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Beyond the border: Immigration update – February 2022

We are pleased to present the eighth installment of Beyond the Border, a publication for employers aiming to provide the latest information and analysis on new immigration programs and immigration-related issues.

In this issue, insight is provided into the new, permanent Atlantic Immigration Program, aimed to fill labour shortages with international talent while supporting permanent settlement in the region, as well as the recruitment tracking process, advertising variations and compliance inspections as part of the Labour Market Impact Assessment program.

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Back to school: What employers need to know about hiring international students

BY Brittany Trafford & Chiara Nannucci

By Brittany C. Trafford, Chiara Nannucci, and Erickson Miranda, Summer Law Student As university and college students head back to class this month, many international students will be applying for work. These students…

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Modernizing disclosure delivery: New online Access Model for delivery of financial disclosure documents

BY Andrew Burke & David Slipp & Noah Archibald

By Andrew Burke, David Slipp and Noah Archibald The Canadian Securities Administrators recently finalized a new “Access Model” that will change how reporting issuers can make financial disclosure documents available…

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BY Joe Thorne & Danielle Harris

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A changing tide: The Ontario Court of Appeal adopts a common-sense approach to interpreting termination clauses and provides much-needed guidance

BY Rick Dunlop & Jennifer Ronalds

By Rick Dunlop and Jennifer Ronalds There has been much uncertainty in recent years with respect to the enforceability of termination clauses in employment contracts. In Baker v. Van Dolder’s…

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Testing the limits: New developments in workplace drug and alcohol testing

BY Killian McParland & Onye Njoku

By Killian McParland and Onye Njoku A recent labour arbitration decision, Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 113 v Toronto Transit Commission, struck down the random drug and alcohol testing program of…

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BY Robert Grant, K.C. & Sam Ward

Robert Grant, K.C. and Sam Ward In HRM v Rank Incorporated, 2026 NSSC 217, Justice John Keith of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia determined that Deed Transfer Tax was…

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BY Matthew N. Craig

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Government of Canada introduces Protecting Privacy and Consumer Data Act

BY Sarah Dever Letson, CIPP/C & Maria Cummings

Sarah Dever Letson, CIPP/C, Maria Cummings, and Keeley A. Hussey On June 15, 2026, Bill C-36, An Act to enact the Protecting Privacy and Consumer Data Act, to amend the…

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PEI’s new Employment Standards Act is now in force: What employers need to do now

BY Murray L. Murphy, K.C., CPHR & Jacob Zelman

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BY Tyana R. Caplan & Jennifer Taylor

By Tyana Caplan & Jennifer Taylor The midpoint of 2026 provides a timely opportunity to review which health professions in Nova Scotia have now migrated to the Regulated Health Professions…

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