Labour & Employment
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April 07, 2025
Kristi Wong joins Roper Greyell
Roper Greyell has welcomed Kristi Wong to the firm as an associate. According to a statement from the Vancouver-based firm, Wong joins Roper Greyell with extensive employment and labour law experience
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April 04, 2025
OHRC endorses statement on race-based health data, finds it aligns with Human Rights Code
The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has announced that it is endorsing the Wellesley Institute’s Consensus Statement on Race-Based Data for Health, which calls on all levels of the health-care system, including governments, organizations and health-care providers, to collaborate “to strengthen their capacity for the collection, use and governance of race-based data to address inequities and advance health.”
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April 04, 2025
Nuclear safety commission authorizes construction of new power reactor in Darlington
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has issued a power reactor construction licence to Ontario Power Generation Inc. (OPG) to construct one General Electric Hitachi BWRX-300 reactor at its Darlington New Nuclear Project (DNNP) site in Clarington, Ont.
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April 04, 2025
New report finds businesses not succession ready as many owners retire
Canada is facing a wave of small business closures amid “economic uncertainty and tariff wars,” partly driven by the number of retiring baby boomer entrepreneurs, according to a new report by consulting firm MNP, which found that nearly two-thirds (64.1 per cent) of Canadian businesses have no succession plan.
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April 04, 2025
New Brunswick investing in start of courts’ digital upgrade
New Brunswick is spending $5 million to kick-start the digital transformation of its courts. In what is being called an investment in greater access to justice, New Brunswick’s government will spend more than $32 million over six years for the technological revamp of the province’s court system, which will include various digital upgrades to the courts, as detailed in an April 3 news release.
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April 04, 2025
Leveraging Canada’s immigration policy to attract American talent
The United States has long been a global leader in attracting top talent, particularly in fields such as health care, technology and entrepreneurship. Canada’s decades-long struggle with brain drain, characterized by losing its top talent to the United States, has posed challenges to the country’s growth and innovation. Canada only ranks sixth among the seven G7 nations in labour productivity. With the recent paradigm shift in its relationship with the United States, Canada’s weak productivity and heavy reliance on trade with the United States makes it vulnerable to resist the multifaceted aggressions from our southern neighbour.
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April 03, 2025
Carney announces 25 per cent retaliatory tariff on U.S. autos
Prime Minister Mark Carney has vowed to fight U.S. tariffs on all fronts, including in the courts and with a new 25 per cent tariff on U.S.-made automobiles in direct response to a 25 per cent U.S. tariff on Canadian vehicles that went into effect at midnight on April 3.
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April 03, 2025
Federal Court allows discrimination claim against Canada Revenue Agency to proceed
The Federal Court has allowed parts of an amended statement of claim to be heard on the merits in a case that alleged discrimination by the Canada Revenue Agency in its hiring process. The claim was previously struck in its entirety.
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April 03, 2025
WRONGFUL DISMISSAL DAMAGES - Notice period - Punitive damages - Deductions - Disability benefits
Appeal by Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority Inc. (SIGA) from finding that it wrongfully dismissed Pasap and that Pasap was entitled to damages for lost disability insurance benefits.
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April 03, 2025
Trends in global Citizenship by Investment programs: Quality control and program integrity
Another challenge facing the Start-Up Visa (SUV) program is ensuring that the businesses it attracts are genuinely viable and contribute meaningfully to Canada’s economy.