Labour & Employment
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August 28, 2024
Risky business: Five missteps for employers of foreign nationals
The ability to attract and retain talent from outside Canada is a key lever for any employer looking to enrich a workforce and address labour gaps, particularly when qualified domestic candidates are scarce. However, it can be daunting for businesses to navigate the ever-changing and intricate web of immigration laws, program requirements and compliance obligations.
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August 28, 2024
Cabinet blocks cryptocurrency mining projects from access to electricity | Sara Blake
Some regulatory statutes authorize Cabinet or a minister to issue binding directives to the regulator. What is the scope of this authority?
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August 28, 2024
Railway strike: What invoking s. 107 of Labour Code means to labour law | Frank Portman
The recent labour actions at Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) and Canadian National Railway (CN) have garnered significant media attention — as they should. Railways are an oft-overlooked keystone to Canada’s economy. Given the heavy resource focus of Canada’s wealth, railways form the primary way such goods are brought to market. Labour strife in this area poses a serious risk to Canada’s economic well-being.
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August 27, 2024
Federal Court of Appeal overturns contempt ruling against Canadian Pacific, citing lack of intent
The Federal Court of Appeal has held that violations of rest provisions in a registered labour agreement by Canadian Pacific Railway did not constitute contempt in the absence of intent.
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August 26, 2024
Ottawa poised to further tighten restrictions on hiring temporary foreign workers
The federal government says it will soon expand restrictions on the number of temporary foreign workers that employers in Canada may hire, including reducing from 20 per cent to 10 per cent the percentage of their total workforce for which employers may hire temporary foreign workers and cutting from two years to one the maximum period for which “low-wage stream” workers may be hired.
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August 26, 2024
Canada to implement 100% surtax on Chinese EVs to address ‘extraordinary threat’
Canada is bringing measures to implement a 100 per cent surtax on all Chinese-made electric vehicles (EVs) as Chinese producers “benefit from unfair, non-market policies and practices,” making the Canadian auto sector and workers face “unfair competition.”
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August 26, 2024
Ontario Court of Appeal upholds denial of $44 million class counsel fee in mega-fund settlement
The Ontario Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal by class counsel seeking $44 million as class counsel fees in a class action settled for $153 million, finding that an award of $25 million as fees was fair and reasonable.
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August 26, 2024
Hicks Morley expands with new associate in Toronto
A recent news release from Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP announced that Ryan Markesic has joined the firm as a labour and employment lawyer.
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August 23, 2024
Federal Court rejects immigration officer’s flawed, ‘generic’ analysis of kids’ best interests
Addressing a recurrent error in decisions by immigration officers, the Federal Court has ruled that an immigration officer’s “effectively generic” analysis of the best interests of three children who risk being sent to Nigeria with their Nigerian parents “fatally flaws” the officer’s decision to reject the family’s application for permanent residence in Canada on humanitarian and compassionate (H&C) grounds.
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August 23, 2024
Labour experts: Binding arbitration best hope to end rail strike, but could violate Charter
Binding arbitration offers the best hope of resolving the labour tensions plaguing Canada’s two major railways but still presents a potential legal risk, two labour relations experts observed Friday, Aug. 23, as the rapidly evolving dispute continued to unfold.