August 24, 2026
The Ontario government has announced that it is immediately broadening eligibility for its Protect Ontario Financing Program for workers and businesses in response to the newly enacted U.S. tariffs on a range of Canadian imports.
August 24, 2026
Canada will not accept being treated as a “subsidiary” in trade negotiations, Prime Minister Mark Carney said after talks with the United States that had appeared close to producing a deal collapsed.
August 24, 2026
Many employers and professionals assume that the L-1B classification is only for employees who have extremely rare or unique knowledge that very few people in their company possess.
August 24, 2026
The Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision in Wigdor v. Facebook Canada Ltd., [2026] O.J. No. 3529 is a significant ruling on termination clauses, employee equity compensation and the minimum standards imposed by the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) and a case that every executive employment lawyer should be following.
August 20, 2026
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld a finding that lawyers’ trust ledgers in a multibillion-dollar fraud litigation are presumptively protected by solicitor-client privilege and that bank statement entries detailing payments to counsel may also be privileged, depending on what they reveal.
August 20, 2026
Prince Edward Island is seeking input from residents on proposed regulations that would allow for greater scrutiny of employers who use temporary foreign workers — and penalties for those who break the rules.
August 19, 2026
The growing burdens that generative AI misuse in court is imposing on lawyers, litigants and courts are illustrated by a recent Nova Scotia Court of Appeal judgment that threw out a self-represented litigant’s appeal following his use of uncertified AI-generated trial transcripts containing multiple inaccuracies that opposing counsel identified through vigilant verification.
August 19, 2026
Dropouts can teach lawyers a good deal about personal and professional success.
August 18, 2026
The Federal Court of Appeal has set aside a three-month compensation award for an unjustly dismissed Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officer trainee who spent nearly eight years out of the job, ruling that the labour board failed to explain why it limited her compensation.
August 18, 2026
The real money in executive compensation isn’t in base salary — it’s in equity. Every executive employment lawyer knows this. So, when the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ordered GoEasy Ltd. to pay a dismissed executive for his short-term bonuses and unvested stock units — including prorated equity extending beyond his reasonable notice period — it dealt a major blow to these forfeiture strategies.