Labour & Employment
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November 15, 2024
Importance of sufficient funds for study permit applications in Canada
In the case of Mohammadi v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2024 FC 598, an 18-year-old Iranian national, who wished to complete Grade 12 at a private high school in Ont., submitted a study permit application in which he showed parental funds of $168,000 to cover $32,500 costs for tuition and room and board. He provided the following parental financial evidence: bank statement, land title deeds, tax payment receipts, insurance premium receipts and employee salary amounts.
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November 14, 2024
Removal of untranslated English decisions on website won’t end novel lawsuit against SCC: plaintiff
The Supreme Court of Canada’s removal of thousands of pre-1970 (mostly unilingual-English) judgments from its website won’t end an unprecedented Federal Court lawsuit that aims to compel the top court’s registry to fix alleged violations of the Official Languages Act by translating the court’s unilingual decisions into the other official language, says the plaintiff language rights group Droits collectifs Québec.
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November 13, 2024
National workplace health and safety organization launches online portal for businesses
The Hamilton, Ont.-based Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) has launched an online portal aimed at helping small and medium-sized businesses stay on the right side of workplace safety laws and regulations.
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November 13, 2024
New associate joins Mathews Dinsdale Vancouver
A recent news release from Mathews, Dinsdale & Clark LLP announced the addition of Jakob Sanderson as an associate in the firm’s Vancouver office.
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November 13, 2024
Securities administrators publish 10th report on gender diversity in corporate leadership
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) recently published its 10th-year report titled “Review of Disclosure Regarding Women on Boards and in Executive Officer Positions,” offering insights into the progress of gender diversity in corporate leadership among Canadian public companies. While meaningful steps have been taken, the report’s key findings reflect incremental advances and highlight areas for further improvement.
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November 12, 2024
Federal government orders binding arbitration to end labour disputes at key ports
The federal government has ordered an end to work stoppages at ports in British Columbia and Quebec through the imposition of final binding arbitration to resolve ongoing labour disputes affecting the daily movement of goods worth over $1.3 billion.
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November 12, 2024
New judicial appointments announced in British Columbia
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani announced the appointment of Geoffrey B. Gomery as a justice of appeal of the Court of Appeal for British Columbia and Elin Sigurdson as a judge of the Supreme Court of British Columbia, a Nov. 12 news release announced.
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November 12, 2024
ENFORCEMENT AND PROCEDURE - Parties - Complainants - Conduct of proceedings and rules of procedure
Appeal by Skerry from the judicial review of the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal's ("Tribunal") decision refusing to accept her human rights complaint. Skerry filed a human rights complaint with the Tribunal alleging discrimination by the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE), its employees, and union representatives in relation to her employment up to and including her termination.
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November 12, 2024
The surprising versatility of the U.S. B-1 Business Visitor Visa
B-1 is the alphanumeric that describes the status of a business visitor to the United States. It covers the normal business visitor activities such as meetings, marketing goods or services and attending trade shows or conferences. But it also covers some significant activities that may be surprising.
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November 12, 2024
Respecting differences: Why I really like LAWPRO’s CPD | Harjot Atwal
“Canada is … composed of many different groups, holding many different views. It is founded not on a demand for conformity but on a respect for difference. The Charter reminds us to respect that difference. And respecting that difference is important.” — former chief justice Beverley McLachlin