Canada: Employment and HR

Subscribe

Employment law and labour law articles and thought leadership, podcasts, videos and webinars from expert sources across the legal world. Explore articles covering topics such as Discrimination, Employee Benefits and Compensation, Health and Safety, Unfair/Wrongful Dismissal, Whistleblowing, Employment Rights, Outsourcing and Redundancy.

Loi de 2025 visant à œuvrer pour les travailleurs : un septième projet de loi propose des changements importants au droit de l'emploi en Ontario

Le 28 mai 2025, le gouvernement de l'Ontario a présenté son projet de loi 30, Loi de 2025 visant à œuvrer pour les travailleurs, sept. Le projet de loi a été présenté juste avant que le...

Canada Employment

FF

Fasken (French)

Pensions And Employment Mid-Year Review 2025

Against the backdrop of a rapidly evolving landscape in 2025, we review the top trends that are shaping the future of workplace law and highlight key takeaways for employers.

Canada Employment

TL

Torys LLP

Retroactive Pension Plan Amendments: How FSRA Is Applying Its Guidance

Last year, the Financial Services Regulation Authority of Ontario released its Pension Plan Amendments Guidance, offering insight into how FSRA interprets and administers the Pension Benefit Act (Ontario) provisions related to retroactive amendments.

Canada Employment

TL

Torys LLP

Contractual Severance: Failure To Pay Means Employer Pays More

A recent Ontario court decision confirms the approach under Canadian law to cases where an employer fails to pay the contracted severance amounts: if the employer does not comply with the terms of the contract...

Canada Employment

GW

George Waggott Law

"Just Joking": Not Every Cultural Reference Is Discriminatory

Canada Employment

GW

George Waggott Law

Canadian Work-Sharing: Special Measures Now In Place

Canada Employment

GW

George Waggott Law

Canadian Contractors: May Actually Be Employees

Canada Employment

GW

George Waggott Law

Flawed Canadian Employment Contracts: Not Blank Cheque

Canada Employment

GW

George Waggott Law

Ontario Workplace Legislation Reform: The Saga Continues

Canada Employment

GW

George Waggott Law

Career Employee Dismissed For Just Cause

Canada Employment

RG

Roper Greyell LLP – Employment and Labour Lawyers

Walking The Line In Québec: Where Employer Freedom Of Expression Ends And Union Interference Begins

Canada Employment

OD

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Increase To Saskatchewan's Minimum Wage And Amendments To The Saskatchewan Employment Act

Canada Employment

CC

CLC (Canadian Litigation Counsel)

Employers And The Off-Duty Conduct Of Employees

Canada Employment

LL

Lerners LLP

Can You Be Fired While On Sick Leave In Canada? Know Your Rights

Canada Employment

UL

Unified LLP

Contracts For Services vs. Contracts For Goods In Ontario

Canada Commercial

Pacific Legal PC

Remedies For Reprisal: Reinstatement And The Duty To Mitigate Under The Employment Standards Act, 2000

Canada Employment

LL

Lerners LLP

Webinar: AI Regulation: Navigating Innovation And Privacy In A Shifting Regulatory Landscape

Worldwide Technology

IC

In-House Counsel Worldwide

BC Hydro Doubles Down: 2025 Call For Power Continues Clean Energy Push

ML

McMillan LLP

Ontario Court Comments On AI Competency

Canada Technology

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

See more

Related Country Guides

Labour and Employment

Highlighted Content

Significant Changes Ahead: New Measures To Limit Temporary Foreign Worker Program In Canada

Canada Employment

Gs

Green and Spiegel

RADIO INTERVIEW – CityNews (Video)

Canada Employment

Gs

Green and Spiegel

I'm Listening: BC Appeal Court Confirms That Secretly Recording Colleagues Constitutes Just Cause

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

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

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Nouvelles de l'Ontario : le projet de loi 149 propose diverses modifications, notamment les obligations de transparence salariale et de divulgation du recours à l'IA dans les offres d'emploi et le projet de loi 79 entre en vigueur

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Ontario Updates: Bill 149 Proposes Variety Of Changes Including Pay Transparency And AI Disclosure Requirements For Job Postings, Bill 79 Comes Into Force

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

The Gig Is Up: British Columbia Announces Incoming Employment Standards For App-Based Gig Workers

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

AODA Reminder: Approaching Deadline (December 31, 2023) To File Accessibility Compliance Reports

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Update On The Pay Transparency Act: British Columbia Government Finally Transparent With Employers On Reporting Requirements

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

The Wild West: Alberta Labour Board Orders Suspension Of Union Dues For Wildcat Strike

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Contract of Employment

Canadian Work-Sharing: Special Measures Now In Place

In response to the recent economic hardship caused by U.S. tariffs and related issues, Canada's federal government introduced the Special Measures for Work-Sharing Program in March 2025.

Canada Employment

GW

George Waggott Law

Flawed Canadian Employment Contracts: Not Blank Cheque

Indeed, many recent Canadian employment law decisions confirm that the expectations of terminated employees often need to be moderated.

Canada Employment

GW

George Waggott Law

Career Employee Dismissed For Just Cause

In the recent case of Basic v. Solid Rock Steel Fabricating Co. Ltd., 2025 BCSC 287, the B.C. Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of a 57-year old project manager with over 20 years...

Canada Employment

RG

Roper Greyell LLP – Employment and Labour Lawyers

Legally Binding Contracts In Ontario: Key Elements And How They Work

Canada Employment

Pacific Legal PC

Know The Law: Termination With Cause

Canada Employment

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Extended Notice And High Bonuses: Employer Liability In Lischuk v K Jay Electric

Canada Employment

C

CCPartners

Canadian HR Reporter: Worker Sues For Constructive Dismissal After Temporary Layoff

Canada Employment

WH

Williams HR Law

"Let's Eat Grandma" – How Commas Can Ruin Or Make Your Case (And What To Do About It!)

Canada Employment

SL

Spring Law

Ontario Courts Uphold Termination Clauses With "At Any Time" Language, But Dufault Still Looms Large

Canada Employment

WH

Williams HR Law

See more

Discrimination, Disability & Sexual Harassment

"Just Joking": Not Every Cultural Reference Is Discriminatory

Workplaces across the world are contending these days with many questions, including whether things have gotten too "woke" when it comes to permitted conduct.

Canada Employment

GW

George Waggott Law

Employers And The Off-Duty Conduct Of Employees

Law360 Canada (August 11, 2025, 3:06 PM EDT) -- A recent decision of the Court of Appeal for Ontario offers important guidance to employers around off-duty conduct and the obligation to investigate incidents ofharassment.

Canada Employment

LL

Lerners LLP

Can You Be Fired While On Sick Leave In Canada? Know Your Rights

Sick leave is an essential right for Canadian employees, allowing them to recover from illness or injury without fear of job loss.

Canada Employment

UL

Unified LLP

Mental Health & Long-Term Disability: Can You Get Approved For Anxiety Or Depression?

Canada Employment

UL

Unified LLP

Demotion And Pay-Cut Results In Constructive Dismissal And Bad Faith Damages

Canada Employment

FW

Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP

Understanding Deductibles In Income Loss Claims

Canada Employment

MO

McLeish Orlando LLP

Out The Door, Not Off The Hook: Remedies For Employers When Post-Employment Confidentiality Obligations Are Breached

Canada Employment

WH

Williams HR Law

Fired While Struggling With PTSD? Here's What The Law Says

Canada Employment

UL

Unified LLP

Struggling With Addiction In The Workplace? You're Not Without Options

Canada Employment

UL

Unified LLP

See more

Retirement, Superannuation & Pensions

Pensions And Employment Mid-Year Review 2025

Against the backdrop of a rapidly evolving landscape in 2025, we review the top trends that are shaping the future of workplace law and highlight key takeaways for employers.

Canada Employment

TL

Torys LLP

Retroactive Pension Plan Amendments: How FSRA Is Applying Its Guidance

Last year, the Financial Services Regulation Authority of Ontario released its Pension Plan Amendments Guidance, offering insight into how FSRA interprets and administers the Pension Benefit Act (Ontario) provisions related to retroactive amendments.

Canada Employment

TL

Torys LLP

BC Court Awards 30-Year Employee Only Six Months' Notice Due To Intended Retirement

As most employers are aware, in the absence of an enforceable termination clause, employees will be entitled to reasonable notice or pay in lieu of notice on termination. However, this notice entitlement is not determined...

Canada Employment

C

Cassels

Employee's Imminent Retirement Leads To Shortened Notice Period

Canada Employment

WH

Williams HR Law

Alberta Employers Beware: Common Law Reasonable Notice Period Can Extend Beyond 24 Months

Canada Employment

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

L'avenir de la gouvernance des régimes de retraite canadiens : nouvelles perspectives juridiques

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

The Future Of Canadian Pension Governance: Updated Legal Insights

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

A Canadian Tax Lawyer's Guide to the Canadian Tax Treatment Of Domestic, Foreign Retirement Compensation Arrangements (RCAs) for High-Income Earners: Lessons from Martin v The King

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Fired Or Retired? Mitigation, Mathematical Mistakes, And Miscommunication In Wrongful Dismissals

Canada Employment

TS

Tierney Stauffer LLP

See more

Unfair/ Wrongful Dismissal

How The Income Tax Act Treats Settlements And Damage Awards For Wrongful Dismissals

The general principle under the Income Tax Act (the "Tax Act") is that for an amount to be considered income, it must belong to a source in section 3.

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Contractual Severance: Failure To Pay Means Employer Pays More

A recent Ontario court decision confirms the approach under Canadian law to cases where an employer fails to pay the contracted severance amounts: if the employer does not comply with the terms of the contract...

Canada Employment

GW

George Waggott Law

Can You Be Fired While On Sick Leave In Canada? Know Your Rights

Sick leave is an essential right for Canadian employees, allowing them to recover from illness or injury without fear of job loss.

Canada Employment

UL

Unified LLP

Mental Health & Long-Term Disability: Can You Get Approved For Anxiety Or Depression?

Canada Employment

UL

Unified LLP

Know The Law: Termination With Cause

Canada Employment

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Employee's Imminent Retirement Leads To Shortened Notice Period

Canada Employment

WH

Williams HR Law

Court Awards 26 Months Severance Pay In Alberta!

Canada Employment

BR

Bow River Law

Losing Your Job While On Long-Term Disability In Ontario? Here's What You Need To Know

Canada Employment

UL

Unified LLP

Restructuring Layoffs In Ontario: Know Your Rights When Companies Downsize

Canada Employment

UL

Unified LLP

See more

Latest Videos

See more

Navigating Employer Obligations During Economic Uncertainty (Video)

SL

Siskinds LLP

High Wage LMIA – What Is A HIGH WAGE LMIA? (Video)

I

INGWE

Woman Suing Former SickKids Doctor For Sexual Assault Finds History Of Allegations (Video)

GP

Gluckstein Lawyers

Tout connaitre sur la Loi 42 (Video)

FF

Fasken (French)

Navigating Executive Compensation With Confidence (Video)

F

Fasken

Mondaq uses cookies on this website. By using our website you agree to our use of cookies as set out in our Privacy Policy.

Learn More