Labour & Employment
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October 20, 2025
The Major Projects Office, Bill C-5 and the limits of Indigenous ‘advisory’
Bill C-5 received royal assent in June 2025. The process was swift and not without criticism. Now, the implementation of this new legislation, the Building Canada Act, raises more questions and concerns about what is lost at the sake of expediency.
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October 17, 2025
SCC sheds light on sentencing judges’ discretion and on Crown’s duties of fairness in plea deals
The Supreme Court of Canada has provided guidance about the Crown’s duties of fairness in plea bargaining and also confirmed sentencing judges’ discretion to take into account facts related to serious charges that were abandoned by the prosecution in exchange for the accused pleading guilty to a lesser offense. On Oct. 17, 2025 the top court handed down reserved reasons for its oral judgment last February allowing the Quebec Crown’s appeal from a 2023 Quebec Court of Appeal decision, which had reduced to six months the 15-month conditional sentence the judge at first instance imposed on Enrico Di Paola in 2022 : R.v.Di Paola, 2025 SCC 31.
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October 17, 2025
Ottawa extends tariff relief on U.S. goods amid ongoing trade talks
Ottawa has extended relief from retaliatory tariffs on certain U.S. goods, including those used in manufacturing and essential sectors such as health care, public safety and national security, for an additional two months, the department of finance said in a release issued on Oct. 17.
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October 17, 2025
Beware of immigration fraud and misrepresentation
Canadian immigration is increasingly being targeted with fraudulent schemes, misrepresentation, identity theft, and passport-related crimes. Applicants and unscrupulous consultants exploit weaknesses in the system by using forged documents, stolen identities, sham marriages and misleading claims to obtain immigration status.
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October 17, 2025
PERSONAL INFORMATION AND PRIVACY - Access to information - Data - Collection - Disclosure
Appeal by Gondor from chambers judge’s order. The issue arose when Mr. Gondor’s adult child, D.G., sent an email to the District of Saanich (the District) containing District records which included personal information of District residents as defined under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA).
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October 16, 2025
Ontario introducing legislation to expand ‘as of right’ provisions for health care workers
In a push to attract more healthcare professionals to the province, Ontario will introduce legislation next week to “support greater worker mobility across Canada.”
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October 15, 2025
Biometric data and workplace surveillance
The most common use of biometric data by Canadian employers is to monitor employees in the workplace. The legitimate extent of such monitoring is one of the fundamental legal questions of the 21st century – while biometric surveillance can make workplaces more efficient, it also implicates the most basic rights of employees. Canadian legislators have created a complex legal regime to address the task of balancing the right to privacy of employees with the right of employers to efficiently manage their workforce and run their business.
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October 15, 2025
Court finds RCMP conduct adjudicator lacked jurisdiction to hear case
The Federal Court has allowed a judicial review of a decision where a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) argued that an adjudicator did not have jurisdiction on an appeal relating to conduct.
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October 14, 2025
Privacy regulators discuss AI, cybersecurity and data risks in annual meeting
Federal, provincial and territorial information and privacy commissioners, along with ombudspersons responsible for access and privacy laws, concluded their two-day meeting in Banff focusing on emerging issues including cybersecurity risks, protection of children online and the use of AI in tribunals, the legal practice and health care.
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October 14, 2025
B.C. forest sector urges Ottawa to act as U.S. tariffs take effect
The British Columbia forest sector is calling on Ottawa to act urgently to ease the strain on the industry as an additional 10 per cent U.S. tariff on softwood lumber takes effect.