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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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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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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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Matthew 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,…
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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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Murray 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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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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By Christopher Marr, TEP, Partner with assistance from Brady McKinley, student-at-law Significant increase to New Brunswick probate tax and fees Effective as of June 12, 2026, probate fees and taxes have significantly increased…
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By Tipper McEwan In Green Rise Foods Inc. v. N.V. Hagelunie, 2026 ONCA 334 (CanLII),the Court of Appeal for Ontario considered a case involving a series of potential causes for…
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By Sacha D. Morisset, K.C. The British Columbia Court of Appeal has upheld a finding of constructive dismissal against a Vancouver real estate developer that directed a longtime remote employee…
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