Labour & Employment
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February 04, 2025
Business, consumer bankruptcies reached 15-year high in 2024, says insolvency association
Last year was Canada’s worst year for business and consumer insolvencies since the recession of 2009 — and 2025 could be even worse if a trade war with the U.S. ensues, according to the chair of the Toronto-based Canadian Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Professionals (CAIRP).
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February 04, 2025
North America’s Maastricht moment: Case for deeper Canada-U.S. integration | Tega Adjara
The Canada-United States border is the longest international boundary in the world, spanning approximately 8,891 kilometers. These two nations share not only geographical proximity but also a deep-rooted cultural affinity and a longstanding economic partnership. Recognizing the mutual benefits of trade liberalization, former U.S. president Ronald Reagan and former prime minister Brian Mulroney signed a landmark free trade agreement in 1988, aimed at eliminating tariffs and fostering economic growth between the two nations. This agreement later evolved into the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which came into effect in 1992 following extensive negotiations between the Bush administration, the Mexican government and Mulroney. NAFTA was globally regarded with a mixture of admiration and apprehension due to the sheer economic strength of its three member nations.
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February 04, 2025
Manitoba battling money laundering in casinos
Manitoba’s liquor and gaming body is ordering its casinos to report suspicious transactions in a bid to stop drug dealers from using the establishments to launder dirty money.
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February 04, 2025
WRONGFUL DISMISSAL - Remedies - Reinstatement
Appeal by Rural Municipality of Buchanan ("RM") from decision of the Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board ("LRB") in relation to termination complaint filed by Veldman against RM.
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February 04, 2025
Alberta COVID-19 report attacked as ‘anti-science and anti-evidence’
A recent government-funded report on Alberta’s COVID-19 response is being slammed by medical and legal professionals as ignoring science and advancing misinformation.
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February 04, 2025
11 new Canadian partners at Norton Rose Fulbright
Norton Rose Fulbright today announced that 47 of its lawyers received promotions to partner around the world and director in South Africa, effective Jan. 1, 2021. Eleven of those appointments were in the Canadian offices.
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February 04, 2025
New partners at Hicks Morley
Rebecca Liu and Njeri Damali Sojourner-Campbell have been appointed partner at Hicks Morley.
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February 03, 2025
Chief Justice Wagner says federal judicial appointments on ‘right path’ as vacancies hit low of 30
The minority Liberal federal government has turned around the “untenable” situation Canada’s top judge warned about two years ago that was harming Canadians, due to a persistently-high number of federal judicial vacancies caused by Ottawa’s years-long chronic delays in appointing judges.
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February 03, 2025
Ontario pauses cancellation of $100M Starlink deal, other retaliatory measures against U.S.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has announced that the province is pausing retaliatory measures against the U.S. including the cancellation of a $100 million contract with Elon Musk’s Starlink after the U.S. decided to pause planned tariffs on Canadian imports for 30 days.
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February 03, 2025
Ontario law foundation launches call for applications for access to justice program
The Law Foundation of Ontario has launched a call for applications for the newest iteration of its Catalyst program, which assists non-profits that are working to advance access to justice in the province.