Labour & Employment
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November 26, 2025
Law360 Canada Pulse survey 2025: what lawyers really think about their profession
Find out what lawyers really think about their profession in Law360 Canada Pulse’s Lawyer Satisfaction Survey.
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November 26, 2025
My best lesson in law school
I had many wonderful profs in law school and had the honour of several of them becoming clients after I was called to the bar. I think they took pity on my struggling practice. But the most important lesson was not from a prof, but from a fellow student who wasn’t even there. Here’s how it goes.
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November 25, 2025
P.E.I. seeking input on proposed regulations for personal services
The government of Prince Edward Island is seeking input from residents on new draft regulations for the province’s personal services industry.
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November 25, 2025
Curtis Law undergoes name change, adds lawyer
Curtis Law, which specializes in employment investigations and mediation, has become Curtis Donovan Law. The firm is dedicated to providing thorough investigation services to employers while reducing disruption.
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November 25, 2025
Maple leaf to green card: Canada a multibillion-dollar immigration engine for U.S.
Canada’s economic bedrock has long been its audacious immigration policy. For decades, we’ve prided ourselves on a logical, points-based system, meticulously designed to attract the world’s “best and brightest.” We offer a clear, efficient path to Permanent Residence, a robust social safety net and the promise of a stable, inclusive future. But what if this meticulously curated talent pool views Canada not as their ultimate destination, but as a strategic, temporary layover — a convenient “backdoor” to the elusive American dream?
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November 25, 2025
Law360 Canada Pulse survey 2025: lawyers grapple with stress amid financial strain, long hours
The legal profession is going through seismic change as it grapples with things like artificial intelligence, but one issue that has been around for centuries still remains — stress. According to the 2025 Lawyer Satisfaction Survey — which marks Law360 Canada’s third deep dive into the feelings and thoughts that legal professionals have about their jobs — 85 per cent of associates say they are at least sometimes stressed by their finances, along with 77 per cent of those at small firms.
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November 25, 2025
Legal battles in the digital age: Copyright claims in the era of AI
AI-driven models have transformed everything from health care to finance, by leveraging massive datasets improving efficiency and innovation. The use of online news content as training data, however, without proper authorization has sparked significant debate. News organizations throughout North America and abroad are arguing that scraping their content both violates copyright law and undermines their ability to generate revenue through subscriptions and advertising. A growing number of legal cases are emerging pointing at the unauthorized scraping of online news and other content to train artificial intelligence (AI) models.
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November 24, 2025
Proxy voting: Impact in Canada of ESG changes in the U.S
In response to regulatory pressures in the United States and shifting stewardship priorities among their clients, including in respect of environmental and diversity, equity and inclusion matters (ESG and DEI), in October 2025, both Glass, Lewis & Co. (Glass Lewis) and Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS) announced a shift in their global proxy voting policies away from standardized benchmark proxy voting recommendations to customized recommendations tailored to each investor’s priorities, including in respect of DEI and environmental matters.
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November 24, 2025
Law360 Canada Pulse survey 2025: nearly two-thirds of lawyers satisfied with jobs, but concerns remain
A recent survey of the legal profession is showing high marks on issues like job satisfaction and compensation. According to the 2025 Lawyer Satisfaction Survey — which marks Law360 Canada’s third deep dive into the feelings and thoughts that legal professionals have about their jobs — 63 per cent of respondents report being satisfied or very satisfied with their jobs overall, up from 60 per cent last year.
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November 24, 2025
Hosel rockets: A golfer’s biggest danger?
While Mark Twain described golf as “a good walk spoiled,” I don’t think he had in mind some of the serious injuries golfers have inflicted upon themselves and others during a round of golf.