Labour & Employment
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March 03, 2025
B.C. Court of Appeal: Duty of honest performance not applicable to pre-contract negotiations
A claim for breach of the duty of honest performance cannot be based on pre-contractual dishonesty, the B.C. Court of Appeal has held.
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March 03, 2025
Consumer and business bankruptcies continue rising, reports bankruptcy superintendent
The first bankruptcy figures for 2025 show that Canadian consumers and businesses are continuing to struggle financially amid the “persistently high cost of living and mounting household debt,” says the Canadian Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Professionals (CAIRP).
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March 03, 2025
Torkin Manes expands with new partner
Torkin Manes LLP has welcomed incoming partner Joseph (Joe) Morrison to the firm’s Labour & Employment Group.
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March 03, 2025
Employees authorized to discipline unionized employees may not be excluded from bargaining unit
Across Canada, labour relations legislation expressly excludes management positions from the definition of “employee.” The underlying rationale for the exclusion is to avoid a potential conflict of interest by placing a manager within a bargaining unit.
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February 28, 2025
Proposed class action alleges Amazon Prime delivery delays in Quebec following warehouse closures
A proposed class action has been launched against online retailing giant Amazon over alleged Amazon Prime delivery delays in Quebec following the company's closure of its seven warehouses in the province.
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February 28, 2025
Nova Scotia court approves $2.1 million settlement in Dell data breach class action
A Halifax law firm has announced court approval of a $2.1 million settlement in a class action lawsuit against computer giant Dell Canada and parent Dell USA over a 2018 data breach.
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February 28, 2025
Nova Scotia planning update of human rights commission
Nova Scotia’s government is planning an upgrade of the province’s human rights commission in a bid to make it more accessible and “responsive” to the public.
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February 28, 2025
SCC rules Métis Nation’s pursuit of overlapping lawsuits against Saskatchewan not abuse of process
The Supreme Court of Canada has affirmed 9-0 that a legal challenge by the Métis Nation–Saskatchewan to provincial permits that allow a company to explore for uranium on land to which the Métis claim Aboriginal title in Saskatchewan is not an abuse of process and may go ahead, notwithstanding that the Métis have also launched other lawsuits involving similar issues against the province.
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February 27, 2025
IRCC unveils Express Entry category draws for economic immigration, plans more in-Canada draws
Immigration Minister Marc Miller has announced the 2025 Express Entry categories, which include a new education category, with the aim of better aligning the selection of federal economic immigrants with Canada’s long-term labour shortages.
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February 27, 2025
Alberta tables ninth red tape reduction bill for housing, trades and charities
The Alberta government has tabled its ninth red tape reduction bill, the Red Tape Reduction Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 to further reduce certain regulations for individuals and businesses.