In Andros, the Ontario Court of Appeal discussed the interpretation of a termination clause. There were discussions regarding ambiguity within the termination clause, incorporating Ontario’s Employment Standards Act (ESA) through silence, and interpreting the...
Settlement privilege applies during settlement negotiations and could potentially extend to completed settlement agreements (Sable Offshore Energy Inc. v Ameron International Corp., 2013 SCC 37). However, including a confidentiality provision in a settlement agreement...
In Ontario, an employer can terminate an employee for “just cause”, meaning they have a legitimate reason to dismiss them and the employee will not receive any termination or severance pay as a result. This is a high bar in Canadian employment law. In fact, dismissal...
The ONCA dismissed the appeal of the Appellant (Defendant) in the case of Keenan v. Canac Kitchens, 2016 ONCA 79. The case surrounded the dismissal of two long-term and senior employees who had been dismissed after approximately 32 years of service for Lawrence Keenan...
What is a Personal Services Business? A person services business (PSB) is a business operating as a corporation that provides services to other entities in which an employee or officer of that entity may traditionally perform. In lay-mans terms, it is an incorporated...
