Labour & Employment
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January 16, 2025
Proposed U.S. tariffs could cost B.C. $69B in economic activity, 124,000 jobs, province estimates
The imposition of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s threatened 25 per cent tariff on all Canadian imports could cost British Columbia 124,000 jobs and $69 billion in economic activity between 2025 and 2028, according to a B.C. Ministry of Finance impact assessment.
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January 16, 2025
Gazans arriving in Canada can now apply for one-time ‘transitional’ support for basic needs
Palestinians fleeing Gaza who arrive in Canada to join family here can now apply to receive lump-sum “transitional” financial assistance for their basic needs, via a one-time direct payment of $3,000 per adult and $1,500 per child under age 18, the federal government says.
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January 16, 2025
Competition Bureau finds Empire Company property control restricted grocery competition in Alberta town
After an investigation by the Competition Bureau, Sobeys owner Empire Company Limited has agreed to remove a property control restricting retail grocery store competition against its IGA store in Crowsnest Pass, Alta.
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January 16, 2025
Blakes partner roster expands
Blakes has named Allan Morgan, Rodney Perkins, Brittany Shamess, Christina Sutcliffe, Daniel Szirmak and Annika Wang as new partners.
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January 15, 2025
Canada prepares for migrant surge from U.S. in response to Trump’s deportation threat
Ottawa says that it is prepared for a possible surge of migrants and asylum claimants if and when incoming U.S. president Donald Trump implements his mass deportation pledge — but federal officials did not say how many people they anticipate might arrive at the Canada-U.S. border.
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January 15, 2025
B.C. announces proposed legislation to streamline regulation for major electricity projects
British Columbia has announced that it is working on speeding up its electricity grid expansion by enabling the BC Energy Regulator (BCER) “to act as a one-window regulator for permits necessary to support the North Coast Transmission Line (NCTL) and other high-voltage electricity transmission projects.”
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January 15, 2025
Blakes announces new partners in Toronto, Calgary, Montreal, Vancouver
Claire Hildebrand, Jean-Simon Lamarre, Rachel Lehman, Fraser Malcolm, Sophie Mansfield and Mike Maodus have been made partners at Blakes.
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January 15, 2025
How much is enough? The need for consideration in employment contracts | Stuart Rudner
Regular readers will know that the enforceability of termination clauses is a frequent source of contention and litigation. That’s not surprising given that a strong termination clause could be the difference between weeks of termination pay and months or even years of severance pay.
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January 14, 2025
Ontario Court of Appeal upholds amended promissory note, finds tax deferral is valid consideration
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld the validity of an amended promissory note, which was part of an employee’s compensation package, finding that tax deferral benefits and the certainty provided by the amended terms constituted sufficient consideration to support the agreement.
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January 14, 2025
Trade tribunal slaps anti-dumping duties on rebar from Bulgaria, Thailand and UAE
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) has imposed duties on concrete reinforcing bar from Bulgaria, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after finding that dumping of the product in Canada is harming the domestic industry.