Canada, At-Will Employment

Top U.S. Employment Law “Gotchas” for Canadian Companies

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 8/19/2025

As a U.S. employment lawyer who advises numerous Canadian companies, I’ve seen several traps that Canadian companies frequently fall into. The first step in avoiding these traps is to identify them....more

Employment Terms and Terminations: It’s Different in the States

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 9/11/2019

Employers sometimes include fixed terms of employment in their employment agreement. Sometimes a fixed term is meant to prompt the parties to renegotiate at the end of the term....more

What Manufacturers Need to Know About Labor and Employment Law in Canada

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/27/2019

Manufacturers in Canada face a labor and employment environment that is much more employee and union-friendly than the United States. That said, a sophisticated manufacturing employer that is educated, strategic, and...more

US Employers Hiring In Canada – The Basics Part I: Good Bye Employment At-Will; Hello Entitlements

Fisher Phillips on 11/20/2017

Fisher Phillips’ International Employment Practice Group routinely counsels employers that are planning to move into the Canadian employment market (or have done so already without the requisite due diligence). In these...more

You’re Fired! How the At-Will Employment Doctrine Separates the U.S. From Many Foreign Nations

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 11/14/2016

As the United States is transitioning to a new administration led by Donald Trump who will serve as the 45th President of the United States, much of the international community is struggling to come to grips with the global...more

At Will? What’s That?

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/2/2015

Did you know that employees in most countries outside the United States have a contractual right to continued employment, whether or not they have written contract? If an employer does not provide an employee with a written...more