There has been significant discussion of the Supreme Court of Canada’s decisions in R v Jones and R v Marakah – cases in which the Court recognized a reasonable expectation of privacy in text messages that police obtained from others. In Jones, the police obtained messages from a telecom company and in Marakah the police…
Tag: Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Ontario Court Confirms that “Location Matters” in Charter Claims
In Thain v. Pattison Outdoor Advertising LP, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice stayed an Ontario resident’s freedom of expression claim under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Charter), finding that the Court lacked jurisdiction over the subject matter of the litigation and that “[t]he interests of justice overwhelmingly favour Manitoba as the appropriate and…
WSIAT Finds WSIB’s Fatal Claim Premium Adjustment Policy Contrary to WSIA
In a recent decision, the majority of a Workplace Safety and Insurance Tribunal (Tribunal) Panel ruled that the WSIB’s Fatal…
Ontario Court Rules Putting Students First Act is Unconstitutional
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice declared the Putting Students First Act (PSFA) unconstitutional in its decision OPSEU v. Ontario. The PSFA was repealed in 2013 and the remedy for the constitutional breach has not yet been determined…
Canadian Bar Association (CBA) 16th Annual Administrative Law, Labour and Employment Law Conference
Sex, Drugs and the Charter of Rights – George G. Vuicic (Panel Moderator) If You’re Lost, You Can Look and You Will Find Me – Time After Time – Henry Dinsdale (Panel Moderator)
Pay Equity Hearings Tribunal Clarifies Maintenance Obligations for Employers Utilizing the Proxy Method
The Ontario Pay Equity Hearings Tribunal (the “Tribunal”) recently issued a long-awaited decision in Ontario Nurses’ Association v Participating Nursing Homes (“Nursing Homes“). At issue in this case was the Unions’ assertion that in order to maintain pay equity using the proxy method, employers were required to return to their proxy employer to obtain up-to-date…
Ryerson University and the Centre for Labour Management Relations
Topic “The Brighter Side of Labour Organizing Post-Fraser?”
Education Labour Relations & Human Resources 2015
Topics Liabilities for OMERS Non-enrolment, Managing Accommodation of Disabilities and Case Law Update Charter Cases
Lancaster House Audio Conference: Discussion of the Supreme Court’s Controversial Decision in the Fraser case
Topic Collective Bargaining Rights under the Charter Agenda
Ontario Bar Association’s Constitutional, Civil Liberties and Human Rights and the Labour and Employment Sections CLE Program
Topic “Fraser v. Ontario and Freedom of Association under s. 2(d) – Two Steps Forward, One Step … Sideways?”