Aide médicale au suicide : notes au Parlement
Charter and Human Rights Litigation, 1912-1914
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Ontario Proposing Changes to Legislation for Injured Workers, Broader Public Sector and Firefighters
The Ontario Legislature has introduced Bill 109: the Employment and Labour Statute Law Amendment Act, 2015, (the “ELSLAA”) which, if passed, will amend three separate acts impacting workers and labour relations in Ontario: the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, the...
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The Duty to Bargain in Good Faith Revisited
The decision of the Ontario Labour Relations Board (the “Board”) in United Food & Commercial Workers, Local 175 and WHL Management Limited Partnership, 2014 CanLII 76990 (ON LRB) considers and, arguably, modifies the jurisprudence concerning the duty to bargain in...
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The Exclusion of Evidence in Arbitration Proceedings in Quebec
One of the fundamental changes made to the law of evidence in Quebec when the new Civil Code came into force in 1994 was the introduction of article 2858 of the Civil Code of Quebec (C.C.Q.). This article reads as...
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Employment and Labour Considerations Arising out of the 2015 Economic Action Plan and Bill C-59
Bill C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 21, 2015 and other measures (the “Bill”), proposes several key changes to the provisions of the Canada Labour Code, 1985 (the “Code”) as part...
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Changes to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 Increasing Workplace Protections for Employees now in Effect
Bill 18, the Stronger Workplace for a Stronger Economy Act, 2014, which received royal assent on November 20, 2014, introduced significant changes to key provisions of the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“ESA”) in order to strengthen protections for workers. These...
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Form trumps substance for pension benefits
The Lawyers Weekly, Vol. 31, No. 2
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Lisa Goodfellow comments on stock option plans in Advisor.ca article
Advisor.ca, "Tax and Estate Issues with Stock Options"
One of your best clients just got promoted, and her compensation package includes stock options. To factor them into her plan, you need to understand how options work, how they’re taxed, and what will happen to them when she dies.
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BC Court of Appeal Rules in Favour of the Provincial Government on Regulating Class Sizes and Composition
Author: Victor Ing On April 30, 2015, the BC Court of Appeal ruled in favour of the BC provincial government in a longstanding dispute regarding BC teachers’ right to bargain collective agreement terms over class sizes and composition. The Court...
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Employer Communication during Union Drives: The Dos and Don’ts
There is not much more frightening for employers than the possibility of becoming unionized. Upon learning of a union drive in the workplace, an employer should develop a strategic response to ensure the best chance of defeating a union’s organizing...
