Labour & Employment
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February 25, 2025
Court of Appeal removes ‘wiggle room’ from employment releases
With the uptick in terminations without cause on the rise in Canada due to economic uncertainty on the horizon, counsel settling dismissal claims must be extremely vigilant in drafting and reviewing the Minutes of Settlement, Release and Indemnity that a client signs in order to get paid.
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February 25, 2025
New managing director, people and culture joins McInnes Cooper
Peter Graham is the new managing director, people and culture at McInnes Cooper, responsible for leading all aspects of the firm’s people and culture function, and he will lead the development and execution of related functions, including learning and development.
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February 25, 2025
Lawyer’s victim of fake U.S. cases generated by AI-assisted research
Since graduating from law school in 1990, legal research has evolved from the use of books taken from a library shelf to the use of comprehensive electronic research tools. Today, we are also exposed to the use of AI-assisted legal research that is available either through commercial publishers or websites. As well, ChatGPT has been promoted as an AI-assisted tool that can assist in legal research.
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February 24, 2025
Federal Court of Appeal allows judicial review of telework provision for Library of Parliament
The Federal Court of Appeal has allowed a judicial review in part relating to telework and remote work provisions in an interest arbitral award given to the Library of Parliament.
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February 24, 2025
Ontario election dominated by tariff concerns, but other issues at play: lawyers
With Ontarians on the cusp of electing a new government, the spectre of tariffs on Canadian exports is dominating the discourse of those who are aspiring to lead the province over the next few years — but as lawyers are pointing out, there are many other areas that voters should be focused on before they cast their ballot.
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February 24, 2025
High bar for use of biometric systems maintained by Quebec privacy regulator
Canada’s largest printer was ordered to cease using facial recognition technology to monitor access to its facilities and to destroy all biometric information it previously collected by Quebec’s privacy watchdog in a decision that serves as a stark reminder that there is a high legal threshold for using biometric systems in the province, according to data and privacy experts.
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February 21, 2025
Federal Court orders reassessment of glyphosate-based pesticide over new risk evidence
The Federal Court has ordered the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) to reconsider its renewal of a pesticide product registration, citing a lack of evidence that the agency reviewed scientific studies highlighting new or heightened risks from its active ingredient.
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February 21, 2025
Union files complaint with tribunal to reopen Amazon warehouses in Quebec
Trade union Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN) has filed a complaint with Quebec's Administrative Labour Tribunal alleging that Amazon’s plan to close warehouses in the province runs contrary to its labour code.
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February 21, 2025
Canada opens door to more people impacted by Sudan’s civil conflict
Canada will resettle more refugees affected by the internal conflict in Sudan over the next two years and increase the spaces available under the family-based permanent residence pathway, the minority Liberal government says.
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February 21, 2025
Under the Ford government: Justice delayed and denied at Tribunals Ontario | Kathy Laird
In December 2024, Tribunals Ontario released its much-delayed Annual Report for 2023/24, and despite some self-congratulatory messaging, the data inside, and on the Tribunals Ontario website, demonstrates that there are serious deficits in the quality, accessibility and timeliness of justice at three of its busiest tribunals — the Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB), the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) and the Licence Appeal Tribunal — Automobile Accident Benefits Service (LAT-AABS), which hears motor vehicle injury claims against insurance companies.