Included in Discovery: Atlantic Education & the Law – Issue 08 Nancy Rubin, QC and Jennifer Taylor   More than ever, many of our meetings, classes, presentations and personal communications are happening virtually. With this…

Erin Best and Giles Ayers   Earlier today the Supreme Court of Canada released a unanimous decision in Corner Brook (City) v. Bailey. The case was successfully argued by Erin Best and Giles Ayers of…

Joe Thorne, with the assistance of Stuart Wallace (summer student) In a bankruptcy, there is inevitable conflict between all manner of creditors with competing claims. Our federal and provincial legislatures have identified certain claims as…

Included in Discovery: Atlantic Education & the Law – Issue 08 Lara Greenough In the recent decision of Longueépée v University  of Waterloo, 2020 ONCA 830, the Ontario Court of Appeal found the University of…

Included in Discovery: Atlantic Education & the Law – Issue 08 Sheila Mecking and Evan MacKnight More than a year has passed since the Coronavirus disease (“COVID-19”) arrived in Atlantic Canada and caused all in-person…

Annie Gray and Dante Manna The federal government has announced that the Pay Equity Act (“Act”) will come into force on August 31, 2021. It has also published the final version of the Pay Equity Regulations (“Regulations”), to come into effect on the…

Sara Espinal Henao Nova Scotia is thriving. Having reached an all-time population high of 979,115 in 2020 and established itself as a start-up center and a top location for businesses, the province is poised for…

We are pleased to present the sixth installment of Beyond the border, a publication aimed at providing the latest information to clients about new programs and other immigration-related information that may be pertinent to employers…

Lara Greenough and Sheila Mecking Board members, directors, committee members, employees and anyone acting for a regulatory body or under its governing legislation, all have the obligation to act and make decisions in good faith.…

We are pleased to present the eighth issue of Discovery, our very own legal publication targeted to educational institutions in Atlantic Canada. With COVID-19 vaccines rolling out across the country, a renewed sense of hope is…