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In the recent decision of Presidential MSH Corporation v Marr Foster & Co LLP, 2017 ONCA 325, the Ontario Court of Appeal further clarified the discoverability principle pursuant to section 5 of the Limitations Act, 2002 with respect to the “appropriate means” element. Specifically, a proceeding may not be “legally appropriate” as required under section

  Summary The government of Ontario has tabled legislation to make major changes to labour and employment law in the province. The proposed changes include: Raising the general minimum wage to $15 an hour by January 1, 2019. Changing various features of union certification and first contract dispute resolution procedures, including: extending card-based certification to

On a Summary Judgment motion, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice awarded an Employee $7,500 in damages for mental distress together with damages of $17,076 in lieu of lost income for the Employer’s failure to provide the Employee with a revised notice of termination. The Employee, a 72 year old man, worked as a security

On May 19, 2017, the Ontario government announced that it intends to implement new funding rules for defined benefit pension plans and make certain other changes to the legislation governing pensions. This announcement follows up on the Solvency Consultation process that we previously reported on. The new funding framework described in the May 19th announcement includes:

The decision of The Honourable Mr. Justice Miller, of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, released April 18, 2017, considered a claim for defamation by an employee in relation to a reference given by his former employer to a potential future employer. This could have been the first case in which an employer was found

In a previous Blog Post we reviewed highlights from the 2017 Federal Budget. The 2017 Ontario Budget was released on April 27, 2017. The Ontario Budget contains the significant commitment to a universal pharmacare program for persons under 25, as well as a number of updates with respect to various pension reform efforts. OHIP+ Children

Offers to settle are ubiquitous in litigation. Nearly all cases settle before trial, but not all offers to settle attract the cost consequences of Rule 49. Rule 49 offers have the potential to be more advantageous for the plaintiff than the defendant. Specifically, if the plaintiff makes an offer that is rejected and obtains judgment

Does an employer’s failure to pay a $300,000 bonus constitute constructive dismissal? Not according to Chapman v. GPM Investment Management, a recent decision from the Ontario Court of Appeal.  Although there was no doubt that the employer had breached the employment contract by failing to pay the bonus, this conduct did not substantially alter an

Justice Belobaba has certified a class action against Deloitte in respect of the alleged misclassification of document reviewers. The class at issue consisted of lawyers in Toronto working as document reviewers for Deloitte, and other companies. The document reviewers were treated as independent contractors, and therefore not entitled to the same payments and benefits given

The 2017 Federal Budget was presented by Finance Minister Bill Morneau last month, on March 22, 2017. Though it has far fewer major commitments than the previous budget from 2016, there are still some noteworthy provisions. Most provincial budgets have also been released by now, with Nova Scotia and Ontario being the two exceptions. Read