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Are employees entitled to all their benefits after the termination?

The right to benefits following the termination of an employee’s employment can lead to many disputes between employers and former employees.  This can be a significant issue, particularly for employees…

Global Talent Pilot Stream Simplifies Work Permit Applications

Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development, and Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, recently announced a new stream under Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s…

CETA Aims Labour Mobility Between Canada and the European Union

The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (“CETA” or the “Agreement”), arguably the most significant trade deal Canada has negotiated since the North American Free Trade Agreement (“NAFTA”), is set to…

Another Makeover for Ontario’s Workplace Laws?

Employers and businesses both big and small are being told to be on the lookout for upcoming changes to Ontario’s employment and labour legislation framework. Employers and employees must ask…

Employer Liability for Immigration Law Changes

In a judgment released January 3, 2017, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario awarded $20,000 to a foreign worker who complained that he was terminated due to both his ethnic origin and…

Government of Canada announces LMIA-exempt Mobilité Francophone Stream

In a recent announcement, the Government of Canada expressed its intention to attract skilled francophone workers to Canada, with a specific view to encouraging them to settle in communities outside…

Electronic Travel Authorization for Foreign Nationals

As of March 15, 2016, visa-exempt foreign nationals coming to Canada, and transiting through Canada, may have one more thing on their to-do list prior to heading to the airport.…