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Employment Expense Deductions Canada: Luxury Clothing & Home Office Costs

In Samotus v. The King, 2025 TCC 104, the Tax Court of Canada examined whether employees can deduct luxury clothing and home office expenses from their income.

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Ontario's Return To Office Mandate: What Does It Mean?

Ontario's government recently announced that starting October 2025, all provincial government employees will be required to be in the office four days per week, ramping up to five days a week by early January 2026

Canada Employment

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Bernardi

Bill 30: Serious Illness Or Injury Leave: What BC Employers Need To Know

The BC government has introduced Bill 30, which would create a new category of job-protected unpaid leave under the Employment Standards Act ("ESA").

Canada Employment

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Clark Wilson LLP

A Matter Of Time

In a recent decision of T.A. v. Rural Municipality of Grandview, 2025 Carswell 174, issued by the Manitoba Labour Board (the "Board"), it was determined that a former Chief Administrative Officer ("CAO")...

Canada Employment

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Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP

The Global Guide Quarterly (Quarter 3, 2025)

Worldwide Employment

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Littler - Canada

L'Ontario apporte des modifications législatives afin d'accroître la mobilité interprovinciale des professionnels réglementés

Canada Employment

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

B.C. Decision Highlights Importance Of Clarity In Restrictive Covenants

Canada Employment

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Gowling WLG

BC Supreme Court Finds Employee Repudiated Employment By Suing During Notice Period

Canada Employment

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

WeirFoulds Employment Law Hot Takes: The Double (Or Quadruple) Lives In Silicon Valley – The Rise Of Serial Moonlighting

Canada Employment

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WeirFoulds LLP

Bonne nouvelle pour les employeurs : des tribunaux de l'Ontario clarifient l'applicabilité des clauses de licenciement

Canada Employment

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Miller Thomson LLP

Guide 2025 de Chambers Global sur l'emploi : chapitre canadien

Canada Employment

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Fasken (French)

Non-Competition Covenant Fails For Giving Employer Too Much Protection

Canada Employment

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Bow River Law

A Coachable Moment; The Need For Progressive Discipline

Canada Employment

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Taylor McCaffrey

An Employee's Duty Of Loyalty In The Digital Era

Canada Employment

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Piccolo Heath

Share Redemption And Share Retraction: Tax Treatment By CRA—plus They Are Useful Tax Planning Tools

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Canada Opens 2026 TRQ Applications

Canada International

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Millar Kreklewetz

The CRA Issues A New Income Tax Folio On 'Deemed Interest Benefit On Shareholder Loans And Debts': How Is It Treated For Tax Purposes?

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Webinar: The End Of The Billable Hour? Building Cost Certainty With Procido's Fixed Annual Fee Model

Canada Law Practice

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Procido LLP

A Canadian Tax Lawyer's Updated Guide On Non-Resident Trusts In Canada

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Does Your Job Require You To Buy Luxury Goods? And, Can You Deduct Those Luxury Goods On Your Taxes? The Case Of Samotus v The King

In Samotus v. The King, 2025 TCC 104, the Appellant was employed by Holt Renfrew as a Designated Sales Associate for a specific clothing brand. As part of her role, she was required to maintain a well-groomed and businesslike appearance.

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Will We Ever Get Clarity On Termination Clauses? The Uncertainty Continues

Back in February, I dicsussed the (then) recent cases of Dufault and Baker. In the months since, there have been several cases that have addressed similar language, with widely divergent results.

Canada Employment

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Piccolo Heath

Liar, Liar – You Want To Be Hired?

Some statements, like the one above, make it clear on their face that they are a lie. In fact, some statements, again, like this one, are so obviously false (😊) that no reasonable person would believe them.

Canada Law Practice

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Piccolo Heath

Arbitration: Coming To A Canadian Employment Case Near You

The use of private arbitration is becoming increasingly common in Canada employment law disputes, and the courts are becoming increasingly willing to defer to alternative dispute resolution.

Canada Employment

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George Waggott Law

Chambers Global 2025 Practice Guide: Employment – Canada Chapter

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Ontario Minimum Wage Increase

Canada Employment

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CCPartners

Protecting Your Employment Contracts From Costly Mistakes

Canada Employment

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Are Profit-Sharing Claims Equity Claims?

Canada Employment

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Aird & Berlis LLP

A Rare Common Sense Win For Employers In Ontario: Li v. Wayfair

Canada Employment

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

ONSC Gives Thumbs Down To One-Month-Per-Year-of-Service "Rule Of Thumb"

Canada Employment

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Williams HR Law

A Complete Guide To Open And Closed Work Permits In Canada

Canada Immigration

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Devry Smith Frank LLP

Workfluencing: The Rise Of Employee Content Creation & What It Means For Employers

Canada Employment

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Piccolo Heath

Escroqueries liées à l'emploi à l'ère numérique : perspectives juridiques et pratiques de jurisprudence récente

Canada Employment

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Fasken (French)

Not Just "Another Brick In The Wall": Court Of Appeal Upholds Arbitration Clause In An Employment Relationship

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Does Your Job Require You To Buy Luxury Goods? And, Can You Deduct Those Luxury Goods On Your Taxes? The Case Of Samotus v The King

In Samotus v. The King, 2025 TCC 104, the Appellant was employed by Holt Renfrew as a Designated Sales Associate for a specific clothing brand. As part of her role, she was required to maintain a well-groomed and businesslike appearance.

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Workfluencing: The Rise Of Employee Content Creation & What It Means For Employers

If you've been on social media lately, you've probably seen "day in the life" videos.

Canada Employment

PH

Piccolo Heath

Escroqueries liées à l'emploi à l'ère numérique : perspectives juridiques et pratiques de jurisprudence récente

À l'ère numérique actuelle, la recherche d'emploi en ligne, bien que très commode, peut aussi causer des mauvaises surprises. En 2024, le Centre antifraude du Canada (le « CAFC »)...

Canada Employment

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Fasken (French)

Not Just "Another Brick In The Wall": Court Of Appeal Upholds Arbitration Clause In An Employment Relationship

Arbitration clauses in employment agreements and related contracts are often the subject of extensive preliminary skirmishes. There is, in short, a tension between the strong judicial...

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Un employeur de l'Alberta condamné à verser une indemnité de départ de 26 mois dans une affaire exceptionnelle de congédiement injustifié

Canada Employment

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Miller Thomson LLP

Does Your Job Require You To Buy Luxury Goods? And, Can You Deduct Those Luxury Goods On Your Taxes? The Case Of Samotus v The King

In Samotus v. The King, 2025 TCC 104, the Appellant was employed by Holt Renfrew as a Designated Sales Associate for a specific clothing brand. As part of her role, she was required to maintain a well-groomed and businesslike appearance.

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Somewhere In The Middle: The Nature Of Dependent Contractors

The British Columbia Supreme Court recently reiterated the importance of recognizing "dependent contractors" in Canadian employment law, as providing "protection to economically vulnerable and dependent workers" who fall somewhere on the continuum between employees and independent contractors.

Canada Employment

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DMG Advocates

Return-to-Office Mandates: Considerations For Employers And Employees

With news of large Ontario employers, such as banks and financial services firms, imposing sweeping return-to-office mandates to take effect this year...

Worldwide Employment

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Koskie Minsky

Newly Ratified NHL-NHLPA Collective Bargaining Agreement: Long-Term Injury Relief System Changes

The National Hockey League (the "NHL") and National Hockey League Players' Association (the "NHLPA") recently ratified a new collective bargaining agreement (the "New CBA")...

Canada Media & IT

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Aird & Berlis LLP

Absence d'obligation de remplacement d'un salarié libéré pour fonctions syndicales en l'absence de clause claire à la convention collective

Canada Employment

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Bélanger Sauvé

No Constructive Dismissal: Why A Contractual Lay-Off Provision Is Not A Termination Provision

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Pas un congédiement déguisé : pourquoi une clause contractuelle de mise à pied n'est pas une clause de cessation d'emploi.

Canada Employment

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Fasken (French)

The Mutually Agreeable Departure

Canada Employment

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CLC (Canadian Litigation Counsel)

A First In Alberta: Employee Awarded 26 Months Of Reasonable Notice

Canada Employment

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Cassels

Ontario Court Of Appeal Reinforces Importance Of Clear Language In Employment Contracts

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Résiliation anticipée de contrats de travail à durée déterminée : une Cour d'appel conclut à l'obligation des employés de limiter leur préjudice

Canada Employment

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Fasken (French)

Alberta Court Awards Unprecedented Termination Notice Of 26 Months

Canada Employment

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McMillan LLP

La Cour d'appel de l'Ontario réaffirme l'importance de la clarté dans les contrats de travail

Canada Employment

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Fasken (French)

Cinq Victoires Récentes Pour Les Employeurs : Le Vent Tournerait-il En Leur Faveur?

Canada Employment

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Good News For Employers: Ontario Courts Provide Clarity On Enforceability Of Termination Provisions

Canada Employment

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Miller Thomson LLP

Alberta Employer Ordered To Pay 26 Months' Termination Pay In Exceptional Wrongful Dismissal Case

Canada Employment

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Miller Thomson LLP

Developments In Employment Law: Courts Reinforce Strict Approach To Termination Provisions

Canada Employment

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Lerners LLP

Why Using Free Contracts Isn't Beneficial

Canada Commercial

Pacific Legal PC

Manitoba Court Upholds Early Termination Clause In Term Contract

Canada Employment

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MLT Aikins LLP

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Employment Expense Deductions Canada: Luxury Clothing & Home Office Costs

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Does Your Job Require You To Buy Luxury Goods? And, Can You Deduct Those Luxury Goods On Your Taxes? The Case Of Samotus v The King

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Canadian Tax Traps For Professional Athletes Entering, Leaving, Or Playing In Canada: Tax-Planning Considerations For Cross-Border Professional Athletes

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

La Fête Est Terminée : La Colombie-Britannique Annonce L'entrée En Vigueur De Normes D'emploi Pour Les Travailleurs De Plateformes Numériques

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Does Your Termination Clause Need To Comply With Statutory Group Notice Provisions?

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

"Fixing" The Term Of Employment: Fixed-Term Agreement Defends Against Wrongful Dismissal Claim

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Recent Trends And Best Practices In Workplace Investigations And Terminations Of Employment (Video)

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

CERB Appeal: Alberta Court Of Appeal Finds CERB Not Deductible From Wrongful Dismissal Damages

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Employers, CERB Your Enthusiasm: British Columbia Court Of Appeal Rules CERB Is Not Deductible From Wrongful Dismissal Damages

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

An Oppressive Outcome: Alberta Court Finds Directors Responsible For Severance Obligations

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

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Siskinds LLP

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Claims For "Employment Wrongful Acts": What Liability Adjusters Need To Know (Video)

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SBA Lawyers LLP

Why Is An Employment Agreement Important? (Video)

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