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Supreme Court of Canada focuses attention on the collective and individual aspects of aboriginal and treaty rights The forestry company Moulton Contracting obtained licences from the British Columbia government to harvest timber on two tracts of land in the territory of the... May 2013
Aboriginal consultation – recent highlights We enclose an update of some recent noteworthy cases and developments concerning aboriginal law and the duty to consult. May 2013
Set your co-worker on fire? It may not be cause for dismissal Dryco Drywall Supplies Ltd. v Teamsters Local Union 213 is an important reminder to employers that even extreme acts of workplace misconduct may not give rise to... May 2013
Equator Principles III is approved and launched – new trends and a strategy rethink The Equator Principles (EP) is an agreement amongst 76 global financial institutions (known as EP Financial Institutions or EPFI) to apply environmental and... May 2013
Health and safety trumps employee’s seniority In a recent decision, an Ontario arbitrator has upheld the dismissal of a grievor with 37 years of service for repeated violations of the company’s health and... May 2013
Canadian Competition Bureau's new approach to upstream oil and gas mergers On May 10, 2013, the senior deputy commissioner at the Mergers Branch of the Competition Bureau (the Bureau) announced that the Bureau is changing its information... May 2013
Resignation as a bargaining weapon – a double-edged sword Threatening to resign, when used by an employee to bargain for better working conditions, is a weapon that cuts both ways. May 2013
L'obtention d'un Certificat de sélection du Québec permet maintenant de maintenir l'emploi ou d'obtenir un nouveau permis de travail pour un travailleur étranger L'auteur explique les détails d'une procédure légale permettant aux travailleurs étrangers détenant un Certificat de sélection... May 2013
Notice of resignation: will employers still be notified before an employee leaves? In a recent decision, the Quebec Court of Appeal ruled for the first time that an employer can waive the notice given by an employee who resigns. May 2013
Equator Principles III is coming – new trends and a strategy rethink The Equator Principles (EP) is an agreement amongst 76 global financial institutions to apply environmental and social standards to certain investment decisions. May 2013

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