Business
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June 19, 2025
Federal replacement workers ban raises concerns about longer strikes, supply chain issues
As Canada’s federal anti-replacement worker law comes into force on June 20, businesses are concerned about potential for more strikes, supply chain disruptions and rising costs.
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June 19, 2025
Court dismisses appeal of rejected employment class action
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice Divisional Court has dismissed an appeal of a refusal to certify a proposed class action for the proposed class’s misclassification as independent contractors rather than employees in the context of a temporary help agency.
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June 19, 2025
Over $18 billion paid so far to settle First Nations’ specific claims: report
According to a report by public policy organization the Fraser Institute, the federal government has paid almost $18 billion to settle an “increasing number of ‘specific claims’ by First Nations” since 2015, over $7 billion of which were paid last year.
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June 19, 2025
Feds announce measures to protect Canadian aluminum, steel amid trade war
While economic negotiations with the United States continue, the federal government has announced a series of measures to protect Canadian steel and aluminum producers and workers, emphasizing economic sovereignty.
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June 19, 2025
Three new lawyers join McDougall Gauley
McDougall Gauley LLP has announced that Manahil Arshad, Tanner Secord and Dathan Thomas have joined the firm as associates at its Saskatoon office.
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June 19, 2025
U.S. tariffs will flatline Canadian GDP growth in second quarter, says PBO
The federal Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) Yves Giroux is predicting that Canada’s real GDP growth will be flat for the April-to-June quarter (Q2) of 2025, as the effects of pre-tariff stockpiling unwind and new U.S. trade measures begin to weigh on Canadian exports.
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June 19, 2025
CSA amendments tweak regulatory environment for Canadian Securities Exchange
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) have announced amendments to some national instruments and policies to address a number of matters, including the creation of a senior tier by the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE).
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June 19, 2025
Ottawa quietly reboots Trudeau-era cybersecurity bill passed by Commons but makes changes
The Carney Liberal government has quietly rebooted — with changes — a Trudeau-era cybersecurity bill that proposed new offences, large administrative monetary penalties (AMPs), gags and broad “compliance orders” for businesses, with the stated aim of defending critical infrastructure in the federally regulated sectors of finance, telecommunications, energy and transportation from the rising tide of electronic espionage, ransomware and other “malicious cyber activity.”
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June 19, 2025
Competition Bureau’s airline industry study emphasizes need for northern, remote access
A market study on the airline industry, conducted by the Competition Bureau, is recommending governments prioritize competition, leverage international capital, and support “northern and remote market access, including tailoring regulations to the northern context.”
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June 19, 2025
Costs liability to defendants 10 times that of claim
Civil trials are expensive. The costs of pursuing a claim to the end of trial may well be prohibitive for many plaintiffs and may be disproportionate to the amount actually at issue.