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Ontario Court grants employer’s motion to dismiss wrongful dismissal claim; Upholds ESA-only termination provision

November 4, 2024 | Genevieve Cantin

Labour and Employment Communiqué

In Bertsch v. Datastealth Inc., 2024 ONSC 5593, the Ontario Superior Court was asked to dismiss a claim for wrongful dismissal as disclosing no tenable cause of action, on the basis that the contract had a valid termination provision limiting […]

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This is not a drill: New first aid requirements under BC’s Occupational Health and Safety Regulation

November 4, 2024 | M. Ashley Mitchell, Lara Jung

Labour and Employment Communiqué

Employers in British Columbia are legally obligated to provide their workers with “prompt, easily accessible and appropriate” first aid treatment. New amendments to Part 3 of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation (“OHSR”), which come into effect on November 1, […]

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Pay transparency reports: A crystal-clear guide for reporting employers

November 4, 2024 | Geoff Mason, Lara Jung

Labour and Employment Communiqué

Introduced in May 2023, BC’s Pay Transparency Act (the “Act”) is intended to reduce the comparatively high gender pay gap in the province. One of the Act’s primary purposes is to increase awareness about the pay gap by requiring employers […]

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Mathur v Ontario: The Ontario Court of Appeal orders rehearing of unprecedented climate case

November 4, 2024 | Christie A. McLeod, Lara Jung

EnviroNotes!

On October 17, 2024, the Ontario Court of Appeal (the “ONCA”) issued its highly anticipated ruling in the case of Mathur v Ontario.[1]  In a unanimous decision, the ONCA found that the application judge wrongly interpreted the applicants’ arguments as […]

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Canadian surtax relief: Remission of surtaxes on certain goods from China

October 31, 2024 | Daniel Kiselbach, MBA, Derren Roberts

Global Trade and Customs Bulletin

Introduction As of October 1, 2024 Canada began to  impose a 100% surtax on all electric vehicles originating from China. As of October 22, 2024, Canada imposed a 25% surtax on imports of steel and aluminum goods originating in China. […]

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What’s driving M&A for the automotive industry: A Q&A

October 31, 2024 | Michael Caruso, Sarah Langille

M&A in Canada: Trends & Insights

What has M&A activity for your clients in the automotive industry looked like over the past couple of years? M&A activity in the Canadian automotive sector in 2023 experienced slowdown, primarily due to global political unrest and economic uncertainty. However, […]

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Navigating transportation mergers and acquisitions

October 31, 2024 | Louis Amato-Gauci, Jaclyne Reive

M&A in Canada: Trends & Insights

The global supply chain crisis of 2021 and 2022 highlighted the strategic importance of the transport and logistics industry. Since then, the industry has emerged as a focal point for transformational M&A activity, primarily as a result of the burgeoning […]

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M&A in Canada: Trends & Insights – 2024 Q3

October 31, 2024 | Adam Bata, Mack Hosseinian, Myron A. Mallia-Dare, Jay M. Hoffman, Max Spearn

M&A in Canada: Trends & Insights

Canada’s M&A Landscape While deal flow remains steady in 2024, transactions are frequently taking longer to close as a result of tighter credit, challenging negotiations around valuations and other key deal terms, general market uncertainty relating to interest rates and […]

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So you missed the ONCA transition deadline — what now? How your charity or not-for-profit can comply

October 31, 2024 | Rebekah Timm, Daryn Tyndale

Social Impact Newsletter

October 19, 2021, marked the long-awaited coming into force of the Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 (the “ONCA”), over ten years after it received Royal Assent in 2010. This proclamation initiated a three-year transition period for charities and not-for-profit corporations  subject to […]

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Payments to directors and connected persons: Key info for Ontario charitable corporations

October 31, 2024 | Ugochukwu Mbamalu

Social Impact Newsletter

Directors of ‘charitable corporations’ operating in Ontario are subject to strict requirements to act without personal benefit – meaning they cannot be paid for serving as directors or for other services provided to the corporation unless authorized by court order, […]

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