Labour & Employment
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February 13, 2025
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING - Certification - Appropriate bargaining unit - Management
Appeal by Association of Allied Health Professionals (AAHP) of a judicial review of a Labour Relations Board (Board) decision about whether Disability Care Managers (DCMs) at Eastern Regional Integrated Health Authority (ERIHA) were “employees” for the purpose of Public Service Collective Bargaining Act (Act). ERIHA restructured and created a new position, DCM, which was classified as a non-bargaining unit position.
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February 12, 2025
Workforce reductions, layoffs already underway in response to tariff threat, says lawyer
The impending threat of hefty U.S. tariffs is already prompting some worried employers to illegally lay off employees or reduce their hours, says a veteran Toronto employment and labour lawyer.
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February 12, 2025
Decision in Freedom Convoy case ‘seemingly has legs’ to go to Appeal Court, SCC: legal scholar
An Ontario judge has dismissed an application by a police officer who said his rights had been violated when he was disciplined for donating money to the Freedom Convoy protests, but a legal expert is saying the issues raised may lead to further review by the courts.
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February 12, 2025
What you should know about severance package anti-rehire agreements
Employees faced with signing an anti-rehire agreement in a severance package should first understand all their legal options.
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February 12, 2025
The history of U.S.-Canada trade: A tangled tale | Hodine Williams
Let’s make something clear. From my last article you will by now appreciate that tariffs placed on Canadian goods doesn’t affect the cost of producing Canadian goods or local prices. Canada doesn’t pay the tariffs. Instead, it is paid by persons importing the goods and generally the end users in the United States. The effect is that it makes Canadian good more expensive to Americans and in theory should lower the demand for Canadian goods.
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February 11, 2025
Report: Missing non-permanent residents in labour force survey distorting economic indicators
The underrepresentation of non-permanent residents (NPRs) in Canada’s Labour Force Survey (LFS) is distorting critical economic indicators such as unemployment rates and nominal wage growth, according to a report by the C.D. Howe Institute.
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February 11, 2025
CFIB says GST holiday benefited only 5% of small businesses; restaurant industry reports job gains
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) has concluded that only five per cent of small businesses have seen a sales boost from the GST/HST holiday, as compared to the same period last year. However, industry group Restaurants Canada, citing Statistics Canada data, said the tax break has helped the food service sector reach its highest employment level since the COVID-19 pandemic.
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February 11, 2025
Canada sanctions two Sudanese leaders linked to human rights violations
Ottawa is sanctioning two Sudanese leaders of opposing warring groups who are linked to the ongoing violence against civilians in Sudan, where more than 12 million people have been displaced as a result of the country’s internal conflicts.
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February 11, 2025
Pallett Valo grows its employment and labour practice
Pallett Valo LLP welcomes Zoya Alam who joined the firm’s Employment and Labour practice on February 10, 2025.
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February 10, 2025
C.J. Wagner says top court ‘exploring’ provision of mediation in cases where leave to appeal denied
Lawyers say they want to know specifics about the out-of-the-blue disclosure from Supreme Court of Canada Chief Justice Richard Wagner that he has asked his staff to “explore the possibility” of the top court providing “mediation” for litigants in cases where the apex court denies leave to appeal, and his suggestion that family law cases might lend themselves to a potential mediation initiative.