New legal publication: Discovery: Atlantic Education & the Law
Stewart McKelvey is pleased to announce the creation of Discovery: Atlantic Education and the Law, a publication specifically designed for universities and colleges. We know it is not always easy for institutions in Atlantic Canada to identify legal issues, or know what to do when they arise, and so we aim to clear the confusion and give you practical and reliable information from legal experts you can trust.
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Included in Discovery: Atlantic Education & the Law – Issue 07 Stephen Penney and Tyler Callahan Universities continue to work creatively to meet market demands despite consistent declines in public funding. Consequently, untenured term appointments…
Read MoreIncluded in Discovery: Atlantic Education & the Law – Issue 07 Sacha Morisset Confidentiality regarding the terms of the settlement of a legal dispute is a key consideration for many parties. Most accept that the…
Read MoreChad Sullivan and Kathleen Nash In June 2020, the Federal Government released the new Work Place Harassment and Violence Prevention Regulations (“Regulations”) along with Bill C-65, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (“Code”).…
Read MoreRob Aske As we wrote about earlier, Canada’s federal government has proposed a replacement to our national privacy law for commercial transactions known as the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (“PIPEDA”). The new…
Read MoreKatharine Mack After a relatively carefree Atlantic summer, the bubble has officially burst: as COVID-19 cases begin to rise, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador have all announced that they will be…
Read MoreWe are pleased to present the seventh issue of Discovery, our very own legal publication targeted to educational institutions in Atlantic Canada. While ‘back to school’ may look a little different this year, Stewart McKelvey is…
Read More2021: The Year of the Overshare Richard Niedermayer, TEP, Sarah Almon and Madeleine Coats Governments around the world are taking steps to increase transparency at the expense of privacy. In Canada, federal government strategies to…
Read MoreKoren Thomson and Sarah Byrne On November 17, 2020, the Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2020 (“Act”) was introduced as Bill C-11. This is the first major update to the federal private sector privacy regime in…
Read MoreJennifer Thompson The Federal Government has released draft Regulations under the Pay Equity Act (“the Act”), almost 11 months after the Act received Royal Assent. The Act, which is not yet in force, makes significant…
Read MoreKathleen Leighton Employers often wonder what steps they need to take to hire international talent, including what support they must provide to enable a foreign worker to obtain proper work authorization in Canada. This is…
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