Insights

February is Black History Month. A time to learn, to celebrate and to grow. This year we are focusing on the intersectionality of race and disability, which are often seen as two…

Autism Ontario, Autism Speaks Canada, and PooranLaw are pleased to share a recent win before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO), upholding the rights of people with disabilities. In NJ v….

In Lise Michalski v. McMaster University, 2022 ONSC 2625, the applicants were students at McMaster University and devout Christians who requested an exemption from McMaster University’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, based on…

In this Insights article, we review the decision LaFleche v. NLFD Auto, 2022 BCHRT 88 from the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal. In LaFleche, the Tribunal found that the employer discriminated against…

A recent Judicial Review decision highlights the extremely high bar that exists for employers seeking to prove just cause for termination.  In Toronto Transit Commission v. Amalgamated Transit Union, 2022, the grievor…

In very significant news, this afternoon the Ontario Superior Court of Justice struck down “Bill 124” (officially called the Protecting a Sustainable Public Sector for Future Generations Act). The Court decided that…

Ontario released its 2022 Fall Economic Statement today. Finance minister, Bethlenfalvy announced that despite having a $2.1-billion surplus in 2021-22, Ontario is projecting a $12.9-billion shortfall this fiscal year. The looming deficit…