The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed an application alleging workplace discrimination and harassment by the City of Ottawa, finding the employment relationship in question falls under federal jurisdiction …
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A dispute involving a former TELUS International employee over restrictive covenants and arbitration jurisdiction will proceed in Virginia, not British Columbia, the Supreme Court of British Columbia has ruled. The …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Nova Scotia’s top court confirms arbitrator has exclusive jurisdiction in unionized employee injury claim
The Nova Scotia Court of Appeal has ruled that a unionized employee’s workplace injury claim falls within the exclusive jurisdiction of a labour arbitrator, overturning a lower court’s decision to …
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HRTO dismisses age discrimination complaint against Valiant Machine & Tool due to ongoing civil suit
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) has dismissed an application alleging age discrimination in employment, ruling that it is barred under the Human Rights Code due to an ongoing …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Worker, injured in forklift accident, can’t sue employer, tribunal rules – pointing to workers’ comp legislation
A worker who was injured after being struck and pinned to the floor by a load of marble tiles cannot sue his employer, Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal …
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Constructive DismissalFeatured
Appeal court sides with TD Bank in jurisdictional dispute over human rights-related constructive dismissal
The Federal Court of Appeal has denied an application for judicial review brought by a former non-unionized employee at TD Bank who alleged that her constructive dismissal was rooted in …
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Federal court sides with Fisheries and Oceans Canada, tosses lawsuit from worker and his spouse over jurisdictional issues
A federal court has struck out a claim brought by two plaintiffs against the Crown, represented by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), finding it “plain and obvious” that the matter …
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The Supreme Court of British Columbia has granted a request to transfer a wrongful dismissal case against MEG Energy Corp. to Alberta where the plaintiff had been employed. The court …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Nova Scotia court rules it has jurisdiction in wrongful dismissal case against U.K.-based company
The Nova Scotia Supreme Court has ruled that it has territorial jurisdiction in a wrongful dismissal case against Expro Group Canada and Expro North Sea. In a decision that highlights …
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The former president and CEO of Krahn Engineering has failed in his legal bid to dismiss a lawsuit on jurisdictional grounds. The ruling from the Supreme Court of British Columbia …
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