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First Look: Ontario Court Clarifies Securities Act Anti-reprisal Protections

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently released the first judicial interpretation of the anti‑reprisal provisions in Part XXI.2 of the Ontario Securities Act (the Act).

Canada Commercial

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Solides protections de la LVMO pour les dénonciateurs : Un chef de la direction reçoit plus de 5 M$ CA

Dans la décision rendue récemment dans l'affaire McPherson v. Global Growth Assets Inc. (en anglais) (l'« affaire McPherson »), la Cour supérieure de justice de l'Ontario (la Cour) a accordé à un chef...

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Have A Concern To Report? I'm Listening.

Our firm sometimes acts as a third-party service provider to do the intake of complaints or whistleblower reports on behalf of clients. Clients retain our intake services for a variety of reasons – for example...

Canada Employment

RT

Rubin Thomlinson LLP

Whistle While You Work – Court Awards $5.4M For OSC Whistleblower

In McPherson v. Global Growth Assets Inc, the Court found that the termination of a senior executive was an act of retaliation for raising compliance concerns.

Canada Employment

GW

Gowling WLG

Ontario Securities Act Whistleblower Protections Pack A Punch: Court Awards CEO Over C$5-Million

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Ontario Superior Court Of Justice Awards Over CA$5M In Damages Under The Anti-reprisal Provisions Of The Securities Act

Canada Employment

D

Dentons Canada LLP

Breaking Up (With Employees) Is Hard To Do - Do Employers Have To Say Why?

Canada Employment

PH

Piccolo Heath

Cheese For Rats – Whistleblower Rewards Programs In Competition Law

Worldwide Anti-trust

ML

McMillan LLP

Canadian Charities And Not-for-profits Should Consider Implementing Whistleblower Policies

Canada Commercial

GW

Gowling WLG

C-Suite Investigations: Reflections On Investigating Allegations Against Senior Leaders

Canada Employment

RT

Rubin Thomlinson LLP

Labour and Employment Comparative Guide

Canada Employment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Guide To Canadian White Collar Defence And Investigations (Video)

Worldwide Employment

TL

Torys LLP

British Columbia Supreme Court Finds Workplace Investigation Witnesses Akin To Whistleblowers

Canada Employment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Five Key Employment And Labour Law Changes Impacting Quebec Employers In 2025

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Introducing Green And Spiegel's Attorney Accessibility Program: Peace Of Mind When Entering The U.S.

Canada Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

NASA Rover Discovers More Compelling Indicators Of Ancient Life On Mars

Canada Technology

GL

Goodmans LLP

Close, But No Bad Faith: The Fine Line Between Insurers Being Wrong And Acting In Bad Faith

Canada Insurance

FR

Fillmore Riley

Contracts For Services vs. Contracts For Goods In Ontario

Canada Commercial

Pacific Legal PC

A Broken Vase Can't Always Be Fixed: When Employees Lie In The Workplace

Canada Employment

PH

Piccolo Heath

Cinq modifications législatives en droit du travail et de l'emploi qui auront un impact sur les employeurs au Québec en 2025

Plusieurs modifications législatives s'appliquant aux employeurs au Québec ont été annoncées récemment. Parmi celles-ci, nous relevons l'entrée en vigueur prochaine du nouveau seuil d'employés...

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Court Affirms Protections For Whistleblower Employees: A Milestone Victory In Employment Rights

In a ruling by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on November 19, 2024, Justice K. Hood delivered a decisive judgment in the case of CANADIAN TRUCK WARRANTY INC.

Canada Employment

ML

Monkhouse Law

One Size Doesn't Fit All When It Comes To Investigating Employee Misconduct

In my last blog, I wrote about different types of employee misconduct, other than harassment and discrimination...

Canada Employment

RT

Rubin Thomlinson LLP

Beyond Harassment And Discrimination Investigations: Investigating Employee Honesty, Loyalty, And Integrity

For many years prior to joining Rubin Thomlinson LLP, my work involved the investigation of matters that did not relate to harassment or discrimination.

Canada Employment

RT

Rubin Thomlinson LLP

Confidentiality Limited: When Anonymous Whistleblowers Must Be Identified

Canada Employment

FW

Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP

Employment And Labour Newsletter – Montréal

Canada Employment

D

Dentons Canada LLP

Broken Promises: The Perils Of Guaranteeing Anonymity To Complainants In Workplace Investigations

Canada Employment

RT

Rubin Thomlinson LLP

The Global Guide Quarterly (Quarter 2, 2024)

Worldwide Employment

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Littler - Canada

Requirements To Prevent And Reduce The Risk Of Forced Labour Or Child Labour: What Businesses Need To Know To Comply

Canada Employment

L

Lavery

New Whistleblower Reward Program In BC

Canada Employment

LK

Lindsay Kenney LLP

Whistleblowers Get Financial Compensation: The BCSC Debuts Its Whistleblower Program

Canada Employment

C

Cassels

ISC Filing And Transparency Requirements: What CBCA Corporations Need To Know For 2024

Canada Commercial

TL

Torys LLP

The BCSC Introduces New Whistleblower Program Offering Monetary Rewards In Exchange For Useful ‎information

Canada Employment

DP

DLA Piper

B.C. Securities Commission Program Offers Monetary Awards For Whistleblowing

Canada Employment

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Whistleblowers Get Financial Compensation: The BCSC Debuts Its Whistleblower Program

As of November 7, 2023, the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) implemented a new Whistleblower program (the Whistleblower Program).

Canada Employment

C

Cassels

ISC Filing And Transparency Requirements: What CBCA Corporations Need To Know For 2024

In June 2019, amendments to the Canada Business Corporations Act (the CBCA) came into effect, requiring most non-publicly traded CBCA corporations to prepare and maintain...

Canada Commercial

TL

Torys LLP

The BCSC Introduces New Whistleblower Program Offering Monetary Rewards In Exchange For Useful ‎information

Effective November 7, 2023, the British Columbia Securities Commission (the "Commission") introduced a new Whistleblower Program to encourage individuals to voluntarily provide information to the Commission's Office...

Canada Employment

DP

DLA Piper

B.C. Securities Commission Program Offers Monetary Awards For Whistleblowing

The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has introduced a new Whistleblower Program to incentivize future whistleblowers to come forward by offering monetary rewards...

Canada Employment

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

BCSC Launches Whistleblower Program With Financial Awards

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

B.C. Supreme Court Rules That Firms Cannot Be Liable For Internal Investigations Into Misconduct

Effective compliance processes can be the most successful risk management tool that businesses and their leaders have in their tool boxes.

Canada Employment

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

OSC's Whistleblower Program Has Awarded Over $9.33 Million Since 2016

It has always been a challenge for capital market enforcers to muster sufficient information about potential market wrong-doing.

Canada Employment

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Whistleblower Pleads Guilty To Bribery, Denied Whistleblower Award

When is a "whistleblower" not a "whistleblower" qualifying for a bounty ordinarily available under government whistleblower programs? A recent court decision in the United States has drawn some lines.

Canada Commercial

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

CSA Releases Enforcement Report For 2021

The Canadian Securities Administrators ("CSA") recently released its annual report on the enforcement activities of its members (the "Report").

Canada Commercial

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

The Perils Of Trading After The Whistle Has Been Blown

Canada Commercial

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Whistling Past Borders: Recent Financial Award Highlights The OSC Whistleblower Program's Global Reach

Canada Commercial

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

The Ontario Government Enacts First Ever Whistleblower Protection In The Canadian Pension Regulatory Sector

Canada Employment

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Financial Consumer Agency Of Canada Opens Consultation On Bank Whistleblowing Policies And Procedures

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

FCAC Provides Further Clarifications On New Financial Consumer Protection Framework

Canada Employment

TL

Torys LLP

CFTC Announces Record-breaking Whistleblower Award: Does It Raise The Bar For Incentivizing Whistleblowing?

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

The Employment Lifecycle Through A SMCR Lens: Episode 5 – Wellbeing

Canada Employment

GW

Gowling WLG

Ontario Securities Commission Awards Over Half A Million Dollars To Three Whistleblowers

Canada Commercial

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Ninth Circuit Holds That Whistleblower Allegations Qualify As Corrective Disclosure In Securities Class Action

Canada Commercial

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Court Decision Raises Risk Of Securities Class Actions For Companies Receiving Whistleblower Report

Canada Commercial

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

The Employment Lifecycle Through A SMCR Lens: Episode 4 – Issues On Termination Of Employment

Canada Employment

GW

Gowling WLG

The Employment Lifecycle Through A SMCR Lens: Episode 3 - Whistleblowing

Canada Employment

GW

Gowling WLG

SEC Enhances Its Whistleblower Program To Further Incentivize Tips

Canada Commercial

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

The Securities And Exchange Commission Amends Its Whistleblower Program

Canada Employment

SL

Siskinds LLP

OSC And IIROC Seek Tips To Help Prosecute Short Sale Market Manipulators

Canada Commercial

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

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