Labour & Employment
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May 22, 2025
Samantha Lucifora, Miguel Mangalindan promoted at Monkhouse
Samantha Lucifora and Miguel Mangalindan are now senior partners at Monkhouse Law.
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May 21, 2025
Ontario investing over $11 million in northeastern forestry projects
The Ontario government is investing $11.3 million in five “research, innovation and modernization” projects in northeastern Ontario relating to wood products made in the province.
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May 21, 2025
CFIB raises tariff, trade and tax concerns of small businesses as Parliament set to resume May 26
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is calling on the federal government to act on small business concerns as Parliament is set to reconvene on May 26. The federation, Canada’s “largest association of small and medium-sized businesses with 100,000 members,” has highlighted tariff, trade and tax issues it says Ottawa should address.
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May 21, 2025
Ontario announces $3 billion expenditure for Indigenous partnerships in mineral supply chain
The Ontario government has announced its support for a “made-in-Ontario critical minerals supply chain that includes new resources and opportunities for Indigenous equity partnerships.”
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May 21, 2025
600 kilometres north of Sweet Grass
It’s 3:27 in the morning, and I’m at my desk in the basement. A fan clicks on behind the furnace-room door, and my fingertips scatter keystrokes across my MacBook like dropped pins. Other than that, it’s silent.
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May 20, 2025
Ontario court awards $350,000 in damages for insurance brokerage contract breach
In what the judge involved has described as a glimpse into the back room of the insurance brokerage business, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has awarded a Toronto brokerage $350,000 for an ex-salesman’s breach of contract and a competitor’s role in causing it.
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May 20, 2025
Unifor urges Ottawa to penalize offshoring amid U.S. trade measures
Canada’s largest private sector union, Unifor, has called on the federal government to take “immediate and aggressive action against corporations that move jobs out of Canada in response to U.S. trade measures.” In a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, Unifor suggests legislative amendments to strengthen the Foreign Extraterritorial Measures Act (FEMA).
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May 20, 2025
Saskatchewan conference examines role of tribunal counsel
Tribunal counsel must give legal advice that is neutral, remain “independent of the parties” involved and not be seen as influencing an outcome, said a veteran administrative lawyer during a Saskatchewan conference.
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May 16, 2025
Federal Court extends deadlines for immigration JRs due to surging cases, inadequate gov’t funding
Contending with far too many immigration cases for its tight budget, the Federal Court this week extended by 45 days its regulation 30-day deadlines for litigants to perfect their applications for leave and judicial review of immigration decisions (ALJRs). Why? Because the registry’s beleaguered staff simply can’t keep up, and now often needs weeks rather than days to intake and process the ALJRs — which have more than quadrupled the average volume the court experienced over the five years immediately preceding the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.
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May 16, 2025
Ontario budget includes $5 billion support fund, tax deferrals for businesses amid U.S. tariffs
Ontario’s 2025 budget includes a $5 billion “Protecting Ontario Account” and a suite of tax deferral measures aimed at supporting businesses affected by recent U.S. tariffs.