Labour & Employment
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January 20, 2025
Tourism industry calls on Ontario communities to update municipal accommodation tax
The Tourism Industry Association of Ontario (TIAO) is taking part in meetings with provincial government caucus members and ministry staff to “recommend necessary enhancements” to the existing Municipal Accommodation Tax (MAT) regulation.
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January 20, 2025
‘Doctrine of frustration’ implications for executive employment contracts | Frank Portman
In Ontario, the “doctrine of frustration” of contract has significant implications for c-suite executives who have executive employment contracts. A good executive employment lawyer should be familiar with this legal principle, but it is not well understood by c-suite executives.
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January 17, 2025
Ottawa reports sharp increase in penalties on employers misusing temporary foreign worker program
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) has barred 20 employers from participating in the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) program and imposed $2.1 million in administrative monetary penalties (AMPs) following non-compliance findings during employer inspections between April 1 and Sept. 30, 2024.
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January 17, 2025
Top 10 business decisions for 2024, part one
Here is Law360 Canada’s annual list of the Top 10 business decisions in Canada for the year just ended. This is a two-part series, which begins below with our honourable mentions, followed by the cases ranked 6-10, in ascending order. Part two will deal with cases ranked 1-5.
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January 16, 2025
Proposed U.S. tariffs could cost B.C. $69B in economic activity, 124,000 jobs, province estimates
The imposition of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s threatened 25 per cent tariff on all Canadian imports could cost British Columbia 124,000 jobs and $69 billion in economic activity between 2025 and 2028, according to a B.C. Ministry of Finance impact assessment.
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January 16, 2025
Gazans arriving in Canada can now apply for one-time ‘transitional’ support for basic needs
Palestinians fleeing Gaza who arrive in Canada to join family here can now apply to receive lump-sum “transitional” financial assistance for their basic needs, via a one-time direct payment of $3,000 per adult and $1,500 per child under age 18, the federal government says.
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January 16, 2025
Competition Bureau finds Empire Company property control restricted grocery competition in Alberta town
After an investigation by the Competition Bureau, Sobeys owner Empire Company Limited has agreed to remove a property control restricting retail grocery store competition against its IGA store in Crowsnest Pass, Alta.
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January 16, 2025
Blakes partner roster expands
Blakes has named Allan Morgan, Rodney Perkins, Brittany Shamess, Christina Sutcliffe, Daniel Szirmak and Annika Wang as new partners.
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January 15, 2025
Canada prepares for migrant surge from U.S. in response to Trump’s deportation threat
Ottawa says that it is prepared for a possible surge of migrants and asylum claimants if and when incoming U.S. president Donald Trump implements his mass deportation pledge — but federal officials did not say how many people they anticipate might arrive at the Canada-U.S. border.
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January 15, 2025
B.C. announces proposed legislation to streamline regulation for major electricity projects
British Columbia has announced that it is working on speeding up its electricity grid expansion by enabling the BC Energy Regulator (BCER) “to act as a one-window regulator for permits necessary to support the North Coast Transmission Line (NCTL) and other high-voltage electricity transmission projects.”