The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) recently rendered judgment in Québec (Commission des normes, de l’équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail) v. Caron (Caron Judgment), integrating the concept of reasonable accommodation into the assessment of the right to return to work of an employee who has suffered a work-related injury under the Act respecting industrial accidents…

Alberta’s employment standards laws have changed significantly as of January 1, 2018. Among other things, periods of job-protected maternity and parental leave have been increased through the Employment Standards Amendment Regulation and amendments to Alberta’s Employment Standards Code. Pursuant to these changes, maternity leave has been extended from 15 to 16 weeks, and parental leave has been extended from 37 to…

On November 22, 2017, the Ontario government passed the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017 (Bill 148), rolling out major changes to the province’s employment and labour laws, including the Employment Standards Act, 2000 and the Labour Relations Act, 1995. These changes will have significant implications for employers in Ontario. Bill 148 was initially introduced in June 2017 following the…

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Superior Court) recently granted summary judgment in favour of a class of employees who were part of a “mass termination” following a business closure. The Superior Court’s decision in Wood v. CTS of Canada Co. and CTS Corporation provides important guidance for employers when faced with a business restructuring or shutdown of operations. BACKGROUND…