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By Occasional Contributors | 10 Minutes Read March 26, 2018

Bill C-69 represents an overhaul of the Federal environmental assessment process

Bill C-69 and the expanded scope of federal review represents a significant change to the federal environmental process in Canada, both in terms of procedural matters and in terms of the substance of the assessments.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business / Canadian Energy Regulator Act, Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, climate change, Environment and Climate Change, environmental protection, Federal environmental assessment process, Impact Assessment Act, Indigenous persons, National Energy Board Act

By Sandy Boucher, Senior Investigator at Grant Thornton LLP | 3 Minutes Read March 26, 2018

A glimmer of hope for Ontario whistleblowers?

Recently enacted changes to Ontario's Securities Act and the Commodity Futures Act regarding whistleblower retaliation now allow whistleblowers who have suffered retaliation to file a civil claim in the Superior Court of Justice or to seek redress through arbitration.

Article by Sandy Boucher, Senior Investigator at Grant Thornton LLP / Business, Finance and Accounting / burden of proof for whistleblower retaliation, Canadian whistleblower law, Ontario securities law, reasonable belief of wrongdoing, reinstatement of whistleblowers, whistleblower compensation, Whistleblower Protection, whistleblower remedies, whistleblower retaliation

By Jeff Dutton, Dutton Employment Law | 5 Minutes Read March 23, 2018

Startup employment contracts

Canadian startups and any company for that matter should have an employment contract for all new hires. An employment contract helps both parties understand the employment relationship, protects the start up in the event of the termination of employees and it can also serve as a useful mechanism to attract good employees.

Article by Jeff Dutton, Dutton Employment Law / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / bonus payments, employment contracts, employment law, incentive income, non-competition and non-solicitation clauses, non-competition clause, restrictive covenants, Startup employment contracts, startups, termination

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