Canada: Employee Rights/ Labour Relations

On May 21, 2026, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a long-awaited advisory opinion finding that the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Convention No. 87 on the Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize protects the right to strike.

The British Columbia Court of Appeal examined whether a long-standing remote work arrangement can become a binding employment term, and what happens when an employer unilaterally changes it.

In Tyler v. City of Powell River, 2025 BCHRT 316, the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal dismissed a complaint of employment discrimination on the ground of mental disability that had been brought...

Proposed amendments to Canada's Labour Code could fundamentally reshape how federally regulated employers structure employment agreements by prohibiting non-compete clauses for most employees.

Manitoba's Bill 11 introduces significant restrictions on when employers can request sick notes from employees, limiting such requests to absences exceeding seven consecutive days or more than ten workdays annually. The legislation, effective October 1, 2026, also requires employers to reimburse employees for the cost of obtaining medical documentation and expands the range of healthcare practitioners who can provide sick notes.

On April 20, 2026, the Ontario government introduced Bill 105, known as the Protecting Ontario's Workers and Economic Resilience Act, 2026 (the "POWER Act"), for first reading.

Les entreprises modernes doivent constamment s'adapter aux pressions budgétaires, à la restructuration opérationnelle et à l'intégration de l'IA, tout en naviguant dans un cadre juridique complexe.

In Williamson v. Brandt Tractor Inc., 2026 ONCA 272, the Ontario Court of Appeal (“ONCA”) partly allowed an employer’s appeal, reducing the damages awarded to a wrongfully dismissed employee upon determining...

Canada's 2025 Budget proposes significant amendments to the Canada Labour Code that would restrict non-compete agreements in the federally regulated sector. Draft legislation published in May 2026 reveals the scope...