Labour & Employment
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July 29, 2025
Trudeau Liberals increased diversity of federal benches; female jurists made big gains: report
The former Trudeau government’s nine-year push for diversity in federal appointments since 2016 saw big progress for female jurists — who now make up 49 per cent of all federally appointed judges — along with significant gains for jurists who self-identify as Indigenous, racialized, ethnic, 2SLGBTQI+ or as having a disability, according to the latest information from the Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs.
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July 29, 2025
Court allows appeal in favour of arbitration in $100K employment bonus dispute
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has overturned an order dismissing a stay application in an employment case, finding that the issues relating to over $100,000 in alleged unpaid bonuses are subject to arbitration.
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July 29, 2025
Shifting Canadian attitudes toward immigration
For much of its modern history, Canada has stood out as a beacon of openness and multiculturalism, with immigration widely embraced as a key pillar of economic prosperity. However, in recent years, this long-standing support has begun to show signs of erosion.
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July 29, 2025
Court of Appeal issues prohibition order against SRL in professional engineering licensing dispute
The Ontario Court of Appeal has issued a prohibition order against a self-represented litigant (SRL) who repeatedly attempted to relitigate a dismissed professional licensing claim, highlighting the challenges courts face with persistent litigants who lack understanding of procedural requirements.
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July 28, 2025
Navigating Ontario’s strong mayor powers: Practical and strategic insights
In November 2022, Ontario introduced a significant shift in municipal governance through amendments to the Municipal Act, 2001, empowering select mayors with new executive authorities known as strong mayor powers. These powers, designed to expedite provincial priorities such as housing and infrastructure, offer municipalities an important tool, albeit one that carries substantial governance implications.
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July 28, 2025
Four new associates join Stikeman Elliott’s Montreal office
Stikeman Elliott has welcomed four first-year associates to its Montreal office: Danielle Maor, Michelle Poupart, Jeremy Michel Roy and Amélia Desrochers.
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July 28, 2025
Public conduct, conflicts of interest in the executive suite: Lessons from the ‘Coldplay incident’
A recent viral incident, colloquially dubbed the “Coldplay incident,” involving a CEO and a VP of human resources at the company Astronomer, whose affair was exposed in spectacular fashion when they appeared on the big screen at a Coldplay concert, has prompted renewed scrutiny of the fallout when the private conduct of high-ranking employees becomes public fodder.
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July 25, 2025
David Zhang joins BMKP Law
Brown Mills Klinck Prezioso LLP (BMKP Law) has shared that David Zhang has joined the firm as an associate.
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July 25, 2025
Social media conduct in academia: Balancing academic freedom and workplace harmony
The 2024 arbitration decisions in Board of Governors of Mount Royal University v. Mount Royal Faculty Association provide significant guidance on the intersection of social media conduct, academic freedom and workplace harassment in the post-secondary context. The decisions offer crucial insights for institutional leadership and faculty associations regarding the scope and limitations of off-duty conduct in an increasingly digitized academic environment.
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July 24, 2025
Supreme Court upholds constitutionality of two ‘commodification of sexual activity’ criminal offences
The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld 9-0 the constitutionality of the crimes of procuring and obtaining material benefit from sexual services, two of the new Criminal Code offences enacted by the Harper-era Parliament after the top court struck down the old prostitution laws in 2013 for breaching sex workers’ s. 7 Charter-protected right to security of the person.