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Appeal Watch / Employment Law / Regulatory & Provincial Offences

by Joey Jang · Jan 21 , 2022

When Is an “Owner” an “Employer”? SCC Grants Leave in Corporation of the City of Greater Sudbury v Ministry of the Attorney General

It has been common practice in Ontario for an owner of a construction project to pass off most or all of the responsibility of following workplace health and safety requirements...

Tags: employer obligations interpretation legislation workplace health and safety

Aboriginal Law / Constitutional Law / Division of Powers

by Irina Samborski · Oct 4 , 2016

Daniels v Canada : Out of the Wasteland, Into the Fray

For centuries, the Métis and non-status Indian populations of Canada have been lost in a “jurisdictional wasteland.” Both the federal and provincial governments swayed between legislating over the two groups...

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Appeal Watch / Charter of Rights & Freedoms / Constitutional Law / Criminal Law / Human Rights

by Ryan Heighton · Jan 10 , 2014

Poking the Bear? SCC Leaves Prostitution in Hands of Parliament, Striking Down Harmful Laws in Bedford

To end its 2013 sessions, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) released its judgment in Canada (Attorney General) v Bedford, [2013] 3 SCR 1101 [Bedford], effectively striking down all of the current...

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When Is an “Owner” an “Employer”? SCC Grants Leave in Corporation of the City of Greater Sudbury v Ministry of the Attorney General

Daniels v Canada : Out of the Wasteland, Into the Fray

Poking the Bear? SCC Leaves Prostitution in Hands of Parliament, Striking Down Harmful Laws in Bedford

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