Labour and employment

Grain inspectors and graders' union activity falls under derivative federal jurisdiction: SCC

Split ruling sets out test for assessing whether labour matters fall under direct or derivative jurisdiction

Nov 06, 2026

Grain inspectors and graders' union activity falls under derivative federal jurisdiction: SCC

Dentons welcomes employment and labour partner Laura Mensch in Calgary

Nov 05, 2026

She advises employers on workplace investigations, labour disputes and employment matters

Dentons welcomes employment and labour partner Laura Mensch in Calgary

Federal change in right to strike splits labour bar

Sep 24, 2026

Union and employer counsel clash over new limits in Bill C-39’s s. 107 rewrite and whether it survives Charter scrutiny

Federal change in right to strike splits labour bar

Paralegal sues Spectrum Family Law, alleging harassment and wrongful dismissal

Sep 17, 2026

Claim names managing partner Conan Taylor, whose other firm settled a human rights complaint months earlier

Paralegal sues Spectrum Family Law, alleging harassment and wrongful dismissal

BCCA refuses to reopen appeal on whether franchisees are common employers

Sep 11, 2026

Given subsequent Supreme Court of Canada ruling, appellant raised issue not previously alleged

BCCA refuses to reopen appeal on whether franchisees are common employers

FCA: EI rules stripping new mother of job-loss benefits discriminate

Sep 10, 2026

Six Employment Insurance Act provisions violate Charter equality rights; Parliament has one year to fix them

FCA: EI rules stripping new mother of job-loss benefits discriminate