Bill 47 – Amendments to the Labour Relations Act, 1995
The legislation governing unionized workplaces in Ontario, the Labour Relations Act, 1995 (the “LRA”) will be amended by the Ontario government if the Making Ontario Open for Business Act, 2018 (“Bill 47”) passes in its current form. Expected changes will include the following: Repeal of Un…
View the post titled Bill 47 – Amendments to the Labour Relations Act, 1995Bill 47, Making Ontario Open for Business Act, 2018
Many businesses that are provincially-regulated employers in Ontario have spent the better part of last year changing their workplace policies to ensure compliance with the labour reforms implemented by the Wynne government in the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act (“Bill 148”). However, such …
View the post titled Bill 47, Making Ontario Open for Business Act, 2018Canada and China Sign Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Climate Change Cooperation
On November 1, 2018, at the United Nations Ministerial Dialogue on the Environment and the Ministerial Dialogue on Climate Change, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, and the Minister of Ecology and Environment of the People’s Republic of China, Li Ganjie, signed a…
View the post titled Canada and China Sign Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Climate Change CooperationA Comparative Analysis: Public Consultation for Bill 4, the Cap and Trade Cancelation Act, 2018, and the Federal Duty to Consult Aboriginal Peoples under s.35
On October 11, 2018, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Mikisew Cree First Nation v. Canada (Governor General in Council), 2018 SCC 40 [Mikisew], in which the Court held that the Federal Government does not have a duty under s.35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 to consult Abo…
View the post titled A Comparative Analysis: Public Consultation for Bill 4, the Cap and Trade Cancelation Act, 2018, and the Federal Duty to Consult Aboriginal Peoples under s.35Superior Court of Justice Dismisses Third Party Action for Professional Negligence arising from the Purchase of Contaminated Land
The Superior Court of Justice recently granted a motion to dismiss a third party claim for professional negligence in a proceeding involving the purchase of a contaminated property that was subject to a remediation order registered on title (the “Contaminated Property”). CN Railway Company v…
View the post titled Superior Court of Justice Dismisses Third Party Action for Professional Negligence arising from the Purchase of Contaminated LandPeter Dillon and Serge Anissimoff to deliver a lecture at Western University
On October 29, Peter Dillon and Serge Anissimoff will deliver a lecture to the Master of Management of Applied Sciences program at Western University. Peter will speak on the subject of upcoming trends in technology, including block chain, crypto currency and artificial intelligence. Serge w…
View the post titled Peter Dillon and Serge Anissimoff to deliver a lecture at Western University21st Annual Estates and Trusts Law Summit – October 10 & 11
Siskinds associate Dagmara Wozniak will be speaking at the 21st Annual Estates and Trusts Law Society of Ontario Summit on October 10th, sharing her knowledge on the topic of “Real Estate Issues in Estate Litigation”. To find out more about the two-day summit, taking place at the Metro Toron…
View the post titled 21st Annual Estates and Trusts Law Summit – October 10 & 11Is Bill 148 being scrapped in its entirety?
Premier Doug Ford was quoted yesterday (Tuesday October 2, 2018) in the legislature as saying, “We’re getting rid of Bill 148. We’re going to make sure we protect the front-line workers.” His Economic Development Minister Jim Wilson was quick to slow down the move, saying, “There are parts t…
View the post titled Is Bill 148 being scrapped in its entirety?Class Actions Team Ranked in Band 1 in Chambers Canada 2019
The class actions team at Siskinds LLP has been ranked in the top band of the Chambers Canada 2019 guide, issued by international legal research organization, Chambers and Partners. Also of notable achievement was the inclusion of four partners who were recognized for their individual statur…
View the post titled Class Actions Team Ranked in Band 1 in Chambers Canada 2019Environmental Review Tribunal Clarifies Section 34(1) of OWRA
The Environmental Review Tribunal (“ERT”) recently released a decision clarifying the scope of section 34(1) of the Ontario Water Resources Act R.S.O. 1990, c. O.40, (“OWRA”). The City of Thunder Bay (“City”) in Thunder Bay (City) v. Ontario (Environment, Conservation and Parks), ERT no. 18-…
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