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Canadian Competition Bureau Stakes Out Aggressive Stance on Property Controls in Preliminary Enforcement Guidance

Following the Canadian Competition Bureau’s 2023 Retail Grocery Market Study in which it recommended that provincial and territorial governments take measures to limit property controls in the grocery industry, including...more

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Canada’s Competition Act Reforms Include Expanded Power to Challenge Anticompetitive Agreements

The Minister of Finance recently introduced Bill C-56 to implement certain proposals announced by the Prime Minister designed to lower prices and “make life more affordable” for Canadians. The bill provides details of the...more

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10 Tips for Selling Your Private Company the Right Way

Selling your private company can be a life-changing event. Along with excitement for the future, sellers commonly feel anxiety and stress about the potential sale process. While private company sellers are often very...more

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Demise of the Restricted Covenant?

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Recent amendments to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (Ontario) and the Competition Act (Canada) may be sounding the death knell for certain restricted covenants in Ontario—both non-competition covenants given by employees,...more

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Ontario, Canada Appeal Court Decides Non-competition Clause in Employment Agreement Governed by Common Law is Unenforceable

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In M & P Drug Mart Inc. v. Norton, 2022 ONCA 398, the Court of Appeal for Ontario (OCA) dismissed an employer’s appeal of an application judge’s decision that a non-competition clause in an employment agreement governed by...more

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Opérations transfrontalières de capital-investissement : enjeux en matière de rémunération des hauts dirigeants et d’emploi

Dans le contexte des opérations transfrontalières de capital-investissement, de nombreux enjeux propres au Canada se posent quant à la rémunération des hauts dirigeants et à l’emploi. Plusieurs de ces enjeux sont liés au...more

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New Guidance on Ontario's Disconnect from Work Policy and Ban on Non-Competes

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As we discussed in our previous blog, Ontario Bill 27: Working for Workers Act, 2021 is Now the Law, the Ontario government amended the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (the ESA) on December 2, 2021 to include a prohibition on...more

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Ontario, Canada Court Confirms Working for Workers Act, 2021 Does Not Void Non-compete Agreements Entered into Prior to October...

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Ontario’s Bill 27, Working for Workers Act, 2021 (Act), became law on December 2, 2021. Among other things, the Act amends the Employment Standards Act, 2000 to prohibit employers and prospective employers from entering into...more

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L’Ontario adopte la Loi de 2021 visant à œuvrer pour les travailleurs et publie de nouvelles modifications

Le 30 novembre 2021, le gouvernement de l’Ontario a adopté le projet de loi 27, Loi de 2021 visant à œuvrer pour les travailleurs (le « projet de loi 27 »), lequel devrait recevoir la sanction royale sous peu. Comme nous...more

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Ontario Government Passes Working for Workers’ Act, 2021 and Issues New Amendments

On November 30, 2021, the Ontario government passed Bill 27, Working for Workers’ Act, 2021. Currently, the Bill is still awaiting Royal Assent, which is expected shortly....more

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Le gouvernement de l’Ontario propose le droit à la déconnexion et l’interdiction des clauses de non-concurrence

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario a déposé un projet de loi qui pourrait avoir d’importantes répercussions auprès de bon nombre d’employeurs en Ontario s’il est adopté : le projet de loi 27, Loi de 2021 visant à œuvrer pour les...more

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Ontario Government Proposes Right to Disconnect and Prohibition of Employee Non-Competes

The Ontario government has introduced new legislation that, if passed, will have significant implications for many Ontario employers. The first reading of Bill 27, Working for Workers’ Act, 2021 (the Bill), was released on...more

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Ontario, Canada Court Reminds Employers that Improperly Drafted Restrictive Covenants are Unenforceable

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In Labrador Recycling Inc. v. Folino, 2021 ONSC 2195 (Labrador Recycling), Ontario’s Superior Court denied an employer’s motion for an urgent injunction to restrain its former employee from competing with it contrary to the...more

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FCA Confirms that an Inducement is Taxable as a Restrictive Covenant Payment

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Pangaea One Acquisition Holdings XII S.À.R.L. v. The Queen, 2020 FCA 21 - The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld the decision of the Tax Court of Canada (2018 TCC 158, Smith J.), confirming that a payment made to induce a...more

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Compass: Insights And Direction For Employers – Winter 2020

With the start of a new year, in-house counsel and human resources professionals will want to be aware of what’s on the horizon for 2020 and beyond. It’s a good time for employers to take a breath and consider what issues...more

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Forever Means 40 Years: Court Limits Perpetual Restrictive Covenants in Ontario Real Estate

Restrictive covenants registered on title to real property in Ontario that are stated to survive indefinitely will no longer survive forever. In a recent precedent-setting decision, Andrews v. Rago (Andrews), the Ontario...more

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Top 10 Employment & Labour Issues for Employers

1: Accommodation in the Workplace - OVERVIEW - Employers have a duty to accommodate employees’ needs based on those grounds protected under federal and provincial human rights legislation. All employers are required...more

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Top 10 Issues for Employers, Issue #8: Employment Considerations in Business Transactions

This is the eighth instalment in our Top 10 Issues for Employers series, focusing on employment considerations in business transactions. Specifically, this instalment discusses key employment and labour issues that a...more

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Supreme Court Affirms the Enforceability of Restrictive Covenants in Commercial Agreements

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It is trite law that restrictive covenants (non-competition and non-solicitation clauses) are a restraint on trade and, generally, difficult to enforce in employment contracts. The employer has the onus of proving that the...more

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Departing Investment Advisors: An Update Since the Supreme Court's Decision in RBC v. Merrill Lynch

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The Departure of an Investment Advisor - The departure of an investment advisor (IA) raises a number of serious and often conflicting considerations. For the IA, a departure could mean uncertainty in terms of earning a...more

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