We are pleased to present Beyond the border, a quarterly publication aimed at providing the latest information to clients about new programs and other immigration-related information that may be pertinent to employers of foreign workers in Canada.
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By Rick Dunlop and Onye Njoku On September 8, 2026, Bill 256 (Labour Standards Code (amended)) was introduced for first reading in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly by the Honourable Nolan Young,…
Read MoreBy 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…
Read MoreBy 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…
Read MoreBy Joe Thorne and Danielle Harris For the first time in over a century, the Supreme Court of Canada has considered the impact and consequences where a litigant intentionally destroys…
Read MoreBy 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…
Read MoreBy 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…
Read MoreRobert 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…
Read MoreMatthew N. Craig and Sam Schonfeld Regardless of which industry you are a part of, you have likely noticed the adoption of generative artificial intelligence (“GenAI”) all around you. Increasingly,…
Read MoreSarah 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…
Read MoreMurray L. Murphy, K.C., CPHR and Jacob E. Zelman In our earlier update issued in March 2025 (At a glance: Key changes coming to Prince Edward Island’s Employment Standards Act), we flagged…
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