Court confirms that religious charities must actively promote a religion
Earlier this month, the Federal Court of Appeal was asked to consider whether the Minister of National Revenue had erred in confirming the decision of the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) to deny the...
View ArticleSupreme Court of Canada issues landmark merger and efficiencies decision
The Supreme Court of Canada released its long awaited decision in Tervita Corporation et al v. Commissioner of Competition. In a 6-1 decision, the SCC allowed Tervita’s appeal and set aside the...
View ArticleEmployee not discriminated against as breastfeeding a “choice”- Federal Court...
The recent decision by the Federal Court of Appeal addresses the employer’s duty to accommodate. Ms. Laura Flatt, the applicant, sought a judicial review from the Public Service Labour Relations and...
View ArticleThree popular articles this week on HRinfodesk
Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with three cases: One case looks at whether an employee was entitled to public holiday pay; the second case looks at whether an employee was indeed...
View ArticleIt’s a whole new ball game for charities at the FCA
Many in the sector have, for many years, advocated that appeals from decisions to revoke and refusals to register be heard by the Tax Court for this exact reason. They are simply better suited for...
View ArticleThe Lord works in mysterious ways
The Federal Court of Appeal recently released its decision in the Church of Atheism of Central Canada case. While the Appellant appears to have been self-represented the case provides guidance to...
View ArticleNo procedural duty to accommodate
The Federal Court of Appeal recently ruled in Canada Human Rights Commission v Attorney General of Canada and Bronwyn Cruden, that employers do not have a separate procedural duty to accommodate...
View ArticleCourt confirms that under the unjust dismissal section of the Canada Labour...
In Hussey v Bell Mobility ( 2022 FCA 95) Justice Pelletier was reviewing the decision of a Unjust Dismissal Adjudicator who, having found that the employee was unjustly dismissed, refused to reinstate...
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