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The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal (the “Tribunal”) recently dismissed a complaint which alleged that it was discriminatory for a grocery store to refuse to allow a customer to enter without wearing a mask. In a decision dated March 31, 2021, The Customer v. The Store, 2021 BCHRT 39 (CanLII) the Tribunal dismissed the complaint

Koskie Minsky LLP is pleased to announce that 15 of the Firm’s lawyers were chosen by their fellow professionals to be listed in the 2021 edition of The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory. The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory compiles lists of outstanding professionals by conducting peer-review surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their

On April 19, 2021, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled the federal government’s 2021 budget, “A Recovery Plan for Jobs, Growth, and Resilience.”  In addition to confirming the federal government’s intention to proceed with certain previously announced tax measures affecting specified multi-employer pension plans (“SMEPs”) and health and welfare trusts, the 2021 budget  does contain some

James Harnum will co-chair the Ontario Bar Association Program: Intersection of Pensions and Benefits Law and Insolvency Law, on April 16, 2021. The Program will take place via live webinar. Additionally, Andrew Hatnay will be part of a stellar faculty that will examine the issues that need to be resolved when a company with a

In Sharma v. Toronto (City), 2020 HRTO 949 (CanLII), the Applicant alleged that By-Law 541-2020 (the “By-Law”), which requires businesses and other establishments that are open to the public to adopt a policy that members of the public are not permitted entry to, or otherwise remain within, any enclosed space unless they are wearing a

In its 2021 budget, released on March 24, the Ontario Government announced that it will amend Regulation 909 under the Pension Benefits Act (the “PBA”), to require pension plan administrators to calculate and report their plan’s Pension Benefits Guarantee Fund (“PBGF”) claim exposure.  The Budget does not specify how a plan’s PBGF claim exposure will

The Koskie Minsky LLP Privacy Practice Group cordially invites you to a Complimentary Seminar Series Introducing Privacy Legislation and Best Practices.  The Complimentary Privacy Seminar Series will be held monthly over a three month period for one hour on the following dates: April 9 at 10 am EDT – Overview of Privacy Legislation May 6 at 10 am EDT – Best

The Ontario Labour Relations Board has clarified the scope of the precautionary principle, both generally and in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, in its recent decision Liquor Control Board of Ontario v Ontario Public Service Employees Union, 2021 CanLII 15607 (“LCBO“). In this decision, the Board reaffirmed that compliance with the precautionary principle may

On March 16, 2021, The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (“FSRA”) released “Defined Benefit Multi-Employer Pension Plans – Leading Practices,” a Guidance document that is the result of a thematic review of a selected sample of 21 Ontario-registered Defined Benefit Multi-Employer Pension Plans (DB MEPPs) conducted in 2020. The Guidance begins by acknowledging the

Camille Dunbar will be speaking at the online seminar hosted by the Canadian Lawyer Employment Law on April 27, 2021, regarding “Employer Terminations After Waksdale and Ocean Nutrition Canada Ltd.” For more information about the seminar, please click here.