April 20, 2021, Peel Public Health (Peel) and the City of Toronto Public Health (Toronto) announced they would be issuing Orders directing business closures in certain circumstances.

The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal's decision in LaFleche v. NLFD Auto, 2022 BCHRT 88, provides employers with insight into how they should conduct themselves while their employees...

On February 18, 2022, Ontario's Your guide to the Employment Standards Act (Guide) was updated to include two new chapters that provide guidance on recent amendments to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA)...

In Russell v. The Brick Warehouse LP, 2021 ONSC 4822 (The Brick Warehouse), on a motion for summary judgment in a wrongful dismissal action, the court awarded $25,000 in moral/aggravated damages because the...