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Jun 29, 2023

By Jacob Love

No Chance: HRTO Dismisses Application for Lack of Prima Facie Case and No Reasonable Prospect of Success

In Loucks v. London Life Insurance Company, 2023 HRTO 955 the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario determined that the Applicant did not establish a pr...

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Jun 22, 2023

If “Only” the Termination Clause was Valid: Ontario Superior Court finds termination clause violates the ESA due to its use of “and/or” and “only”

A recent case Quesnelle v. Camus Hydronics Ltd. (2022) ONSC 6156 demonstrates the importance of carefully and properly drafting an employment contr...

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Jun 15, 2023

By Mike MacLellan

No Take-Backs! Labour Arbitrator Refuses Union’s Attempt to Arbitrate Settled Grievance

A recent labour arbitration decision in Service Employees International Union, Local 1 Canada v Evergreen Retirement Community illustrated the fina...

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Jun 8, 2023

By Kelsey Orth

Changes to Temporary Help Agency Licensing Requirements: A Comprehensive Overview

As you may have read in this space before, the Ontario government passed Bill 27 back in 2021. The Working for Workers Act, 2021 – not to be ...

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Jun 1, 2023

OHRT Decision that an Employer’s Requirement for Proof of Canadian Citizenship or Permanent Residency Discriminatory Reasonable Say Ontario Court of Appeal

Most of Canada is currently dealing with the effects of an unprecedented labour shortage and finding a suitable candidate is not the only potential...

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May 25, 2023

By Jacob Love

Court Finds Termination Clause Unenforceable Due To “Just Cause” Provision

In Tan v. Stostac Inc., 2023 ONSC 2121, the Court found that the termination clause contained in the employment agreement was unenforceable and the...

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May 18, 2023

By Mike MacLellan

Ontario Labour Board Dismisses Pre-Emptive and Premature Complaint About Workplace Investigator

Among other obligations, subsection 32.0.7(1)(a) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act requires employers to ensure that: “an investigati...

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May 11, 2023

By Kelsey Orth

BC Employee Learns the Hard Way there is no Free Lunch: Court Upholds General Manager Dismissal for Falsified Restaurant Expense Claims

Although perhaps counterintuitive to most people, it is an established point of Canadian employment law that employee dishonesty does not necessari...

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May 4, 2023

By Jacob Love

Arbitrator Finds Mandatory Vaccination Policy Reasonable and Upholds Dismissal Of Unvaccinated Employees

In Lakeridge Health and CUPE, Local 6364, a matter of Policy and Individual Grievances concerning a Mandatory Vaccination Policy and Terminations, ...

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Apr 27, 2023

Silence Does Not Speak Louder than Words says Ontario Court of Appeal - Silence in the Face of a Temporary Layoff Does Not Equal Condonation

Recently the Ontario Court of Appeal (“ONCA”) determined that an employee’s silence does not equal a condonation to a temporary l...

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Apr 20, 2023

By Mike MacLellan

A Costly Lesson: Human Rights Tribunal Issues Large Damages Award Against Employer in Breach of Human Rights Code

In Matheus v McCann, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario heard an application alleging discrimination in employment on the bases of race, ancestry...

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Apr 13, 2023

The Working for Workers Act, 2023 - Coming Soon to a Workplace Near You

On March 20, 2023, the Ontario government announced the expansion of the Working for Workers Acts, 2021 and 2022  through Bill ...

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Mar 30, 2023

By Kelsey Orth

Don’t Make Promises You Can’t (Or More Accurately, Don’t Intend To) Keep Or It May Come Back To Bite You In The Bottom (Line)!

I recently spoke at a Lancaster House webinar on the topic of “good faith and honest performance” in the employment context, and the re...

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Mar 23, 2023

By Jacob Love

Arbitrator Reinstates Employee Dismissed For Just Cause For Not Providing Proof Of Vaccination

In Teamsters Canada Rail Conference v VIA Rail Canada Inc., 2023 CanLII 18498 (CA SA) the Company terminated an employee with 19 years of service f...

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Mar 16, 2023

Time for a Change in your Employment Contracts? What we can learn from the Ontario Court of Appeal’s recent decision on the “Changed Substratum” doctrine

Even when a case is generally not favourable to employers, it can serve as an important reminder to companies to review and update their employment...

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Mar 9, 2023

By Mike MacLellan

Ontario Court Upholds Dismissal where Employee Refused to Comply with Third Party Vaccine Mandate

We have been blogging a lot about how COVID-19 vaccine mandates have impacted workplace law, and now we can add one more context to our catalogue.&...

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Mar 2, 2023

GET READY: NALOXONE KITS MUST BE PROVIDED BY CERTAIN ONTARIO EMPLOYERS AS OF JUNE 1, 2023

With the rise of drug-overdose related deaths in Ontario, the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development (MLITSD) has made a ...

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Feb 23, 2023

By Kelsey Orth

DRAFT POLICY RELEASED BY WSIB IN RELATION TO COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

There is no doubt that the COVID-19 Pandemic has had an enormous effect on not just individual employers, but on the very system of employment in C...

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Feb 16, 2023

By Jacob Love

Ontario Court Upholds For Cause Termination of Employee With 20 Years of Service

In Park v. Costco Wholesale Canada Ltd., 2023 ONSC 1013 the Ontario Superior Court of Justice upheld the employer’s for cause dismissal of an...

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Feb 9, 2023

Federal Court Finds Employees Who Refuse to Follow Vaccination Mandate Not Eligible for Employment Insurance

Recently, the Federal Court (the “Court”) released an encouraging decision for employers as they continue to deal with residual COVID-1...

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