Dear Friends, We are back with another edition of Reaching Out. With 2020 behind us and some light at the end of the COVID-19 pandemic tunnel, we thought it appropriate to reconnect with our Social Services clients with a Spring edition of Reaching Out. We chose not to publish Reaching Out last year as we…
Publication Name: Reaching Out
Are You Ready for the New Privacy Scheme under the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017?
The new Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017 which largely came into force on April 30, 2018 constituted a significant overhaul of the legislative and regulatory framework for children’s services…
Reaching Out – Fourteenth Edition
Dear Friends, Welcome to our Winter 2019 edition of Reaching Out. The last 18 months have been a tumultuous time in employment law in Ontario. We saw the introduction of sweeping changes to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 and Labour Relations Act, 1995 in January 2018, only to see many of them repealed in January…
Reaching Out – Thirteenth Edition
With the first official day of spring behind us, we are pleased to provide our Spring 2017 edition of Reaching Out. Chuck Hofley and Siobhan O’Brien, both from our Ottawa office, have set out some useful tips for those of you about to enter into collective bargaining…
Reaching Out – Twelfth Edition
Even though the weather has been spring-like, we are pleased to provide our Fall 2016 edition of Reaching Out…
Reaching Out – Eleventh Edition
In this Issue: The Human Rights Tribunal rules that a man’s goatee is not protected by the Ontario Human Rights Code, WSIB and Mental Stress Claims and more…
Reaching Out – Tenth Edition
Dear Friends, With winter winding down, although not yet completely over, it is time to provide the 2016 Winter Edition of Reaching Out. In it, we discuss legal developments since our last edition that you will want to know about. Carolyn Kay and Stephanie Jeronimo of our Toronto office have provided an update on the…
Reaching Out – Ninth Edition
Dear Friends, It has been an eventful few months since our Spring Edition of Reaching Out. With the playoff run by the Blue Jays and the federal election behind us, we are pleased to provide the Fall Edition of Reaching Out. Allison E. MacIsaac reviews current challenges related to gender identity and gender expression in the…
Reaching Out – Eighth Edition
Dear Friends, Before everyone becomes distracted by the beautiful weather and blooming flowers, we wanted to provide you with our Spring Edition of Reaching Out. We hope that it will give you some valuable information that you can put to good use during the hazy days of summer. Leanne N. Fisher, an Associate in our…
Reaching Out – Seventh Edition
Dear Friends, Welcome to the Fall Edition of Reaching Out. As we fall back an hour, we want to make sure that you do not feel like you are “falling back” in terms of current issues in labour and employment law that may affect your workplaces. In that regard, we have a full docket of…