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National Instrument 43-101: What Issuers Need To Know About Promotional Language And Other Best Practices For Public Disclosure
Promotional Language: Striking a Balance For mining projects, particularly at the exploration and/or development stage, demonstrating their unique value proposition [...]
“Much Ado About Group Benefits:” Interpreting Benefit Plan Terms Continues To Create Issues For Employers
Soave vs. Stahle Construction Inc. (2023 ONCA 265) highlights that benefit plan interpretation continues to be an issue that impacts employers. [...]
Alberta Supervisor Pleads Guilty & Ordered To Pay Fine For Serious Workplace Injury
Jeffrey Gross, a construction supervisor in Calgary, pleaded guilty on September 24, 2024, for an incident in which an employee [...]
Five Bills In: What Employers Need To Know About Ontario’s Latest Working For Workers Act
Ontario Bill 190, Working for Workers Five Act, 2024 ("Bill 190") - the fifth iteration of Ontario's Working for Workers acts – received Royal Assent [...]
New B.C. Tower Crane Requirements In Effect October 1, 2024
On October 1, 2024, WorkSafeBC introduced new regulations (the Crane Regulations) regarding tower crane safety which amend Part 14 of the [...]
The Complexities Of Dependent Contractors And Restrictive Covenants
Previously printed in the LexisNexis Labour Notes Newsletter. In the recent decision of Dibble v. Creative Music Therapy Solutions Inc., 2024 BCSC 1066, [...]
Our AMPs Go To Eleven: The Coming Of Administrative Monetary Penalties Under The Manitoba Environment Act
AMPs are upon us. Following a reported 135 million–liter sewage spill into the Red River from a broken City of [...]
Made-In-Canada Sustainable Investment Framework, Mandatory Climate Disclosures For Large, Private CBCA Corporations And Final CSSB Standards Announced
On October 9, 2024, the Government of Canada announced its intention to: develop a Made-in-Canada voluntary sustainable investment guideline to [...]
Alberta Supervisor Pleads Guilty & Ordered To Pay Fine For Serious Workplace Injury
Jeffrey Gross, a construction supervisor in Calgary, pleaded guilty on September 24, 2024, for an incident in which an employee [...]
The Complexities Of Dependent Contractors And Restrictive Covenants
Previously printed in the LexisNexis Labour Notes Newsletter. In the recent decision of Dibble v. Creative Music Therapy Solutions Inc., 2024 BCSC 1066, [...]
Defining Detection: The Fight Over Coverage In Paramount v. Chubb Insurance
The case of Paramount Resources Ltd. v. Chubb Insurance Company of Canada, 2024 ABCA 266 centers on a dispute over insurance [...]
False Statement To The CNESST: The Court Finds A Worker Guilty Of An Offence
It's common knowledge that a Québec worker who has suffered an employment injury is entitled to an income replacement indemnity [...]
At Last! Employers Score A Much-needed Victory In The Ongoing Battle Over Termination Clauses
It's no secret that over the past several years, Canadian courts have taken a proactive stance in scrutinizing restrictive termination [...]
Ontario, Canada Court Affirms City Lacked Control Of Workplace And Exercised Due Diligence, Upholding Acquittal Of OHSA Charges
In R. v. Greater Sudbury (City), 2024 ONSC 3959, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (OSCJ) dismissed an appeal of the [...]
Ontario Superior Court Rules That City Of Sudbury Meets Due Diligence Standard
Last year, the Supreme Court of Canada sent shockwaves through the construction sector when it released its decision in R v [...]
The Duty To Investigate Workplace Harassment Exists, Even In The Absence Of A Complaint
A common question that workplace investigators are often asked is whether suspected incidents of workplace harassment have to be investigated, [...]
The Duty To Investigate
In Ontario, employers have a statutory duty under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (the "OHSA") to conduct an investigation into complaints [...]