Labour & Employment
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February 21, 2025
Federal Court orders reassessment of glyphosate-based pesticide over new risk evidence
The Federal Court has ordered the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) to reconsider its renewal of a pesticide product registration, citing a lack of evidence that the agency reviewed scientific studies highlighting new or heightened risks from its active ingredient.
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February 21, 2025
Union files complaint with tribunal to reopen Amazon warehouses in Quebec
Trade union Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN) has filed a complaint with Quebec's Administrative Labour Tribunal alleging that Amazon’s plan to close warehouses in the province runs contrary to its labour code.
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February 21, 2025
Canada opens door to more people impacted by Sudan’s civil conflict
Canada will resettle more refugees affected by the internal conflict in Sudan over the next two years and increase the spaces available under the family-based permanent residence pathway, the minority Liberal government says.
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February 21, 2025
Under the Ford government: Justice delayed and denied at Tribunals Ontario | Kathy Laird
In December 2024, Tribunals Ontario released its much-delayed Annual Report for 2023/24, and despite some self-congratulatory messaging, the data inside, and on the Tribunals Ontario website, demonstrates that there are serious deficits in the quality, accessibility and timeliness of justice at three of its busiest tribunals — the Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB), the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) and the Licence Appeal Tribunal — Automobile Accident Benefits Service (LAT-AABS), which hears motor vehicle injury claims against insurance companies.
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February 21, 2025
Seven criminal organizations listed as ‘terrorist entities’ subject to dealings, immigration bans
Canada has listed seven “transnational criminal organizations,” including street gangs and several major Mexican cartels that traffic in fentanyl, as “terrorist entities” under the Criminal Code — triggering immigration and dealings bans in Canada as well as expanding the tools law enforcement authorities have to trace and seize proceeds of crime, the federal government says.
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February 21, 2025
When regulated persons are suspected of committing crimes
From a public policy perspective, there is little consensus on how regulators of professions and law enforcement agencies should co-ordinate their efforts when a registrant is suspected of committing a crime. Despite some media articles in the past (e.g., related to lawyers and physicians), few regulators even have a published policy on the topic. The policies that do exist tend to be brief and do not address the co-ordination of efforts.
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February 20, 2025
PBO report finds guaranteed basic income program could reduce poverty by 40 per cent
The Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) has released a report on a guaranteed basic income (GBI) for Canadians, concluding that the measure could reduce the country's household poverty rate by 40 per cent if implemented.
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February 20, 2025
Nova Scotia increases paid domestic violence leave days
Nova Scotia is increasing the number of paid leave days employers are to give employees who need time off due to being victims of domestic violence. According to a Feb. 19 government news release, the province “is increasing paid domestic violence leave from three to five days, effective April 1.”
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February 20, 2025
A new chapter in business succession: The emergence of employee ownership trusts
In a 2023 survey titled Succession Tsunami — Preparing for a decade of small business transitions in Canada, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business found that 76 per cent of Canada’s small and medium-sized business owners plan to exit their business within the next decade, with retirement being the most common reason cited. The top priorities of the owners surveyed were:
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February 19, 2025
Newfoundland and Labrador adopts expression of interest model for immigration programs
Newfoundland and Labrador has become the last province in Canada to adopt the so-called expression of interest (EOI) model for its priority processing program for high skilled immigrants.