Upcoming AODA Deadlines and Workplace Related Requirements to Date
As the end of the year approaches, and with it the deadline for many businesses to file their Accessibility Compliance Report, it seems as good a time as any to review the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (the “AODA”) and confirm your organization’s compliance. More on that in a minute. Assuming your business is...
Continue reading the post titled Upcoming AODA Deadlines and Workplace Related Requirements to DateEnvironment and Human Rights
The University of Ottawa continues to take a leadership role on matters of climate change. I was delighted to discover that their Human Rights Research and Education Centre is running a series of thought provoking lectures on human rights and environmental disruptions. Some of the lectures are available online. Hopefully, they will eventually add the...
Continue reading the post titled Environment and Human RightsE-approvals
The Ministry of the Environment is starting Approval Reform by putting existing certificates of approval online. According to a recent EBR posting, they will start being available in March. An excellent step, long overdue.
Continue reading the post titled E-approvalsFederal Court grants injunctive relief against interfering law firm – Moushoom v Canada (Attorney General)
In August 2022, the Federal Court released its decision in Moushoom v Canada (Attorney General), 2022 FC 1212 (“Moushoom”), granting the Plaintiffs’ motion for an interlocutory order that no legal professionals other than class counsel, the Plaintiff Assembly of First Nations, or the Court-appointed administrator publish communications to class members regarding the class proceedings. Moushoom...
Continue reading the post titled Federal Court grants injunctive relief against interfering law firm – Moushoom v Canada (Attorney General)Finding and Serving those Anonymous Bloggers
In a previous article published on this website, the strict limitation periods associated with a defamation action were discussed; particularly, the six week period for a Notice of Libel and the three month period for the commencement of an action in defamation, as is required under sections 5 and 6 of the Libel and Slander...
Continue reading the post titled Finding and Serving those Anonymous BloggersGender Expression and Gender Identity: New Protected Grounds of Discrimination
In June 2000, the Ontario Human Rights Commission (“OHRC”) released its Policy on Discrimination and Harassment because of Gender Identity, taking the position that the ground of sex could be used to protect transgender people from discrimination and harassment. The OHRC also called for an amendment to Ontario’s Human Rights Code (“Code”) to add “gender identity”...
Continue reading the post titled Gender Expression and Gender Identity: New Protected Grounds of DiscriminationSuing an Employer for Work Injuries: Lawsuits Vs. Workers’ Compensation
Ontario’s workers’ compensation legislation exists to provide workers with benefits if they are hurt during the course of their employment. The scheme is meant to efficiently and quickly replace the remedy a worker could receive from a lawsuit. Workers are entitled to workers’ compensation benefits regardless of how they are hurt or who caused the...
Continue reading the post titled Suing an Employer for Work Injuries: Lawsuits Vs. Workers’ CompensationA Case Study in the Protection of Class Members’ Rights: Forthcoming Compensation for Residential Schools Survivors
In Canada, class actions are supervised closely by the courts, which are obligated to protect the rights of absent class members. Accordingly, all of the major steps in class actions litigation require court approval. If there are questions about the conduct of a class action, affected parties are able to seek directions from the court. The following is...
Continue reading the post titled A Case Study in the Protection of Class Members’ Rights: Forthcoming Compensation for Residential Schools SurvivorsCreative sentencing- brilliant or cheap?
The same debate recurs every few years: Are “creative” alternatives to conventional fines a brilliant innovation? Or just another way for corporate polluters to get off cheaply?
Continue reading the post titled Creative sentencing- brilliant or cheap?Toronto Mulls Administrative Monetary Penalty System
As cities aim to improve their sustainability, by improving air quality and congestion, the City of Toronto is looking at ways to make it easier to ticket cars blocking bike lanes by moving to an Administrative Monetary Penalty (AMP) system. And to save some money in the process. We weren’t able to find much on the City’s...
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