The Law Society of Ontario honored several distinguished individuals with a degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LLD) at the Call to the Bar ceremonies held earlier this month. An LLD …
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2023
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Legal News
Law Society of Ontario issues reminder about amendments to mandatory disclosure rules in the Income Tax Act
In the Budget Implementation Act 2023, the federal government has expanded the mandatory disclosure rules in the Income Tax Act (ITA). The impact of these changes may not be limited to tax practitioners …
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AccommodationConstructive DismissalFeatured
Court reporter, denied late starts to drop kids off at school, wasn’t discriminated against: Tribunal
A former court reporter wasn’t discriminated against on the basis of family status when his employer denied his request for a late start because he needed to drop his kids …
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
Quebec is proper forum for sexual harassment complaint against Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation: Newfoundland and Labrador court
A Newfoundland and Labrador court has ruled that a civil action involving an allegation of sexual harassment involving the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation should be tried in Quebec. The foundation, …
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ImmigrationWorkplace Legislation/Press Releases
B.C. releases results of credential-recognition engagement
Over 1,450 individuals from diverse backgrounds have provided their valuable feedback during an extensive public engagement process on the international credential-recognition progress. The feedback received from this engagement, which includes …
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Opinion/CommentaryThe Conversation
Workers hate office noise – but is using headphones to shut out colleagues the solution?
By Libby (Elizabeth) Sander, Bond University Is it OK to wear headphones in the office? Do they help get work done, or is wearing them considered rude and damaging to …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
City of North Battleford ordered to disclose documents to former fire chief in wrongful dismissal case
The King’s Bench for Saskatchewan has ordered the City of North Battleford to provide further disclosure of documents in a wrongful termination lawsuit involving its former fire chief. The former …
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
Domino’s Pizza franchise in B.C. loses bid to dismiss human rights claim filed by Ukrainian temporary foreign worker
A Domino’s Pizza franchise in British Columbia has lost its bid to have a human rights complaint, filed by a temporary foreign worker from Ukraine it fired, dismissed. The pizzeria …
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FeaturedPrivacySexual Harassment
Elected officials not ’employees,’ rules Newfoundland and Labrador’s privacy commissioner
A municipality in Newfoundland and Labrador has been ordered to release redacted information concerning an allegation of sexual harassment against an elected official. The ruling is of interest, in pa… …
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Opinion/CommentaryThe Conversation
Should you be friends with your co-workers? Here’s what the research says
By Stephen Friedman, York University, Canada In my teens and twenties, I didn’t think much about how important it was to like the people I worked with. At the time, …