A foreign entrepreneur’s bid for judicial review of a refused work permit has been dismissed by the Federal Court, which found nothing unreasonable in an immigration officer’s decision to reject …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Physician’s $1-million wrongful dismissal claim mostly struck against Prairie Mountain Health
A physician’s $1-million lawsuit against Prairie Mountain Health and its former chief medical officer has been largely struck by the Court of King’s Bench of Manitoba, though the plaintiff was …
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A Winnipeg church that argued a former youth pastor’s paid employment ended when he began a romantic relationship with a church leader’s daughter has lost its appeal of an order …
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A whistleblower reprisal complaint against Bass Pro Shops Canada has been dismissed by the Manitoba Labour Board because the worker who filed it is not covered by the province’s whistleblower …
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Manitoba landscaping company ordered to pay HR coordinator $2K over overtime retaliation
A Brandon, Manitoba landscaping company must pay $2,000 to a former HR coordinator who was fired hours after telling a manager they would only work overtime if it was properly …
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A Winnipeg restaurant owner has had the deposit required to appeal a wage order reduced to $5,000, the Manitoba Labour Board has ruled. The Employment Standards Branch had ordered the …
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FeaturedImmigration
Manitoba board dismisses health coverage appeal for foreign worker over Vancouver work permit
A temporary foreign worker who lost Manitoba health coverage after their work permit named Vancouver as the employment location has been unable to have it reinstated, after the Manitoba Health …
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FeaturedLegislationWorkplace News
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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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Manitoba board dismisses disabled officer’s complaint against Winnipeg Police Association
The Manitoba Labour Board has dismissed an unfair labour practice complaint brought by a totally disabled Winnipeg police employee who argued the Winnipeg Police Association failed him when it decline… …


