The BC government has unveiled plans to significantly change the Employment Standards Act (“ESA”), which prescribes the minimum labour standards for regulated workplaces in BC. Bill 8 introduces amendments to a number of
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Cautionary notes on gun-jumping in M&A negotiations
When business competitors negotiate a potential merger or acquisition (large or small), they need to bear in mind the Competition Act (Canada). These rules are often overlooked. Certainly it is critical to use a
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Canadian Privacy Commissioners jointly issue guidelines to organizations for obtaining meaningful consent
The Privacy Commissioners of Canada, Alberta and British Columbia have jointly issued guidelines aimed at assisting organizations to obtain meaningful consent from individuals for the collection, use and disclosure of their personal information.
The Guidelines
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Alberta government to require operators to reduce crude oil and bitumen production
Earlier this month, the Alberta government announced new measures designed to temporarily reduce crude oil and bitumen production in the province, in order to deal with a historically high differential between Alberta oil and bitumen
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Bill 66 proposes hours of work and overtime amendments to the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000
On December 6, 2018 the Ontario Conservative Government introduced the Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, 2018 (“Bill 66”). If passed, Bill 66 would:
- repeal sections of the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“ESA”) that require an
Ontario’s Bill 57 postpones the Pay Transparency Act, 2018
On December 6, 2018 the Ontario Legislative Assembly passed the Restoring Trust, Transparency and Accountability Act, 2018 (“Bill 57”), an omnibus bill that, among other things, postpones the coming into force of the Pay Transparency
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All bets are off… for now: An update on the ability of managerial employees to unionize in Quebec
Further to our previous article, “Gambling on the unionization of managerial employees”, in which we alerted our clients to a decision declaring inoperative the provision of Quebec’s Labour Code which prevents managerial employees
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Bill 47 repeals recent amendments to the Employment Standards Act and the Labour Relations Act in Ontario
On November 21, 2018 the Making Ontario Open For Business Act, 2018 (“Bill 47”) received Royal Assent and became law in Ontario.
Bill 47 repeals many of the changes to the Employment Standards Act, 2000
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Employee dismissed based on family status and physical disability, Alberta Human Rights Tribunal rules
A recent decision by the Alberta Human Rights Tribunal (the “Tribunal”) found that an employer, while seeking to reduce its workforce, dismissed an employee on the grounds of family status and physical disability, rather than
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Bill 50: B.C. Government tables amendments to the Human Rights Code
On November 1, 2018, the B.C. Government introduced the Human Rights Code Amendment Act 2018, Bill 50. The Bill largely adopts the recommendations of the December 2017 report of Ravi Kahlon, Parliamentary Secretary of
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