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By De Bousquet PC Barristers and Solicitors | 2 Minutes Read October 6, 2016

Ontario Court of Appeal rules that dependent contractors are entitled to reasonable notice

unjust dismissalIn its recent decision in Keenan v. Canac Kitchens, the Court of Appeal for Ontario confirmed that dependent contractors are entitled to reasonable notice of employment termination. The required notice period can extend to years, and such as in this case, amount to 26 months.

Article by De Bousquet PC Barristers and Solicitors / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll, Union Relations / common law rights, dependent contractors, employment contract, employment law, fresh consideration, Keenan v. Canac Kitchens, reasonable notice, reasonable notice of termination

By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 2 Minutes Read March 2, 2016

A brave new world? – Probably not but employers sometimes have to deal with 26 months’ notice and “dependant contractors”

The Ontario Court of Appeal has further shattered the “24 month maximum” myth. In Keenan v. Canac Kitchens Ltd., the Court of Appeal upheld a Trial Judge’s finding that two long service workers were “dependent contractors” and therefore entitled to 26 months’ reasonable notice on termination.

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / contactor agreements, dependent contractors, fixed-term contract, independent contractor, Keenan v. Canac Kitchens Ltd., long service employees, reasonable notice of termination, termination, wrongful dismissal lawsuit, “24 month maximum” myth

By Matt Lalande, Lalande & Company Lawyers | 4 Minutes Read June 11, 2012

Not an employee? Not an independent contractor? How the courts define the hybrid

Increasingly, Canadian courts have recognized an in-between class of agents that are not technically employees or not technically independent contractors. Over the past few years, our courts have come up with a hybrid category of agents called "dependent contractors." These are independent individuals who work so closely with employers, and whose relationship status with their "employer" is so sufficiently long-lasting, as to allow them entitlement for reasonable notice.

Article by Matt Lalande, Lalande & Company Lawyers / Employee Relations, Employment Standards / contractor, dependent contractors, economic dependency, employee, employment law, employment relationship, hybrid position, independent contractor, intermediate or hybrid class, McKee v. Reid’s Heritage Homes Ltd., ontario, reasonable notice, Sarnelli (cob as East End Lock and Key) v. The Effort Trust Company, Self-employed, type of employee

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