Part 2 of 2: Less than 2 months for employers to prepare for the new Federal Regulations on Workplace Harassment and Violence – Changes effective January 1, 2021

As explained in Part 1 of this series, the federal government’s new Workplace Harassment and Violence Prevention Regulations (the Regulations)...

Understanding Fraser v. Canada Impacts and Risks for Pension Administrators and Employers Across Canada (Webinar)

The recent Supreme Court of Canada ruling in Fraser v Canada will have wide and reverberating implications across Canada for years to come.

Understanding Fraser v Canada. Impacts and Risks for Pension Administrators and Employers Across Canada

The recent Supreme Court of Canada ruling in Fraser v Canada that the design of the RCMP pension plan discriminated against women who were enrolled...

Amending Bill 37: Alberta’s prompt payment regime

On October 21, 2020, the Government of Alberta introduced Bill 37 titled the Builders’ Lien (Prompt Payment) Amendment Act,...

Amending Bill 37: Alberta’s prompt payment regime

While Bill 37, titled the Builders’ Lien (Prompt Payment) Amendment Act, 2020, passed second reading on October 28, 2020, the prompt payment...

Canadian Federal Privacy Law Reform: Initial Commentary and Insights

The Federal government has released a Bill proposing significant change to the national framework for the protection of personal information in Canada

Are cap tables a challenge?

Although used widely, the cap table may prove to be challenging. A constantly evolving work in progress, a cap table may be tamed by using a...

IIROC Rules: Respondent use of complainant interview in related proceeding is in the public interest

In Re Malic, 2020 IIROC 37, a decision released on October 6, 2020, the IIROC Hearing Panel (Alberta District) (the “Hearing Panel”)...