Labour & Employment
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August 21, 2024
Reforms beg the question: What is the purpose of temporary foreign worker program? | Lorne Waldman
If things were not bad enough for Immigration Minister Marc Miller, the recent report by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Slavery has once again focused the spotlight on Canada’s foreign worker program. According to Tomoya Obokata aspects of Canada’s treatment of temporary workers amounts to slavery.
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August 21, 2024
How to deal with summer productivity slump
As we all try to enjoy the last few weeks of summer, many employers face the challenge of declining productivity in the workplace. With employees returning from vacations and adjusting to the changing routines, companies will notice a dip in engagement.
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August 20, 2024
‘Temporary freeze’ coming on temporary foreign workers filling some low-wage jobs in Montreal
Ottawa has agreed to suspend for six months its processing of labour market impact assessment (LMIA) applications for the low-wage stream of the temporary foreign worker program in the Montreal economic region.
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August 20, 2024
Federal government launches consultation for industrial housing strategy, invites public comment
The federal government is looking for innovative ideas to accelerate innovation and productivity in Canada’s difficult housing market.
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August 20, 2024
APPEALS AND JUDICIAL REVIEW — Jurisdiction of the court to review
Appeal by Davis from Federal Court judge’s decision granting respondent’s motion to strike Davis’s statement of claim. She argued that the Associate Judge and Federal Court judge erred in law in finding that her claim was barred by operation of s. 236(1) of the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act (“FPSLRA”). Davis was a former employee of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (“RCMP”).
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August 20, 2024
Coercive control bill should tackle familial elder abuse | Heather Campbell Pope
Bill C-332 is a noble attempt to protect domestic abuse victims from escalating violence. However, the proposed law does not help seniors who are harmed by adult children and other relatives like grandchildren, once again banishing elder abuse to the hinterlands of the criminal justice system.
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August 19, 2024
B.C. Court of Appeal upholds non-compete injunction against tutor, but modifies scope
The B.C. Court of Appeal has upheld an interlocutory injunction enforcing a non-compete clause that prohibits a tutor from providing certain educational services at specific universities for a period of 12 months.
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August 19, 2024
Alberta Securities Commission Capital Market Report — 2023 key findings and market trends
The Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) published its annual Alberta Capital Market report on July 29, 2024. The report offers a comprehensive analysis of the province’s capital market in 2023 and contextualizes its performance in relation to Canada’s other major markets.
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August 16, 2024
Federal Court rules in two immigration cases on ‘compassionate’ review, impact of divorce
Divorcing your spouse “willingly” — with the resulting loss of your permanent resident status in a foreign land — is not the same as “voluntarily” losing or relinquishing your permanent resident status, thereby excluding you from refugee protection in Canada, Federal Court Justice Janet Fuhrer has ruled.
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August 16, 2024
Dispute resolution: Alberta interprets new streamlined trial rules to improve efficiency
In January 2024, the summary trial rules set out in the Alberta Rules of Court (Rules) were repealed and replaced with new streamlined trial rules. The streamlined trial process, as set out in Part 8, Division 5 of the Rules, is intended to be a more efficient way for parties to resolve their disputes than the former summary trial process.