2024

A lab technician at a flour mill has been awarded workers’ compensation benefits for chronic mental stress (CMS) on appeal by the Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (WSIAT). …

The Alberta Human Rights Commission has upheld a decision to dismiss key elements of a human rights complaint filed by a Jewish medical doctor of colour against Alberta Health Services …

The Ontario government has appointed nine new judges to the Ontario Court of Justice, with the appointments taking effect on July 11, 2024. Attorney General Doug Downey announced the new …

By Ilona Dougherty, University of Waterloo; Amelia Clarke, University of Waterloo, and Ana Ferrer, University of Waterloo There is no shortage of hand-wringing about young people and the hours they …

Angela Powell is joining Toronto-based Sherrard Kuzz LLP. The firm said she will lead its workplace safety and insurance practice. “Angela is a dynamic force in workplace safety and insurance …

A request by Herwynen Sawmill in Guelph, Ont., to defer a human rights complaint has been dismissed by the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario. It’s a complicated case involving a …

Littler, a global employment and labour law firm representing management, has bolstered its Canadian presence with the addition of five new legal professionals to its Toronto office. This expansion includes …

A Windsor, Ont.-based aluminum products manufacturer has been fined $55,000 after a worker was injured while operating machinery, the Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development announced on …

The Government of British Columbia has announced the appointment of Parveen Nijjar and Paul Pearson as judges to the Provincial Court, effective July 25, 2024. This move aims to support …