Perspectives juridiques

La Loi canadienne sur l’esclavage moderne : Ce que les entreprises doivent savoir dès maintenant !

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VUE D’ENSEMBLE La Loi sur la lutte contre le travail forcé et le travail des enfants dans les chaînes d’approvisionnement (Loi canadienne sur l’esclavage moderne) entrera en vigueur le 1er janvier 2024. L’objectif de cette loi consiste à réduire le […]

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Freedom of expression and the Jordan Peterson case: Divisional court upholds coaching requirement ordered by College of Psychologists

Communiqué sur la santé

On August 23, 2023, Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice released its decision in Peterson v College of Psychologists of Ontario. Justice Schabas, writing for the panel, dismissed Dr. Jordan Peterson’s judicial review application of a decision by the College of […]

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BC Supreme Court comments on requirements to obtain an order compelling an independent medical examination

Blogue : Droit des assurances

Two recent decisions from the Supreme Court of British Columbia have highlighted particular requirements and certain barriers in relation to obtaining an order to compel a plaintiff’s attendance at an independent medical examination (“IME”). In Gysbers v. Patkunalingam, 2023 BCSC […]

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Reassessment of Ontario properties officially delayed and taxpayers’ rights to challenge their assessments

Rapport - Droit immobilier

Ontario property assessments will officially remain frozen on 2016 values for the 2024 taxation year, and the Divisional Court will hear an appeal regarding taxpayers’ rights to annually challenge their property assessments. The Ontario property assessment system ordinarily operates on […]

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Secured creditors and environmental liabilities: The Qualex quagmire continues

Alerte environnement

The stakes in the appeal from a recent case in Alberta,  Qualex-Landmark Towers  Inc  v  12-10  Capital Corp (“Qualex”) are rising with the recent decision of the Court of Appeal of Alberta granting leave to intervene to the Canadian Bankers […]

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Alberta court lengthens limitation period for overtime claims

Communiqué droit du travail et de l'emploi

One of the common issues raised by departing employees is unpaid overtime. In the recent decision of Scheffler v Mourits Trucking Ltd, the Alberta Court of King’s Bench (“ABKB”) ruled that an employee was able to claim back two years […]

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ECCC Consultation on Food Contact Plastic Packaging Pollution Prevention Plan Requirements

Communiqué Droit en matière de marketing, publicité et conformité des produits

On August 1, 2023, Environment and Climate Change Canada (“ECCC”) published a consultation document to gather views on a proposed requirement for certain retail parties in the food supply chain to develop and implement a pollution prevention plan pursuant to […]

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Giving the “thumbs up” to contractual acceptance

Communiqué sur le litige commercial

Compared to other forms of communication, authors of text messages tend to prefer brevity. Why use more words when less words will work? Better yet, why use words at all when an emoji can accurately deliver a message? This kind […]

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The intersection of blockchain technology and carbon markets

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Welcome back to our Carbon Finance Series! We are thrilled to present the latest edition to our collection of articles, which examines how blockchain’s transparency, efficiency and decentralization may be able to drive meaningful impact in advancing global efforts to […]

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Début des consultations sur les mesures annoncées dans le budget de 2023

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Le vendredi 4 août 2023, le ministère des Finances a publié, à des fins de consultation publique, les propositions législatives détaillées accompagnées de notes explicatives (les « propositions du mois d’août »). Les propositions du mois d’août portent sur plusieurs mesures annoncées […]

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