Publications

Publications

Employment Update

Employee-Created IP: Ownership Should Not Be Assumed Charities and not-for-profits (NFPs) regularly create and rely on intellectual property in carrying---

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Employment Update

Ontario Government Announces Minimum Wage Will Rise to $17.95 Per Hour on October 1st Many Ontario employers, including charities and---

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Carters Third Webinar in the Winter/Spring Series – Contract Essentials for Charities and NFPs

  On April 7, 2026, Esther Shainblum and Barry Kwasniewski presented Contract Essentials for Charities and NFPs. The webinar examined how charities’---

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Toxic Workplace Constitutes Constructive Dismissal, Employee Awarded 24 Months’ Notice

  The Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruled that a sustained pattern of workplace hostility can amount to constructive dismissal---

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Executive Awarded $680K in Damages for Wrongful Dismissal, No Bonus During Notice Period

  The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has reaffirmed that entitlement to bonus damages in wrongful dismissal cases depends first---

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Ontario Court Enforces Negotiated Settlement Despite Unsigned Minutes of Settlement

  “Subject to documentation” language will not, on its own, stop a binding settlement from forming once there is acceptance---

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Alberta Tribunal Upholds Dismissal of Vaccine-Mandate Religious-Belief Complaint

A recent Alberta ruling offers a useful example for employers across Canada on how tribunals approach religious-belief accommodation requests and---

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Employment Update

New Brunswick Court Finds Termination Without Progressive Discipline was Unjustified A university’s decision to summarily dismiss a coach for breaching---

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Employment Update

August 2025 Charity & NFP Law Update Retirement Plans Are Not Resignation, Can Limit Reasonable Notice, says B.C. Supreme Court Employers across---

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Court of Appeal Delivers Opinion on Reviewability of Security Screening

  On August 1, 2024, the Court of Appeal for Ontario released its decision in Khorsand v. Toronto Police Services---

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Employment Update

  Termination Clause Struck Down Again as Ontario Court of Appeal Favours Employee In De Castro v Arista Homes Limited,---

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Employment Update – Court Highlights Importance of Enforceable Termination Provisions in Contracts

Feb 2025 Charity & NFP Law Update Charities and not-for-profits in Ontario need to be aware of the implications of Baker---

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