Labour & Employment

  • June 02, 2026

    N.W.T. introduces legislation to expand ‘presumptive’ coverage for firefighters, first responders

    The Northwest Territories has introduced legislation to strengthen presumptive health coverage for the region’s firefighters and other first responders.

  • June 02, 2026

    B.C. gender pay gap at 14.5% in 2025: report

    Women in British Columbia earned 85 cents for every dollar earned by men in the province in 2025, according to the province’s third annual Pay Transparency Report. The gender pay gap in the province shrank from 18.4 per cent in 2022 to 14.5 per cent in 2025.

  • June 02, 2026

    The strength of dissenting judgments: The voice of tomorrow

    The authority of a court is commonly associated with its majority decision. It is the majority judgment that resolves disputes, establishes binding precedent and shapes the law of the day. Yet history repeatedly demonstrates that some of the most influential judicial opinions were not written by those who prevailed, but by those who stood alone. The dissenting judgment occupies a unique place within the common law tradition. It is the conscience of the court, the safeguard against intellectual complacency and often the blueprint for future legal reform.

  • June 01, 2026

    Kurt Dieckmann to head Yukon workers’ compensation board

    The Yukon government has appointed Kurt Dieckmann as chair of the Workers’ Safety and Compensation Board, effective May 29.

  • May 29, 2026

    Court awards $22.5M in class action against Toronto doctor for video surveillance

    The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has awarded $22.5 million in a class action against a Toronto plastic surgeon who had surveillance cameras throughout his clinic but did not inform patients or staff.

  • May 29, 2026

    Court orders new hearing in dispute over union advice not to cross picket lines

    The Federal Court of Appeal has set aside a labour board decision that dismissed allegations that a federal employee council violated the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act (FPSLRA) by counselling workers not to cross picket lines established during a legal strike by another bargaining unit.

  • May 29, 2026

    LSO convocation tackles public register information, specialist status

    Law Society of Ontario (LSO) benchers made several changes to their rules and bylaws at the May 28 convocation, including changes to reporting requirements when lawyers and paralegals are accused of wrongdoing and expanding the certified specialist designation to include paralegals.

  • May 28, 2026

    Federal Court refuses summary judgment in RCMP medical examination class action

    The Federal Court has refused to grant summary judgment in a class action concerning allegations claiming physicians conducting mandatory pre-employment medical examinations for RCMP applicants committed sexual assaults and other misconduct over more than four decades.

  • May 27, 2026

    Raji Mangat appointed to WorkSafeBC board

    B.C. Labour Minister Jennifer Whiteside has appointed Raji Mangat to the WorkSafeBC board of directors as a public-interest representative, effective immediately.

  • May 27, 2026

    AI v. immigration lawyer: Playing ‘Beat the Champ’

    These days, there is a lot of chatter about AI replacing jobs — even those of professionals like doctors and lawyers. But the role of AI isn’t really to prepare a case for someone; there is far too much nuance to the practice of immigration law, and to what makes most cases successful, than can be boiled down to a formula that can be followed by AI. That said, more and more of the initial vetting of ideas regarding what kinds of status one might qualify for is being done through AI, with mixed results.

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