Wrongful Dismissal

An Ontario court has ruled that a founding shareholder of Rideau Elevator Services Inc. was wrongfully dismissed and unfairly excluded from the company, ordering the corporate defendants to purchase h… …

The B.C. Civil Resolution Tribunal has ordered a Victoria restaurant to pay a former cook $1,893.40 in wrongful dismissal damages, finding the employer failed to prove it had just cause …

The B.C. Civil Resolution Tribunal has ruled that Pro Line Sports Ltd. wrongfully dismissed a sales support employee, ordering the company to pay $5,518.75 in damages, interest and fees after …

Ontario’s Court of Appeal has upheld a lower court ruling that Koolatron Corporation wrongfully dismissed a 29-year employee — and it increased the damages awarded due to errors in the …

The British Columbia Court of Appeal has ruled that an accounting firm was not a “common employer” in a wrongful dismissal claim, striking the claim against it and reversing a …

The Supreme Court of British Columbia has ruled that a long-serving, high-performing salesperson for Macquarie Energy Canada was wrongfully dismissed and entitled to damages beyond what had been paid … …

An Alberta human rights tribunal has dismissed a racial discrimination complaint by a former accountant at Edmonton’s Palace Casino (now operating as Starlight Casino), concluding that race was not a …

APGN Consulting violated Ontario’s Employment Standards Act (ESA) by terminating an employee partly because of absences related to COVID-19, the Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) ruled. R.R., who … Free …

The Alberta Labour Relations Board has revoked an employment standards order requiring Sobeys Western Cellars Inc. to pay termination compensation to a former store manager, ruling that a binding agre… …

Canadian employers are facing a storm of uncertainty as talk of tariffs and a trade war with the United States rise — with U.S. President Donald Trump enacting a 25 …