Labour & Employment Insights

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Proposed changes to the Canada Labour Code would ban replacement workers during strikes or lockouts

Insight

Published: November 24, 2023

Authors: Shandra Czarnecki, Lynsey Gaudin, Amy Gibson, Megan Kheong

Categories: Labour & Employment

On November 9, 2023, Bill C-58: An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code and the Canada Industrial Relations Board Regulations, 2012 (the “Bill”) was introduced at the House of … Read More

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Considerations for all North American esports organizations – GameSquare levels up with $17 million FaZe Clan acquisition

Insight

Published: November 24, 2023

Authors: Mahdi Shams, Graham Christie, Selena Chen

Categories: Esports, Innovation, Data and Technology, Labour & Employment, Mergers & Acquisitions

Authors: Mahdi Shams, Graham Christie, Selena Chen, William Su On October 21, 2023, GameSquare Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:GAME) (TSXV:GAME) announced it is purchasing FaZe Clan (NASDAQ:FAZE), a California-based professional esports and entertainment organization for US$17 million. GameSquare, … Read More

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Employers take note: Summary judgment is appropriate in wrongful dismissal cases – even when employer alleges just cause

Insight

Published: November 15, 2023

Authors: Arooj Tulli-Shah, Justin Haack, Megan Kheong

Categories: Labour & Employment

Authors: Arooj Tulli-Shah, Daniel Spanu, Justin Haack, Megan Kheong How effectively does your company record disciplinary conversations with employees? A recent Alberta decision highlights just how important this can be for employers. In McDonald v Sproule … Read More

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Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program expansion to benefit employers and workers

Insight

Published: November 2, 2023

Authors: Scott Bell, Anna Sigurdson

Categories: Immigration, Labour & Employment

On November 1, 2023, the province announced that the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) will accept nomination applications from workers in an additional 279 occupations under the Skilled Worker with … Read More

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British Columbia job postings must comply with pay transparency requirements by November 1, 2023

Insight

Published: October 31, 2023

Authors: Graham Christie, Alizeh Virani

Categories: Labour & Employment

On March 7, 2023, the British Columbia government introduced Bill 13-2023, the Pay Transparency Act (the Act). The Act was proposed legislation aiming to promote pay equity and transparency and … Read More

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Coming January 2024, new CRA Policy will impact remote employee payroll deductions

Insight

Published: October 30, 2023

Authors: Amy Gibson, Erin Bokshowan, Amanda Yeager

Categories: Labour & Employment, Taxation

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has introduced a new administrative policy for determining a remote employee’s province of employment for payroll purposes (the New Policy). New primary and secondary indicators are … Read More

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Breaking barriers: B.C.’s proposed legislation to ease accreditation for internationally trained professionals

Insight

Published: October 25, 2023

Authors: Lynsey Gaudin, Paul Jeronimo

Categories: Labour & Employment

On October 23, 2023, the B.C. government introduced Bill 38 – 2023: International Credential Recognition Act, which targets the international credential assessment processes of professional regulatory authorities to reduce barriers … Read More

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New hours of work exemptions coming in 2024 for certain federally regulated employers

Insight

Published: October 12, 2023

Authors: Lynsey Gaudin, Shandra Czarnecki, Amy Gibson, Megan Kheong

Categories: Labour & Employment

New amendments to the Exemptions from and Modifications to Hours of Work Provisions Regulations were recently announced which will create exemptions for certain employees working in the banking, telecommunications and … Read More

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Side gigs, side hustles and side ventures – How impeding on work hours may be cause for dismissal

Insight

Published: September 28, 2023

Authors: Graham Christie, Alizeh Virani

Categories: Labour & Employment

With an increasing number of employees working from home, and the rise in cost of living, many employees are turning to secondary sources of income to supplement their full-time employment.  … Read More

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Changes to Canada Labour Code – Increase in notice required for individual terminations of employment

Insight

Published: September 25, 2023

Authors: Megan Kheong, Emily Latimer, Amy Gibson, Shandra Czarnecki, Lynsey Gaudin

Categories: Labour & Employment

The Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2, introduced increases to the notice requirements for individual terminations of employment under the Canada Labour Code, and the Federal Government has confirmed that … Read More