Labour & Employment
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April 09, 2025
New $1 coin marks the creation of the Supreme Court of Canada 150 years ago
The Supreme Court of Canada marked a milestone birthday on April 8, 2025, 150 years after it came into existence on April 8, 1875, when the Supreme and Exchequer Courts Act received royal assent. The composition, powers and importance of the world’s only bilingual and bijural apex court have evolved considerably since the court first sat in 1876, after the original six-judge bench was appointed.
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April 08, 2025
The truth about burnout | Norm Bowley
“I wish I had treasured the doing a little more and the getting it done a little less.” — Anna Quindlen
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April 08, 2025
Built by steel, held by hands: Canada’s persistent betrayal of care workers | Nicola Simpson
What does it say about a country’s immigration values when it fast-tracks permanent residency for undocumented tradesmen while caregivers, mostly women, are forced to race against time and bandwidth for a limited number of pilot program spots?
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April 07, 2025
B.C. premier: Increase in softwood lumber duties will hurt forest workers, raise U.S. housing costs
B.C. premier David Eby has called planned increases in U.S. duties on Canadian softwood lumber an “attack on forest workers” that will also drive up housing costs for Americans.
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April 07, 2025
Ontario unveils $11 billion tariff support program, NL launches seafood marketing initiative
The Ontario government has announced it will provide approximately $11 billion as part of a multi-pronged effort to support workers and businesses struggling with the impact of U.S. tariffs. Separately, Newfoundland and Labrador announced the launch of a new program to market seafood products affected by tariffs from the U.S. and China.
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April 07, 2025
Kristi Wong joins Roper Greyell
Roper Greyell has welcomed Kristi Wong to the firm as an associate. According to a statement from the Vancouver-based firm, Wong joins Roper Greyell with extensive employment and labour law experience
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April 04, 2025
OHRC endorses statement on race-based health data, finds it aligns with Human Rights Code
The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has announced that it is endorsing the Wellesley Institute’s Consensus Statement on Race-Based Data for Health, which calls on all levels of the health-care system, including governments, organizations and health-care providers, to collaborate “to strengthen their capacity for the collection, use and governance of race-based data to address inequities and advance health.”
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April 04, 2025
Nuclear safety commission authorizes construction of new power reactor in Darlington
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has issued a power reactor construction licence to Ontario Power Generation Inc. (OPG) to construct one General Electric Hitachi BWRX-300 reactor at its Darlington New Nuclear Project (DNNP) site in Clarington, Ont.
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April 04, 2025
New report finds businesses not succession ready as many owners retire
Canada is facing a wave of small business closures amid “economic uncertainty and tariff wars,” partly driven by the number of retiring baby boomer entrepreneurs, according to a new report by consulting firm MNP, which found that nearly two-thirds (64.1 per cent) of Canadian businesses have no succession plan.
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April 04, 2025
New Brunswick investing in start of courts’ digital upgrade
New Brunswick is spending $5 million to kick-start the digital transformation of its courts. In what is being called an investment in greater access to justice, New Brunswick’s government will spend more than $32 million over six years for the technological revamp of the province’s court system, which will include various digital upgrades to the courts, as detailed in an April 3 news release.