Ontario Appeal Court rejects health care workers’ broad COVID vaccine suit
‘Most of the workers in this claim were unionized and covered by collective agreements. The court was absolutely correct in pointing that out labour arbitrators, working under collective agreements, are perfectly capable of adjudicating cases on the COVID-19 pandemic,’ said Michael Lynk, emeritus professor at Western University faculty of law.
Wednesday, May 13, 2026 @ 4:36 PM
Ontario’s highest court has turned back a challenge by more than 400 current and former health care workers who were disciplined or dismissed because of their refusal to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. The workers were challenging the dismissal of their claim by an Ontario Superior Court judge, who said it was both an abuse of process and disclosed no reasonable cause of action. ... [read more]
Federal Court orders third CRA review of teacher’s CERB eligibility
Wednesday, May 13, 2026 @ 5:01 PM
In a case that has now twice been overturned, the Federal Court has remitted the matter of an individual’s eligibility for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) back to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) for a third review. ... [read more]
Court rejects automatic EI disqualification for worker terminated due to incarceration
Wednesday, May 13, 2026 @ 3:38 PM
The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed a federal government appeal challenging employment insurance (EI) benefits for a worker who lost his job after being incarcerated, ruling that a claimant’s inability to fulfill a condition of employment is not, by itself, sufficient to disentitle them to EI benefits. ... [read more]
Appeal Court orders trial in greenhouse insurance policy case over acres of plant loss
Wednesday, May 13, 2026 @ 2:55 PM
The Ontario Court of Appeal has remitted a case to trial in which an insurance provider denied coverage to a greenhouse operator despite it suffering a loss of 23 acres of tomato plants caused by excessive carbon monoxide emissions. It found the judge made numerous errors in the analysis. ... [read more]
Court of Appeal quashes appeal of project restructuring order as interlocutory
Tuesday, May 12, 2026 @ 4:11 PM
The Ontario Court of Appeal has quashed an appeal arising from a court-supervised sale process under the Ontario Business Corporations Act, holding that the order was interlocutory and therefore appealable only to the Divisional Court with leave. ... [read more]