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Privileged notes taken by a witness – or by the employer from a witness – after a workplace accident may cease to be privileged if used by the witness to prepare to testify in court, a recent court decision suggests.

The Ontario Ministry of Labour is proposing amendments to safety laws as part of a broader national and international initiative to implement the "Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals", known as "GHS", which is a worldwide system of classifying and providing information about hazardous workplace chemicals.

The scourge of online defamation poses enforcement challenges for victims, so much so that there may be a temptation to begin looking for gatekeepers.

Earlier this year, I reported that the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada was participating in the first ever Internet sweep by the Global Privacy Enforcement Network.

The Alberta Court of Appeal recently released its decision in R v XI Technologies Inc., 2013 ABCA 282 and held that the employer had not met its obligations under Alberta’s occupational health and safety laws when it failed to identify and eliminate the safety risk to its employees in the operation of a faulty calf-roping machine at a client appreciation event.

A worker who refused to answer a Ministry of Labour inspector’s questions during an accident investigation has been found guilty of obstructing the inspector.

In her first major policy announcement since taking office five weeks ago, Alberta's Environment and Parks Minister Shannon Phillips announced today that Alberta's primary GHG regulation will be renewed and updated.

To keep pace with the emerging risk of identity theft, US regulators have been requiring companies to build governance structures with systemic controls rather than ad hoc processes.

On November 7, 2013, the Toronto Stock Exchange issued a Staff Notice to Applicants, Listed Issuers, Securities Lawyers and Participating Organizations that provides guidance for companies considering a listing on the TSX.

A brief overview of the new measures, which are set out in detail by the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.

An expert does not draft his/her report in a vacuum. Communication with counsel is required.

Mac's, an Ontario corporation, was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Couche-Tard Inc. ("CTI"). In April 2005, Mac's borrowed $185 million from Sidel Corporation, a related Delaware corporation.

The Autorité des marchés financiers published for comments a consultation paper I pertaining to defensive tactics in response to take-over bids.

With an increase in the number of dual-income households in Canada, it is not surprising that employers are facing growing demands from workers for flexible work regimes that allow for the fulfillment of childcare obligations.

In Simpson v Global Warranty, the issue was the application of a specific termination clause in an employment contract where the employer violated the contract in the course of the termination.

On October 1, 2015, the minimum wage in Alberta, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario and Saskatchewan has increased.

Whether your business is facing a weather-related closure, a pandemic or some other kind of natural disaster, the likelihood is that the Human Resources department will be expected to navigate any employment-related issues.