The Divisional Court’s recent decision in Gay Co. Ltd. v Sayers Foods Ltd., 2024 ONSC 6123 addressed two noteworthy issues for stakeholders in the Ontario construction industry, particularly industry participants who use the...more
Pugliese v Chartwell, 2024 ONSC 7146 (Chartwell) explores the limitations of notice provisions under class proceedings legislation. Justice Morgan refused to authorize a notice plan providing for direct notice to proposed...more
In Shirodkar v Coinbase Global, Inc. et al., 2024 ONSC 1399 (“Coinbase”), the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (the “Court”) stayed a proposed class action against one of the four proposed defendants – Coinbase Canada Inc. –...more
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
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
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario recently held a preliminary hearing to determine whether allegations made under the Human Rights Code (Code) fell within the exclusive jurisdiction of a labour arbitrator, or whether the...more
On November 19, 2021, in Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 113 v. Toronto Transit Commission and National Organized Workers Union v. Sinai Health System, 2021 ONSC 7658 (TTC/Sinai Decision), the Ontario Superior Court...more
In Scott v. Community Living Temiskaming South, 2021 ONSC 5402 (Community Living), the court dismissed an employee’s claim for wrongful dismissal from his unionized position on the ground that it lacked jurisdiction to hear...more
Millions of Canadian employees have been forced to work from home as a result of measures designed to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Many of these employees continue to perform the same jobs they had before the pandemic...more
In its decision in Yip v. HSBC Holdings PLC, the Ontario Court of Appeal clarified the proper interpretation of “responsible issuer” in the context of a statutory claim for secondary market misrepresentation under Part...more