Labour & Employment
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October 28, 2024
Family violence against kids, youths and seniors hits highwater mark in 2023: Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada has painted a troubling statistical picture of the trends in family violence that were reported to police last year.
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October 28, 2024
N.S. Accessibility Advisory Board releases recommendations on workplaces
Nova Scotia disability and accessibility officials have released recommendations they have made to the province’s government around workplace recruitment policies, emergency evacuation practices and job accommodations.
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October 25, 2024
CIVIL PROCEDURE - Disposition without trial - Frivolous, vexatious or abuse of process
Appeal by VAC Development (“VAC”) from a motion judge’s decision to dismiss its counterclaim for defamation, interference with economic relations and damages. VAC argued that the motion judge carried out the public interest balancing stage incorrectly. Williams had been employed by VAC.
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October 25, 2024
Canada slashes immigration targets | Colin R. Singer
Canada has announced it will reduce its target for new permanent residents by 90,000 for 2025 as the federal government gives in to political pressure to cut immigration numbers.
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October 24, 2024
Ottawa cuts targets for permanent residence admissions in 2025-27 immigration levels plan
Ottawa’s latest annual three-year immigration “levels plan” targets 105,000 fewer admissions to permanent residence in 2025 than the 500,000 applicants the federal government previously planned, and close to 62 per cent of those total permanent resident admissions will be in the economic class by 2027, the federal government has announced.
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October 24, 2024
Bangladesh or Canada: Motions judge considers child’s future
Justice Ian Nordheimer of the Ontario Court of Appeal, sitting as a motions judge, recently dealt with two applications: one from the mother and the second from the father of a Bangladeshi child. Z.M., the mother, and A.A., the father, brought their 13-month-old child with them on a three-week vacation in Canada. The couple held visitor visas and round-trip tickets, suggesting that their initial intention was to return home after completing their holiday.
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October 24, 2024
Neurodiversity in the workplace
Understanding neurodiversity and recognizing how witnesses process information and communicate can significantly impact the fairness and success of a workplace investigation.
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October 23, 2024
Ontario NDP, privacy commissioner unveil measures to improve safety of school children, educators
Members of Ontario’s Official Opposition NDP and the province’s information and privacy commissioner have announced separate initiatives aimed at improving the safety of school children and educators.
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October 23, 2024
Alberta Law Society tribunal decision to sanction first Black justice minister sparks controversy
Canada’s first Black justice minister and solicitor general was found guilty this month of undermining the public’s “respect for the administration of justice” in a Law Society of Alberta (LSA) tribunal decision that has sparked criticism from some legal ethics experts.
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October 23, 2024
Indigenous voices left behind despite global stage recognizing Indigenous as ‘guardians of nature’
“Guardians of nature include first and foremost Indigenous peoples and local communities,” remarked the United Nations at the opening address of the world’s largest ever global biodiversity conference, COP16, that got underway this week in Cali, Colombia.