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In Davidson v. T.E.S. Contracting Services Inc., 2025 ONSC 3537, the Divisional Court upheld the Superior Court’s decision denying certification of a proposed class action lawsuit, in which the proposed class members had claimed over $145 million dollars in damages and other forms of extraordinary relief.
Read moreJune 20, 2025 marks the day that Bill C-58, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (“Code”) and the Canada Industrial Relations Board Regulations (“Bill C-58”), comes into force. The Bill, which received royal assent on June 20, 2024, introduces very significant changes to federal labour law in Canada including, most notably, a ban on the use of replacement workers during a strike or lockout.
Read moreIn this issue: 1) Ontario Gets Working for Workers Seven…And B.C. Plays Catch-Up (Or Skips Ahead) 2) Truth Over Tarnish: Negative Work Reference Held Not Defamatory 3) Time to Face the Change: HRTO Introduces Mandatory Mediation and Releases Updated Practice Directions
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In this issue: 1) Tariffs 2) Remote Work / Constructive Dismissal 3) Termination Clauses
Read moreAdditional changes to Canada’s immigration policies are rolling in as we settle into 2025. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (“IRCC”) has revised open work permit (OWP) eligibility for family members of international students and foreign workers.
Read moreOn December 23, 2024, the Government of Canada announced changes as part of Canada’s Border Plan that will impact Employers and their Temporary Foreign Worker (“TFW”) Employees in Canada.
Read moreOn December 19th, 2024, the Court of Appeal for Ontario released its decision in Dufault v Ignace (Township), 2024 ONCA 915 where it upheld the invalidity of a termination clause that defined “cause” more broadly than the “wilful misconduct” threshold under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (the “ESA”). In so doing, the Court of Appeal confirmed it would not be revisiting its 2020 decision in Waksdale, but refused to weigh in on the merits of other challenges which were successful at the lower Court.
Read moreIn this issue: 1) Wearable Devices / Workplace Recordings 2) Replacement Workers 3) Working for Workers Act
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