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Article | November 18, 2025
Good News for Employers: Ontario Courts Provide Clarity on Enforceability of Termination Provisions
Three recent Ontario court decisions offer employers a welcome shift and much-needed insight into the types of termination provisions that will withstand judicial scrutiny. Two of the decisions confirm that the presence of the phrase “at any time” is not necessarily fatal to the enforceability of a termination provision, while the third decision limits Dufault v. The Corporation of the Township of Ignace’s reach by refusing to extend the reasoning in Dufault to compensation agreements that are separate from the employment contract itself.
Article | November 18, 2025
Federal Court Rules that Statutory Cap on Damages Under the Canadian Human Rights Act is Constitutional
Recently, the Canadian Human Rights Act's monetary cap of $20,000 was challenged before the Federal Court in Parkdale Community Legal Services v. Canada. While the Court recognized that the damages cap has remained stagnant for 25 years, it ultimately concluded that the issue was a policy issue, and not an issue that would be appropriate for Court comment.
Article | November 17, 2025
Attend Examinations for Discovery… Or Else?
Two recent decisions of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice consider the consequences of parties' failure to attend examinations for discovery in the wrongful dismissal context.
Article | November 17, 2025
More Entries from “The Totally Not Fake Dictionary of Ontario Employment Law”
A sequel to Mitchell Rose' "The Totally Not Fake Dictionary of Ontario Employment Law".
Advocacy | November 14, 2025
Your OBA LegUp Policy and Legislative Update Week of November 10
Ontario Fall Economic Statement: The Ontario government tabled their Fall Economic Statement on Thursday providing updates on their plan to "Protect Ontario". The projected deficit is down by $1.1 billion compared to the projections in the 2025 budget, while the unemployment rate is expected to rise by 1%, to 7.8%. The government still plans to balance the books by 2027-28.
