Labour & Employment
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May 09, 2025
Problems with CleanBC roadmap
British Columbia’s CleanBC program was initiated in 2018. It has spawned innumerable websites, reports, studies and communiques. In February 2023, it was updated with the Roadmap to 2030 plan.
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May 08, 2025
Ontario court confirms that employee dismissal over vaccine non-compliance can be reasonable
An Ontario Superior Court panel has quashed an arbitrator’s decision that an employer should never discipline employees who fail to comply with a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy. However, in a May 6 decision in Humber River Health v. Teamsters Local Union No. 419, 2025 ONSC 2270, Justices Nancy Backhouse, Richard Lococo and Graeme Mew upheld the arbitrator’s decision ordering Toronto’s Humber River Hospital to reinstate two employees who were fired for failing to comply with the vaccination policy.
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May 08, 2025
Hicks Morley adds five new associates
Hicks Morley has welcomed five new associates at its Toronto, Ottawa and Waterloo offices.
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May 08, 2025
CIVIL PROCEDURE - Parties - Class or representative actions - Certification - Common interests and issues
Appeal by appellant from order certifying several common issues under Class Proceedings Act (CPA).
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May 07, 2025
Competition Bureau granted court orders for probe into takeover of Toronto nuclear medicine firm
The Competition Bureau announced on May 7 that it has received court orders to obtain information that would advance its investigation into BWX Technologies’ proposed acquisition of Kinectrics. The companies operate in nuclear sectors, including in nuclear medicine.
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May 07, 2025
Nova Scotia releases latest accessibility plan
Nova Scotia has released its latest multi-year accessibility plan as part of an ongoing bid to become more accessible to those with disabilities.
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May 06, 2025
Trade tribunal ends inquiry into diesel dumping complaint
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) has ended its preliminary injury inquiry into a complaint by Calgary-based Tidewater Renewables Ltd. that the dumping of renewable diesel from the United States is harming the company.
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May 06, 2025
Ontario law society hires external expert to look at governance issues
The Law Society of Ontario (LSO) has retained an expert to help guide it through the process of reforming its governance processes in light of the pay controversy surrounding its former CEO.
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May 06, 2025
Complex nature of employment investigation in educational institutions
Workplace investigations at educational institutions can be more challenging because of the intricacies of the sector.
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May 05, 2025
Confidential information: Departing employees ordered to return and destroy
Businesses who have abruptly lost several key employees to a competitor may be inclined to seek injunctive relief from the courts to restrain their use of trade secrets and other confidential information. While departing employees are not permitted to take their employer’s confidential documentation, a plaintiff may need to establish a strong case before a court will issue an order restraining defendants from doing business with their former employer’s customers.