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Employment, Labour and Human Rights Law

Written by Natalie L. Leclerc and Michael A. Custer As we previously discussed on the blog here, the government of Alberta is replacing the current Occupational Health and Safety Act[1]...

 Written by John M. Davidson A new prospectus exemption was recently introduced by securities regulators in the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan, referred to as the Self-Certified...

Employment, Labour and Human Rights Law Covid-19

As the COVID-19 vaccine becomes more widely available to Canadians, can it be made mandatory? The Canadian Employment Group belonging to Lawyers Associated Worldwide (“LAW”), a global...

Employment, Labour and Human Rights Law

Written by Catherine A. Crang, Q.C. and Suzanne M. Porteous  The Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench recently released its reasons for judgment (“Reasons”) in the case of Kosteckyj v....

Employment, Labour and Human Rights Law

Written by Natalie L. Leclerc and Michael A. Custer The government of Alberta passed Bill 47 last December, the Ensuring Safety and Cutting Red Tape Act, 2020[1] (the “Act”), as part of...

Corporate Governance Corporate Services

Written by David L. Sevalrud, ICD.D. On March 26, Bill 53: the Service Alberta Statutes (Virtual Meetings) Amendment Act, 2021[1] (the “Act”) came into force after receiving Royal...

Employment, Labour and Human Rights Law Case Comments

Written by Suzanne M. Porteous and Catherine A. Crang, Q.C. The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal (the “Tribunal”) recently dismissed two allegations of discrimination by complainants in...

Corporate Services

Written by David L. Sevalrud, ICD.D. Effective April 1, 2021, Corporations Canada will be refunding fees charged for eligible services to federally-incorporated business and...

Corporate Governance Corporate Services

Written by David L. Sevalrud, ICD.D. In 2019, the Alberta government passed the Red Tape Reduction Act[1]  with the stated goals of reducing red tape in the Province by one-third,...

Tax Law

Written by Derrick Hosanna It has been more than a year since the COVID-19 pandemic (the “Pandemic”) transformed Canadians’ personal and professional lives. As governments, businesses...