Labour & Employment
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December 03, 2025
New Alberta law sparks debate on regulatory freedom
Alberta’s legislative move to limit the disciplinary authority of professional regulatory bodies has stirred controversy, with legal analysts debating its implications for professional independence and the broader regulatory landscape.
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December 03, 2025
Success rate for injured applicants at Licence Appeal Tribunal continues to plummet
As a new associate chair with significant political connections is poised to take over, the Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT) is facing criticism over the plummeting success rate for people injured in auto accidents who are appealing decisions by insurance companies — a success rate that has dropped precipitously to only eight per cent.
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December 02, 2025
Paper tiger: Does ‘exceptional circumstances’ requirement for long notice periods matter?
Canadian courts have generally set a 24-month limit for reasonable notice in wrongful dismissal cases. While this cap was meant to be a guideline, recent cases have broadened what counts as “exceptional circumstances,” raising doubts about whether the cap still matters. Canadian executive employment lawyers, indeed all employment lawyers, should take note. Executives are especially likely to meet the criteria for exceptional circumstances, as their age, roles and compensation often justify longer notice periods.
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December 02, 2025
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION - Assessments - Exemptions - Vocational rehabilitation
Appeal by appellant from trial judge’s damages award. The appellant suffered personal injuries in a motor vehicle collision with the respondent. The appellant was in the course of his employment as a hospital transfer driver when the collision occurred.
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December 01, 2025
Carney hands new jobs to three lawyer-MPs in federal cabinet mini-shuffle
Following last week’s resignation of Montreal MP Steven Guilbeault from the federal Liberal cabinet, Prime Minister Mark Carney added one new minister to his cabinet and expanded the roles of two others in order to redistribute Guilbeault’s former cabinet responsibilities.
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December 01, 2025
Nova Scotia to license psychiatric nurses
Registered psychiatric nurses will soon be practising in Nova Scotia.
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December 01, 2025
Canada launches investigations into trucking employee misclassification
The federal government has announced measures to investigate misclassification of truck drivers in the federally regulated road transportation sector. An “inspection blitz” in Hamilton and the Greater Toronto Area is expected in the coming weeks.
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November 28, 2025
Ontario, Marten Falls First Nation sign Community Partnership Agreement to ‘unlock’ Ring of Fire
The Government of Ontario and Marten Falls First Nation have signed a Community Partnership Agreement that will “unlock economic prosperity and accelerate development of the all-season Marten Falls Community Access Road (MFCAR),” which will link to the Ring of Fire.
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November 28, 2025
Guilbeault resigns over federal–Alberta MoU enabling new bitumen pipeline
Federal languages minister and former environment minister Steven Guilbeault has resigned from the cabinet over his opposition to a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the federal government and Alberta which paves the way for a new bitumen pipeline to the B.C. coast.
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November 28, 2025
Legal and labour stakeholders alarmed by new proposed labour relations regime
The Quebec government, under increasing fire for tabling controversial bills that expressly and intentionally rein in countervailing oversight, introduced a contentious legislative proposal that would markedly overhaul the labour relations regime by significantly handcuffing unions’ capacity to defend themselves and intercede in the public sphere, assert labour and legal experts.