Labour & Employment
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September 05, 2025
Hicks Morley adds 6 new associates
Hicks Morley has welcomed six new associates to its Toronto office. According to the firm’s announcement, the lawyers include:
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September 04, 2025
B.C. Appeal Court rules workplace assault claims need arbitration
The British Columbia Court of Appeal dismissed a surveyor’s civil action against Surerus Pipeline Inc. arising from an alleged workplace assault and subsequent termination (Gabriel v. Surerus Pipeline Inc., 2025 BCCA 194). The court overturned the chambers judge’s ruling, holding that the wrongful dismissal claim must be pursued through arbitration under the collective agreement rather than in court.
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September 04, 2025
Can foreign nationals work remotely in the U.S.?
While people have wanted to and sometimes enjoyed the opportunity to work while they are spending time outside of their home country, this practice became much more prevalent and common since the COVID-19 pandemic. With remote work far more normalized in the pandemic’s wake, it is now easier and sometimes necessary to work from wherever you are — regardless of physical boundaries or limitations.
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September 03, 2025
Ottawa concludes budget consultations covering tariffs, AI, affordable housing
The Department of Finance Canada announced on Sept. 3 that it has concluded nationwide consultations ahead of Budget 2025.
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September 03, 2025
Ontario introduces ‘first-in-Canada labour mobility changes’
On Sept. 1, the Government of Ontario filed regulations that will “support the removal of interprovincial barriers for Canadian workers coming to Ontario.” According to a government release, this “historic change” will assist “in-demand professions such as architects, engineers, geoscientists, land surveyors, electricians and more.”
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September 03, 2025
Legal experts & advocates push PM Carney for urgent action to secure Canada’s ‘digital sovereignty’
Legal experts, advocacy organizations and prominent Canadians are asking Ottawa to urgently legislate and implement measures to counter the digital risks to Canada’s autonomy and democracy posed by artificial intelligence (AI), foreign interference and U.S. tech giants’ dominance of domestic digital infrastructure.
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September 03, 2025
Dal law school thrown into uncertainty due to labour dispute: professor
Dalhousie University’s law school has been thrown into start-of-the-year chaos due to an ongoing labour dispute at the East Coast postsecondary institution. The dispute, which pits unionized faculty against the Nova Scotia university in a fight over various labour issues, hit a major bump when the university locked out members of the Dalhousie Faculty Association (DFA) last month.
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September 03, 2025
Federal Court rejects racism class action by civilian defence, armed forces employees
The Federal Court has denied certification of a proposed discrimination class action against the Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) by civilian employees who claimed they experienced systemic racism.
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September 02, 2025
Simon Fraser University report states oil and gas has cost economy $117B
According to a new cost-benefit analysis report by Simon Fraser University’s Clean Energy Research Group, climate change induced by fossil fuel is leading to losses of $117 billion for the Canadian economy — net of the oil and gas sector’s GDP contributions.
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September 02, 2025
Carney cabinet set to chart Ottawa’s way forward on crime, ‘major projects,’ defence & free trade
As MPs ready their Sept. 15 return to the House of Commons, Prime Minister Mark Carney and his cabinet are meeting for two days in Toronto to strategize how to move forward with the Liberal government’s fall priorities, which include combatting crime, fast-tracking major infrastructure projects including building affordable homes, and “advance the beginnings of Canada’s preparations” for the 2026 joint review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) on free trade.