A Saskatchewan court has set aside a noting for default against seven directors of a junior hockey team, finding their lawyer’s failure to file defences — not the directors themselves …
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FeaturedPrivacyWorkplace News
Ontario overhauls privacy and cyber security rules for schools, hospitals and public sector
Ontario is requiring hospitals, school boards and other public sector organizations to meet new cyber security standards under sweeping changes to the province’s access and privacy framework — the fir… …
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Legal News
Queen’s University professor wins Ontario’s top legal writing honour for children’s justice work
A Queen’s University law professor whose research helped reshape how Canadian courts treat the voices of children has won Ontario’s highest award for legal writing. Nicholas Bala, a professor at …
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A worker who received employment insurance benefits while continuing to use an employer-provided cellphone during layoff periods was found to have received benefits he wasn’t entitled to — but the …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
DND financial officer’s job description partially rewritten after tribunal finds ‘basic’ label understates his work
A federal financial officer embedded at a New Brunswick military base has won a partial victory in a job description grievance, with a labour tribunal ordering the Department of National …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsSubscriber Content
PREMIUM Cargill worker reinstated after arbitrator rules 24-year employee’s termination was excessive
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FeaturedPrivacy
Sheridan College FOI request for employment records dismissed, labour relations exclusion upheld
A former Sheridan College employee’s bid to obtain records related to meetings about his employment has been dismissed, with an adjudicator finding the records are excluded from Ontario’s freedom of …
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FeaturedPrivacy
Vaughan, Ont., fire services report excluded from freedom of information law, adjudicator rules
A fire communications strategy report commissioned by the City of Vaughan is not subject to Ontario’s freedom of information legislation because it relates to labour relations matters, an adjudicator … …
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A federal court has dismissed a judicial review application from a Bank of Canada data scientist who was denied employment insurance benefits after being placed on unpaid administrative leave for …
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A human rights tribunal in Alberta has dismissed a worker’s application alleging that her former employer breached a settlement agreement, finding the respondent met all obligations under the deal. Th… …

