Labour & Employment

  • July 25, 2025

    David Zhang joins BMKP Law

    Brown Mills Klinck Prezioso LLP (BMKP Law) has shared that David Zhang has joined the firm as an associate.

  • July 25, 2025

    Social media conduct in academia: Balancing academic freedom and workplace harmony

    The 2024 arbitration decisions in Board of Governors of Mount Royal University v. Mount Royal Faculty Association provide significant guidance on the intersection of social media conduct, academic freedom and workplace harassment in the post-secondary context. The decisions offer crucial insights for institutional leadership and faculty associations regarding the scope and limitations of off-duty conduct in an increasingly digitized academic environment.

  • July 24, 2025

    Supreme Court upholds constitutionality of two ‘commodification of sexual activity’ criminal offences

    The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld 9-0 the constitutionality of the crimes of procuring and obtaining material benefit from sexual services, two of the new Criminal Code offences enacted by the Harper-era Parliament after the top court struck down the old prostitution laws in 2013 for breaching sex workers’ s. 7 Charter-protected right to security of the person.

  • July 24, 2025

    Manitoba groups getting almost $1 million for accessibility projects

    Manitoba is giving $820,000 to numerous community organizations in a bid to tear down barriers and improve accessibility for those with disabilities.

  • July 23, 2025

    Canada invests $3.2B to support newcomer integration

    Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has announced an investment of over $3.2 billion over three years to improve newcomer integration into the job market to reduce labour shortages.

  • July 23, 2025

    G20 finance ministers discuss international tax reforms and debt relief framework in South Africa

    Finance ministers and central bank governors from the world’s 20 largest economies (G20) have concluded their third meeting of the year in Durban, South Africa, by endorsing several initiatives with potential legal and regulatory implications for international finance and taxation.

  • July 23, 2025

    Federal Court strikes military member’s COVID vaccine challenge

    A Federal Court judge has dismissed a legal challenge by a former Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) member who claimed his Charter rights were violated over COVID-19 vaccination requirements — a decision that lawyers say reinforces the military’s unique employment structure and grievance system.

  • July 23, 2025

    Changes to retention of draft pick rights under NHL, NHLPA’s new collective bargaining agreement

    The National Hockey League (NHL) and National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) recently announced the ratification of a new collective bargaining agreement, the term of which commences on Sept. 16, 2026, and expires on Sept. 15, 2030. While a number of changes are included in the new agreement, this article focuses on the elimination of the distinction between negotiating with draft picks from the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) or National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and standardizing the retention of rights to exclusively negotiate with draft picks.

  • July 22, 2025

    Federal Court affirms Ottawa can temporarily bar sex offenders from sponsoring immigrants

    The Federal Court has affirmed that Ottawa acted within its scope of authority, under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA), when it issued a temporary regulatory ban on immigration sponsorship applications from Canadians or permanent residents convicted of sex crimes.

  • July 22, 2025

    Ontario, Manitoba sign new respective trade agreements with provinces and territories

    Ontario and Manitoba have taken additional steps to strengthen interprovincial trade, with Ontario signing memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with British Columbia, Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut, while Manitoba has signed with New Brunswick, Saskatchewan, British Columbia and Prince Edward Island to remove trade barriers and enhance economic collaboration.