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Privacy in the Workplace: What Ontario Employers Need to Know
Owning the device does not mean owning everything on it. The Supreme Court of Canada's unanimous 2024 decision in York...
Bill C-58: Canada’s Anti-Replacement Worker Law Is Now in Force: What Federally Regulated Employers Must Know
In Force June 20, 2025 Canada's federal anti-replacement worker legislation is now law. Bill C-58, which amends the Canada Labour Code...
Just Cause Is Not Wilful Misconduct: Lessons from Render v. ThyssenKrupp Elevator (Canada) Limited
Render v. ThyssenKrupp Elevator (Canada) Limited (2022 ONCA 310) is a decision every Ontario employer managing a for-cause termination should...
Fixed-Term Employment Contracts in BC: What You Are Owed When Terminated Early and When They Become Indefinite
Fixed-term employment contracts are common in British Columbia for project-based, seasonal, and temporary roles. On the surface they appear simple...
New Rights for Digital Platform Workers in Ontario
If you drive for Uber, deliver for DoorDash or SkipTheDishes, or work through any other digital platform in Ontario, you...
Invalid “Just Cause” Termination Clause Cannot Be Severed
Termination clauses in employment contracts define what an employer owes a departing employee. When they work, they limit liability...
Duty to Mitigate: An Employee Obligation
After a without-cause termination in Ontario, you are entitled to reasonable notice or pay in lieu. But that entitlement comes...
Fixed-Term (Employment) Contract: The Danger of Early Termination
Fixed-term employment contracts seem straightforward. A defined start date, a defined end date, clear terms. What many Ontario employers do...
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: NK v. Botuik
A $170,000 general damages award. Conduct the Tribunal described as spanning virtually the entire spectrum of sexually harassing behaviour in...
Access to Justice
With bencher election results in and the Law Society of Upper Canada getting a facelift, this...