HR Law Canada

Defence Minister Bill Blair announced significant updates regarding cultural reforms within the Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) on Thursday. The reforms are in response …

Two workers have been awarded about $233,000 in back pay after a bid by their employer to pay part of their salaries in a company-created cryptocurrency was rejected by the …

The Alberta Court of King’s Bench has quashed a decision that found the former superintendent of schools at the Sturgeon Pubic School Division guilty of gross mismanagement. The court determined …

Two significant regulatory changes impacting employers in Ontario are in effect as of July 1, 2024 — including protections for vulnerable workers and immigration tweaks designed to tackle labour shortages …

B.C.’s International Credentials Recognition Act is now in force — with the legislation taking effect on July 1, 2024. The new legislation aims to simplify the process for skilled workers …

What happens when an employee agrees to an employment contract only to receive a second document hours later with new terms on termination and non-competition? This scenario recently unfolded at …

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is intensifying its efforts to recover overpayments from various COVID-19 benefit programs, including the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), the Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB), and …

A former call centre employee at a global retail chain is not entitled to Employment Insurance (EI) benefits after he was fired for “highly problematic behaviours towards customers,” the Social …

A former body shop technician at Carstar Downsview has been awarded more than $23,000 in a wrongful dismissal case by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice’s Small Claims Court. That …

A sales rep who was terminated without cause because she needed accommodation to care for her cancer-stricken mother during the COVID-19 pandemic has been awarded more than $100,000 by the …