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WTO Rules Against U.S. Regarding Country of Origin Labelling
10 décembre 2014
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Le réseau alimentaire : les agroentreprises canadiennes et le droit en matière d'alimentation
On October 20, 2014, the World Trade Organization (“WTO”) ruled for the third time that the United States’ country-of-labelling rules (“COOL”) contravenes trade laws by discriminating against beef and pork exports from Canada and Mexico. The U.S. COOL rules, which...
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Bhasin v Hrynew: Could it Mean New Obligations for Employers?
10 décembre 2014
Blogue du secteur du droit du travail et de l'emploi au Canada
Author: Robert Bell Bhasin v Hrynew is a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of Canada. The Court has recognized a general principle of good faith contractual performance. Justice Cromwell, speaking for the unanimous Court, stated: “[t]here is a general...
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Updating Plant Breeders’ Rights, Part IV – The Farmer’s Privilege and How Bill C-18 Would Affect the Right to Save Seed
25 novembre 2014
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Le réseau alimentaire : les agroentreprises canadiennes et le droit en matière d'alimentation
The Series So Far This is our fourth post on Bill C-18 and its and its proposed amendments to the Plant Breeders’ Rights Act (PBRA) In our first post, we set out the context of development of seed varieties in...
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Privacy Rights for Alberta Private Sector Employees Continued
21 novembre 2014
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Blogue du secteur du droit du travail et de l'emploi au Canada
On October 30, the Supreme Court of Canada granted the Government of Alberta a six month extension to amend the Personal Information Protection Act (Alberta) (“PIPA”) before the Act is declared invalid. The Supreme Court previously ruled in Alberta (Information...
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Possession is Still 9/10ths of the Law
13 novembre 2014
Blogue : Droit des assurances
The Superior Court has released a decision dealing with whether an owner of an ATV can be held vicariously liable for a driver’s negligence, even though no consent was given to operate the vehicle. In Fernandes v Araujo, Fernandes was...
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Investigations in the Workplace
7 novembre 2014
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Blogue du secteur du droit du travail et de l'emploi au Canada
Workplace investigations are inevitable for most organizations and employers face significant pressure to conduct them properly. A flawed investigation, besides compromising the information a decision-maker will need, invites a range of risks. From a legal perspective, the courts scrutinize the...
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Interesting Case from Ontario – Farm Workers Denied Coroners Inquest
4 novembre 2014
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Le réseau alimentaire : les agroentreprises canadiennes et le droit en matière d'alimentation
In Peart v the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services, the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal (“HRTO”) considered whether the Coroner’s Act was discriminatory against migrant farm workers. Ned Peart, a seasonal worker from Jamaica employed under the Seasonal Agriculture...
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New statutory leaves of absence available as of October 29, 2014
4 novembre 2014
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Blogue du secteur du droit du travail et de l'emploi au Canada
In our May 2, 2014 blog, we wrote about Bill 21, the Employment Standards Amendments Act (Leaves to Help Families), 2014, which introduced three new forms of statutorily-protected leaves to the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000 (the “Act”). The Bill...
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Ontario Legislation Expanding Employer Accountability Re-Introduced
31 octobre 2014
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Blogue du secteur du droit du travail et de l'emploi au Canada
On October 29, 2014, Bill 18, Stronger Workplaces for a Stronger Economy Act, 2014, passed Second Reading in the Ontario legislature and was referred to the Standing Committee on General Government. Bill 118, if passed, would make several changes to...
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Why Would Anyone Want an Unlimited Liability Company?
31 octobre 2014
Blogue : Exploiter une entreprise au Canada pour les non-résidents
This posting was authored by Stephen Rukavina, an Associate in the Vancouver Office of Miller Thomson LLP An unlimited liability company (“ULC”) is a common entity US businesses use as a Canadian subsidiary or to hold Canadian assets. This can seem...
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