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Resources, Articles, & Advocacy

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.

Legislative Update | November 07, 2025

Your OBA LegUp Policy and Legislative Update Week of November 3

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.

Advocacy | October 28, 2025

Your OBA LegUp Policy and Legislative Update Week of October 20

Ford v Trump: President Trump announced plans to halt trade negotiations with Canada over Premier Ford’s anti-tariff ad campaign in the U.S. Earlier this month, Ontario launched a $75 million ad campaign in the U.S. using former President Reagan’s own words discussing the negative impacts of tariffs.