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Ontario Government Proposing to Increase OHSA Fines
19 décembre 2017
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Blogue du secteur du droit du travail et de l'emploi au Canada
On November 14, 2017, the Ontario government introduced Bill 177, namely, the Stronger, Fairer Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2017. If passed, Bill 177 would amend the Occupational Health and Safety Act (the “OHSA”) to significantly increase the maximum fines for...
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Construction Industry in Ontario: What Employers Need to Know About Unionization
14 décembre 2017
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Blogue du secteur du droit du travail et de l'emploi au Canada
Union certification is the process by which a union gains the right to represent employees of an employer in relation to the terms and conditions of employment, more commonly referred to as unionization. In the construction industry in Ontario, a...
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Mario Côté inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2017 FCA 36, leave to appeal to SCC refused, 37526 (November 9, 2017)
12 décembre 2017
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Le réseau alimentaire : les agroentreprises canadiennes et le droit en matière d'alimentation
The Plaintiff Mario Coté inc. (“MCI”), a trucking company specializing in the transport of farmed pigs in Quebec, applied to the Canada Agricultural Review Tribunal (CART) for review of 12 Notices of Violation and administrative penalties issued under the Health...
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WAGG Motions – don’t forget the audio recordings
8 décembre 2017
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Blogue : Droit des assurances
Wagg motions refer to motions for the production of police or Crown documents. They are referred to as Wagg motions because of the case of D.P. v. Wagg (“Wagg”), which sets out the process to be followed when seeking these...
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Reminder to Ontario Employers: Mandatory AODA Compliance Reports Due December 31, 2017
6 décembre 2017
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Blogue du secteur du droit du travail et de l'emploi au Canada
The deadline to file the 2017 Accessibility Compliance Report is fast approaching. Under Ontario’s Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (“AODA”), businesses and non-profits with 20 or more employees as well as designated public sector organizations must file a...
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Deciphering the Duty to Defend
5 décembre 2017
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Blogue : Droit des assurances
The Court of Appeal for Ontario recently considered an Ontario Superior Court judge’s decision regarding an insurer’s duty to defend in the context of a maintenance contract. In August 2013, a worker employed by the landscaping company Lafleur de la...
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Automatic Vicarious Liability of Owner Only Applies to Accidents on Highways
22 novembre 2017
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Blogue : Droit des assurances
One of the first lessons that any student of personal injury law learns is that an owner of a motor vehicle is vicariously liable for the negligence of the vehicle’s operator. This vicarious liability is imposed by s. 192(2) of...
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And the Times They Are A’Changing The Evolution of Insurance Coverage for Medical Marijuana – Update
3 novembre 2017
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Blogue : Droit des assurances
In our previous publication[1], we discussed the incremental extension of coverage for medical marijuana under various types of insurance benefit plans and recent caselaw regarding insurer funding for medical marijuana. By way of update, Skinner v. Board of Trustees of...
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Intentional Acts, Artful Pleading and the Duty to Defend in British Columbia
18 octobre 2017
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Blogue : Droit des assurances
The recent Supreme Court of British Columbia case of Co-operators General Insurance Company v. Kane, 2017 BCSC 1720 confirms the broad manner in which British Columbia courts interpret the duty to defend, and the extent to which that duty can...
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More on the MIG from the LAT
17 octobre 2017
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Blogue : Droit des assurances
The License Appeal Tribunal (LAT) has released a number of decisions dealing with the application Minor Injury Guideline (MIG) to injured persons. In a recent decision, T.S. v. Aviva General Insurance (17-000835/AABS), Adjudicator Christopher Ferguson was tasked with determining whether...
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