A Nova Scotia call centre operator has lost its appeal seeking to avoid nearly $200,000 in termination pay for 69 workers laid off after its sole client ended a service …
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Legal group urges B.C. to restrict NDAs in workplace gender-based violence cases
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS) is urging the British Columbia government to ban or sharply limit non-disclosure agreements in cases of gender-based violence, saying the contracts silenc… Free Membership …
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Manitoba limits when employers can demand sick notes effective Oct. 1, 2026
Manitoba employers will face new restrictions on when they can ask workers to produce sick notes, under legislation the province passed in early June. The Employment Standards Code Amendment Act …
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Manitoba employees who adopt a child or use a surrogate now have the right to take up to 16 weeks of unpaid leave under a new amendment to the province’s …
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New Brunswick tables privacy and access report with spring legislation planned
New Brunswick’s Department of Finance and Treasury Board has released a report with recommendations to improve access to information, strengthen privacy protections and modernize right-to-information … Free Membership Required To …
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The Information Commissioner of Canada has found that the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) failed to properly search for records related to the ArriveCAN application when it responded to access …
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By Brett McKay | Investigative Journalism Foundation British Columbia and Ontario have enacted laws that extend some protections to gig workers, and platform giants like Uber and DoorDa… Free Membership Required To continue reading, …
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Newfoundland and Labrador launches independent review of workers’ compensation system
The Newfoundland and Labrador government has launched an independent review of the province’s workers’ compensation system and named a five-member committee to lead it. Provincial law requires the rev… Free …
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New Brunswick’s Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour is reminding employers of the rules for hiring workers under 16 as students prepare for summer break. Under the Employment S… …
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Weyerhaeuser fined $355K after worker killed at Grande Prairie, Alta., lumber mill
Weyerhaeuser Company Limited has been ordered to pay $355,000 after a worker died at a lumber mill near Grande Prairie, Alta. The company pleaded guilty on May 19 in the …


