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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 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 MoreTesting the limits: New developments in workplace drug and alcohol testing
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…
Read MoreDeed Transfer Tax not payable on Purchase of Securities – HRM v. Rank Incorporated
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…
Read MoreEarly court decisions on generative AI: What Canadian businesses need to know
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,…
Read MoreGovernment of Canada introduces Protecting Privacy and Consumer Data Act
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…
Read MorePEI’s new Employment Standards Act is now in force: What employers need to do now
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…
Read MoreMore health profession migrations: An update on Nova Scotia’s Regulated Health Professions Act
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…
Read MoreA reason to reconsider probate planning in New Brunswick
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…
Read MoreCoverage – Policy Interpretation – Causation
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…
Read MoreBack to the office? Not without notice: BC Court of Appeal confirms work-from-home can be a binding term of employment
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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