Au cours de la dernière année, des changements importants ont été apportés à la législation en matière d’emploi un peu partout au Canada. Des mises à jour législatives majeures ont notamment été effectuées en Ontario, en...more
3/19/2025
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The past year has brought significant changes to employment laws across Canada, with major legislative updates in Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, Quebec, and at the federal level. With more changes set to come into force,...more
3/12/2025
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En octobre 2022, le Tribunal des droits de la personne de l’Ontario (le « Tribunal ») a rendu une décision provisoire dans l’affaire Weilgosh v. London District Catholic School Board (l’« affaire Weilgosh »). Le Tribunal...more
5/11/2023
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In October 2022, the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal (Tribunal) released its interim decision in Weilgosh v. London District Catholic School Board. The Tribunal held that it has concurrent jurisdiction with labour arbitrators...more
5/9/2023
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La Loi sur l’équité salariale (la « Loi »), laquelle avait été présentée dans le cadre de la Loi no 2 d’exécution du budget de 2018 (le « projet de loi C-86 »), entrera en vigueur le 31 août 2021. Elle s’appliquera à tout...more
The Pay Equity Act (Act), introduced as part of the Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2. (Bill C-86), will come into force as of August 31, 2021, affecting federally regulated employers with 10 or more employees.
The...more
La Toronto Public Health (« TPH ») a publié de nouvelles exigences applicables aux entreprises et aux organisations ainsi qu’une lettre d’instruction à l’intention des entreprises de la ville de Toronto qui sont actuellement...more
Toronto Public Health (TPH) has issued new requirements for businesses and organizations and issued a letter of instruction to those Toronto businesses currently permitted to operate under the Reopening Ontario Act.
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On July 1, 2020, the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) will be coming into force. This agreement will effectively replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Unlike NAFTA’s provisions on labour, which...more
Le 1er juillet 2020, l’Accord Canada-États-Unis-Mexique (l’« ACEUM ») entrera en vigueur et remplacera l’Accord de libre-échange nord-américain (l’« ALENA »). Contrairement aux dispositions de l’ALENA en matière de travail,...more
Part III of the Canada Labour Code (Code) and its accompanying regulations, which provide labour standards for federally regulated employers, are scheduled to undergo significant changes pursuant to the coming into force of...more
8/28/2019
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The Ontario Court of Appeal (Court) has unanimously overturned the lower court’s decision in Heller v. Uber Technologies et al. that stayed a proposed class action against Uber Technologies Ltd. (and related companies,...more
As part of our quarterly series on current trends across different industries, our second article takes a closer look at the sharing economy and how this new economic model impacts suppliers, customers and platform providers...more
The overwhelming number of reports of #metoo cases, including several high-profile and public accusations of sexual harassment and assault in the workplace across industries in Canada, is causing many employers to take stock...more
The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) has finally settled the highly contested question of whether federally regulated non-unionized employees can be dismissed without cause. In Wilson v. Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. (Wilson),...more
There are legislative changes on the horizon that will affect Ontario workplaces as part of the Ontario government’s “It’s Never Okay: An Action Plan to Stop Sexual Violence and Harassment.”
Bill 132, Sexual Violence...more