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