The Ontario Government has introduced Bill 101, the Putting Student Achievement First Act, 2026, proposing wide-ranging changes to the governance, oversight, and labour relations framework for school boards across the province. If enacted, the legislation will amend several education statutes with the stated goal of strengthening accountability and supporting student outcomes. For school boards, the […]
Summary The Ontario Pay Equity Hearings Tribunal (the “Tribunal”) recently issued a significant decision in Glen Hill Terrace Christian Homes Inc v Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Locals 2225-06/12 and 5110, 2016 CanLII 27172 (ON PEHT) (“Glen Hill”), clarifying how employers must maintain pay equity when their original pay equity plan was established using […]
The proposed changes could apply to individuals receiving Loss-of-Earnings benefits and workers at privately operated Residential Care Facilities and Group Homes in the Province Summary The Government of Ontario has recently announced that it would table legislation that, if passed, would expand both mandatory Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (“WSIB”) coverage to frontline care workers […]
Summary The Ontario Human Rights Code (“Code”) imposes a broad duty on employers to prevent discrimination in employment based on protected grounds, such as disability. Under the Code, employers are prohibited from discriminating against employees for having a disability. Where a disability is established under the Code, an employer’s duty to accommodate to the point […]
Summary In Bokhari v Top Medical Transportation Services, 2026 ONSC 1073, the Ontario Divisional Court set aside a decision of the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal (the “Tribunal”) that dismissed a human rights application at the jurisdictional screening stage without a hearing. The Court held that the Tribunal unreasonably applied a balance of probabilities standard and […]
We’re proud to share that our Managing Partner, Carissa Tanzola, has been recognized as an Excellence Awardee for Managing Partner of the Year at the Canadian Law Awards. Since stepping into the role in January 2025, Carissa has driven a clear, firm-wide vision: strengthening the foundation of the practice while advancing a more modern, future-ready […]
Summary In Handy v. M&C Investments Incorporated, 2026 ONSC 648 (“M&C Investments”), the Court ordered the plaintiff to produce a better affidavit of documents, finding that the mitigation documents originally produced were insufficient. The Court emphasized the importance of full disclosure and that mitigation is an important issue in many, if not all, wrongful dismissal […]
Summary Section 2(d) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (the “Charter”) provides everyone with a fundamental freedom of association, which includes the right to participate in a strike when collective bargaining between an employer and a bargaining agent (e.g. a union) breakdown. The Ontario Court of Appeal (“ONCA”) recently considered the constitutionality of […]
Summary In a recent summary judgment decision, the Ontario Superior Court enforced a settlement agreement reached by email between Starbucks and a former employee, and dismissed the former employee’s claim for wrongful dismissal. In Stribling v Starbucks Coffee Canada Inc, 2026 ONSC 1030 (“Stribling”), the Court held that a clear offer, followed by an unequivocal […]
Summary Mandatory retirement was eliminated in Ontario with the passage of Bill 211 in 2006; however, many employment-related benefits continue to draw distinctions based on age, typically using the age of 65 as the line of demarcation. In a recent decision from the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, Gauthier v Corporation of the Township of […]
Summary The Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (“Tribunal”) has confirmed that employee stress resulting from the employer’s discovery of the employee’s own criminal misconduct cannot be disguised as a compensable workplace injury or a recurrence of a prior Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (“PTSD”) entitlement. Background Facts A correctional officer (the “Worker”), appealed the denial […]
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