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The cost of getting it wrong in workplace investigations – Part 1

The cost and time required to conduct a legally defensible workplace investigation can sometimes be a barrier for employers – but what is the cost of getting it wrong? This is the very question we will explore in this two part blog series by reviewing some real-life cases employers and HR leaders can learn from in an effort to avoid the same costly mistakes.

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One step closer to AI regulations in Canada: The AIDA companion document

Alongside a flurry of important artificial intelligence news in recent weeks (OpenAI’s GPT 4…, Midjourney V5…, and back-to-back announcements by Google and Microsoft that generative AI soon be integrated into their productivity tools…), the Federal Government released preliminary guidance on the forthcoming Artificial Intelligence and Data Act.

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Corporations Canada will begin issuing Notices of Intent to Dissolve to CNCA non-profit corporations that have not filed their Annual Return in 3 years or more

Corporations Canada will begin issuing to Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act non-profit corporations Notices of Intent to Dissolve if the CNCA non-profit corporations have not filed their corporate Form 4022 – Annual Return in three years in a row or more. Under Section 222 of the CNCA, Corporations Canada can provide 120 days’ notice to a delinquent non-profit to file their Annual Return and if the Annual Return is not filed within 120 days, the system will automatically dissolve the corporation.

 

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