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Are non-competes coming to an end? What Bill C-31 means for federal employers

Proposed amendments to the Canada Labour Code seek to prohibit use of non-compete clauses in employment agreements.

Ontario Court of Appeal offers clarification on post-employment earnings and employers’ evidentiary burden in mitigation analysis

Employers should request complete information about any employment income earned during the alleged common law reasonable notice period.

Scaling your workforce with confidence: employment strategies for emerging and high-growth companies

Steven Dickie, partner, and Irmak Aydemir, associate, from Osler’s Employment and Labour group walked through key employment considerations...

Recent decision highlights need for precision in seller restrictive covenants in Canadian M&A transactions

Canadian courts will scrutinize restrictive covenants for reasonableness, rejecting those deemed unreasonable.

Employment and Labour Law Insights: workers’ compensation, withdrawing job offers and terminations

Timely and practical analysis from our Employment and Labour Group.

New Rules of Civil Procedure on the horizon

Two years after the Ontario government began a review of the province’s Rules of Civil Procedure, sweeping reforms are expected some time in 2026.

AI in hiring: Ontario employers grappling with new job posting disclosure requirement

New rules are in effect in Ontario that require employers to disclose whether AI is used in publicly advertised job postings.

Reminder for Ontario employers: incoming public job posting requirements

Employers with 25 or more employees in Ontario will be required to make certain disclosures in their publicly advertised job postings.

Changes in leave entitlements: federal, Saskatchewan and British Columbia updates for 2025–2026

Various legislative amendments have been proposed to change, or have recently amended, statutory leave of absence entitlements.

Employment and Labour Law Insights – December 2025

In the fourth instalment of our quarterly Employment and Labour Law Insights webinar series, Osler’s Sven Poysa, Carrington Hickey, Cassandra...