In a recent decision impacting Québec employers and workers, the Court of Appeal of Québec clarified the scope of work-relatedness necessary for an injury to be compensable under the Act respecting industrial accidents and...more
8/20/2025
/ Agribusiness ,
Agricultural Sector ,
Appellate Courts ,
Canada ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Foreign Workers ,
Occupational Exposure ,
Seasonal Workers ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Workplace Illness and Injury Reporting ,
Workplace Injury ,
Workplace Safety
A March 2025 Superior Court of Québec decision has sharpened the rules on what employers can and cannot say to unionized employees during collective bargaining. This article breaks down how the latest case law draws the line...more
8/12/2025
/ Canada ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Litigation ,
Freedom of Association ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Labor Relations ,
Labour Code ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Unfair Labor Practices ,
Unions
In Purolator Inc. v. Canadian Union of Postal Workers, 2025 ONCA 565, a split Court of Appeal for Ontario addressed whether a company that is not itself in a labour dispute must proceed under the specialized labour-injunction...more
8/1/2025
/ Appeals ,
Appellate Courts ,
Canada ,
Injunctions ,
Interlocutory Appeals ,
Jurisdiction ,
Labor Disputes ,
Ontario ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Strike ,
Unions
In Ville de Québec v. Ouellet, a pregnant police sergeant asked her employer, the City of Québec, to assign her safe duties rather than be pulled off the job under the workers’ compensation program known as Program for a safe...more
7/8/2025
/ Appeals ,
Appeals Tribunals ,
Canada ,
Employee Reassignment ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Litigation ,
OHSA ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Workplace Safety
Employers that defend against human rights complaints often find themselves grappling with pleadings and submissions that wander well beyond the events the complainant experienced. ...more
7/3/2025
/ Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Canada ,
Discovery ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Evidence ,
Human Rights ,
Human Rights Tribunals ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Privileged Communication ,
Proportionality ,
Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Settlement ,
Settlement Negotiations
Recently, sweltering summer heat settled over parts of Canada, especially in Ontario. There is good reason to believe that this will happen again this summer, and will impact both workers who are outside in the sun and those...more
7/2/2025
/ Canada ,
Employee Rights ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Health and Safety ,
Heat Exposure ,
OHSA ,
Ontario ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Workplace Safety
On February 19, 2025, Québec Minister of Labour Jean Boulet introduced Bill 89, which would amend the Québec Labour Code and related provisions to safeguard the well-being of the population by maintaining necessary services...more
2/24/2025
/ Arbitration ,
Canada ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Employee Rights ,
Employment Policies ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
Labour Code ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Public Sector ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Strike ,
Tribunals ,
Unions
Some economists predict that the impact of President Trump’s proposed 25 percent U.S. tariff on Canadian imports could lead to a 2 percent to 2.6 percent loss of Canadian economic output annually and the loss of up to one...more