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SCC finds Nexus in Zurich v. Chubb
21 avril 2015
Blogue : Droit des assurances
The Supreme Court of Canada has reversed the Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision in Zurich v. Chubb. The claimant was driving a Ford Windstar that she had rented from Wheels4Rent, a car rental agency. On September 23, 2006, she had...
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Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments in Arizona and Alberta
13 avril 2015
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Blogue du secteur du droit du travail et de l'emploi au Canada
It is now easier to enforce an Arizona judgment in Alberta and vice versa. On April 1, 2015, Governor Douglas Ducey of Arizona signed into law Senate Bill 1447 – foreign country money judgments; enforcement (“Arizona Statute”). This law authorizes...
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Ontario Announces E-Filing for Small Claims Court
8 avril 2015
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Blogue de l'équipe de litige
Following a successful six-month pilot project, Ontario plaintiffs can now file small claims court forms and pay court filing fees online. So far, the e-filing service is only available to parties who are initiating claims (defendants cannot respond to a...
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Proposed Changes to Ontario’s Production Insurance Regime
7 avril 2015
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Le réseau alimentaire : les agroentreprises canadiennes et le droit en matière d'alimentation
The Ontario government has tabled legislation to amend the province’s production insurance regime and to bring it in-line with other provincial regimes. If implemented, the amendments have the potential to widen production insurance coverage to allow livestock, dairy, poultry, and...
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Temporary Help Agencies and their Clients: Joint Liability Coming Soon in Ontario
6 avril 2015
Blogue du secteur du droit du travail et de l'emploi au Canada
Author: Robert Bell As reported in our January Communiqué, the Stronger Workplace for a Stronger Economy Act is now in effect. This post serves as a reminder to employers in Ontario that key legislative changes impacting temporary help agencies and...
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WHMIS 2015 Is Here
31 mars 2015
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Blogue du secteur du droit du travail et de l'emploi au Canada
Workplace Hazardous Materials Information Systems (“WHMIS”) is a legislative and regulatory collection of informational systems, education courses and workplace requirements designed to make Canadian workplaces as safe as possible for workers who handle controlled products. WHMIS requirements place the responsibility...
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Ontario Court of Appeal: Experts vs. Participant Experts
30 mars 2015
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Blogue de l'équipe de litige
In a post on this blog in January, the Ontario Court of Appeal’s ruling in Moore v. Getahun was discussed. That case saw the Ontario Court of Appeal overturn a lower court’s ruling in respect of the practice of lawyers reviewing...
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Key Decision Released on Accommodating Family Obligations in the Workplace
27 mars 2015
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Blogue du secteur du droit du travail et de l'emploi au Canada
The Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta recently delivered its much-awaited decision in the case of SMS Equipment Inc. v. Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union, Local 707, 2015 ABQB 162. In the SMS decision, the Court upheld an arbitrator’s decision...
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Employer Obligations in Terminations of Temporary Foreign Workers
23 mars 2015
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Blogue du secteur du droit du travail et de l'emploi au Canada
Outside of the rights and obligations provided to Canadians and Canadian Permanent Residents in terminations, what additional factors do employers need to be aware of when terminating a temporary foreign worker (“TFW”)? With a number of employers going through group...
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Updating Plant Breeders’ Rights, Part V – Parliament has passed Bill C-18
20 mars 2015
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Le réseau alimentaire : les agroentreprises canadiennes et le droit en matière d'alimentation
As readers of this blog may recall, the federal government tabled Bill C-18, the Agricultural Growth Act, in late 2013. The Bill was to amend some eight agricultural statutes, including the Plant Breeders’ Rights Act. The government’s intent has been to...
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