Denial of EI to mothers laid off around maternity, parental leave unconstitutional: court
Sibel Ataogul of Melançon Marceau Grenier Cohen S.E.N.C. said the decision could affect ‘hundreds, if not thousands’ of women across Canada who apply for, or are deemed ineligible for, EI benefits because they lost their jobs while on maternity or parental leave.
Friday, September 04, 2026 @ 5:38 PM
Employment insurance rules that deny regular benefits to women who lose their jobs shortly before, during or after maternity and parental leave violate the Charter’s equality guarantee, the Federal Court of Appeal has ruled. ... [read more]
Ontario Securities Commission announces new advisory committee
Tuesday, September 08, 2026 @ 5:03 PM
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has announced the membership of its newly established Capital Markets Advisory Committee (CMAC), a senior-level advisory forum “created on a pilot basis to provide strategic insight on developments, challenges and opportunities affecting Ontario’s capital markets.” ... [read more]
Federal Court awards First Nation $27M over Grand Rapids dam expropriation
Tuesday, September 08, 2026 @ 3:49 PM
The Federal Court has ordered Canada to pay the Opaskwayak Cree Nation (OCN) $27 million in equitable compensation, finding that it breached its fiduciary duty by approving the 1964 expropriation of a Manitoba reserve for the Grand Rapids dam without securing mitigation or compensation for the dam’s effects on the First Nation’s traditional way of life. ... [read more]
New Brunswick to hold consultations as part of Pay Equity Act review
Tuesday, September 08, 2026 @ 3:31 PM
Workers, employers, HR professionals, unions and various other groups and organizations in New Brunswick are being invited to a series of in-person consultations as part of the province’s review of its gender pay equity legislation. ... [read more]
Manitoba expands rent control throughout province, but raises landlords’ increase limit
Friday, September 04, 2026 @ 4:39 PM
Manitoba’s government will be enacting what it is calling a “historic” expansion of residential rent control coverage in the province — but it will also be raising the annual limit at which landlords can increase rent. ... [read more]