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- Mind the Gap: Disability Leaves, Pension Contributions, and the Cost of Ambiguity
A recent Québec Superior Court decision (Association des pompiers et pompières de Gatineau (AAPG) v. Lévesque, 2026 QCCS 1321) highlights the disputes that can arise when disability-related pension provisions in collective agreements are drafted or administered without sufficient precision. It is al … Read more »
- Fiduciary Foul Play: ABKB Grants Injunction Against Former CEO Who Secretly Built Competing AI Software
What happens when your departing CEO has been secretly building a competing product on your dime? In Intellimedia Limited Partnership v Jawad, 2026 ABKB 247, the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta (the “Court”) answered that question by granting an interlocutory injunction against a former CEO who use … Read more »
- Open for Business? Ontario Considers Unlocking Retail on Family Day and Victoria Day
On March 13, 2026, the Government of Ontario proposed changes to the Retail Business Holidays Act (the “RBHA”) affecting retail operations on Family Day and Victoria Day. If passed, the legislation would permit retail businesses to open on these holidays as early as Victoria Day 2026, while preservi … Read more »
- Employee Builds Rival Software—and Owns It!
The Ontario Court of Appeal (“ONCA”) has weighed in on what is meant by “in the course of employment” for ownership of copyright in Nexus Solutions Inc. v. Krougly, 2026 ONCA 199. In its decision, the ONCA clarified the limits of employer copyright ownership under section 13(3) of the Copyright Act … Read more »
- 2026: The Great Return to the Office — What Employers Need to Know
On January 26, provincial government employees in Québec were required to return to in-person work three days per week, in accordance with the directive announced by the government on December 3, 2025. At the federal level, the Treasury Board Secretariat announced on February 5 that federal public s … Read more »