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Background The Tax Court of Canada (“TCC”) has recently found that an office assistant working at a chiropractic clinic for nearly two years was an independent contractor, not an employee. In Varga v. The King, 2026 TCC 138 (“Varga”), on appeal from the CPP/EI Rulings Division, the TCC was asked to determine whether the Intervenor/Worker … Continued
Read moreIntroduction Following upon its landmark decision regarding termination provisions in employment agreements last week, the Ontario Court of Appeal released another important decision for employers who provide deferred equity compensation to their employees. In Wigdor v. Facebook Canada Ltd., 2026 ONCA 572, the Court of Appeal held that language in Restricted Stock Unit (“RSU”) agreements … Continued
Read moreTermination provisions in employment contracts are constantly under attack by terminated employees seeking severance packages beyond those contemplated by their written agreements. One such challenge which has been hotly debated, arising from the analytical framework established in Dufault v. The Corporation of the Township of Ignace, 2024 ONSC 1029 (“Dufault”), is whether the use of the … Continued
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