The Grievance Settlement Board's March 28th privacy award made for some sensational headlines that decried the Ontario Ministry of Labour's disregard for occupational health and safety inspector privacy by undertaking… [more]
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Ontario Ministry of Labour Squeezed Between McNeil Duty and Inspector Privacy Rights
by Dan Michaluk
May 1st, 2011
Ontario Work Computer Search Case – Privacy Concerns Real but Employers Still May Govern
by Dan Michaluk
March 22nd, 2011
The Ontario Court of Appeal issued a judgement today that will attract attention for its consideration of an employee's expectation of privacy in information stored on a work computer. The… [more]
I'm inspired to write about cycling to work by just experiencing some of the worst riding weather mother nature has served up this winter. My socks have barely dried out… [more]
Software developer Aji has just released a new version of iAnnotate with some feature upgrades that will please lawyers who've given up reading printouts of cases but crave an active… [more]
Last Thursday, Ryerson University hosted a symposium entitled "Exploring the Future of E-mail, Privacy and Cloud Computing at Ryerson." It was co-hosted by a Ryerson administrative committee and Ryerson's Privacy… [more]
A couple weeks back I posted about the challenge of preserving web-based evidence. Sharon Nelson (of Sensei Enterprises and Slaw) has linked over to some great input from Ben Wright… [more]
Nova Scotia CA Opines on Scope of Employers' Right to Address Off-Duty Conduct
by Dan Michaluk
January 26th, 2011
When can a unionized employer discipline an employee for off-duty conduct?
This question is age-old, but is particularly relevant today given the frequency of disputes about off-duty internet expression. The… [more]
Every day, lawyers are engaged to help individuals and companies respond to damaging web-based communications. Though engagement is a measure of final resort, issues about evidence preservation arise at the… [more]
Government Access to Stored Communications – Warshak and Gomboc Compared
by Dan Michaluk
December 15th, 2010
Yesterday's United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit finding that e-mail held by a service provider cannot be accessed without a warrant has already been much discussed. For… [more]
It's early for a year-end list, but I want to leave time for a response before we all boot down for the holidays. Here's a list of the top Canadian… [more]
System for Conducting Criminal Background Checks Revamped but Employers Still Face Challenge
by Dan Michaluk
November 24th, 2010
The RCMP has recently made changes to the national system for accessing information about individuals' criminal records. This post describes the relevant background and the changes, with a focus on… [more]
by Dan Michaluk
November 10th, 2010
This is the third of three posts on how information and privacy issues are shaping the future of employment law. Two weeks ago, I posted on the impending clash between … [more]
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Banks and Banking - Liability of banks to third parties - Negligence - General
The plaintiffs were the former shareholders of a company that failed. They sued the defendant bank alleging that it breached its contract with the company and the plaintiffs and breached a duty ...
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Actions - Cause of action - General principles - New or extended cause of action - Opening of floodgates
The plaintiff and defendant worked at different branches of the same bank. The defendant’s common-law husband was the plaintiff’s ex-husband. Over a four year period, the defendant ...
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Aliens - Definitions and general principles - Immigration consultants
The Canadian Society of Immigration Consultants (CSIC) had been designated as the sole regulatory body of immigration consultants in Canada from 2004 until June 2011. On June 30, 2011, Bill C-35 came into force, which significantly amended ...
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Criminal Law - Sexual offences, public morals and disorderly conduct - Public morals - Obscenity - Possession of child pornography
The accused was convicted of making child pornography available and two counts of possession of child pornography (see [2010] Sask.R. Uned. 197). Subsequently, he was sentenced ...
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Criminal Law - Procedure - Charge or directions - Jury or judge alone - Directions regarding pleas or evidence of witnesses, co-accused and accomplices
Rowe was convicted by a jury of five offences. He appealed.
The Ontario Court of Appeal allowed ...
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Narcotic Control - Offences - Possession - General
The accused wished to access marijuana for medicinal purposes but did not have an authorization to possess marijuana issued under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations. He was notified that a package of marihuana addressed to him had been ...
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Narcotic Control - General - Legislation - Exemptions - Medicinal marijuana
McCrady, who had an application pending under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR) to possess and grow marijuana, was convicted of possession of marijuana (Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA), s. 4(1)). Hearn pleaded guilty ...
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Criminal Law - Sentence - Trafficking in hashish or marijuana (incl. possession for purposes of trafficking)
The accused pleaded guilty to one count of possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking. He was sentenced to 30 days’ imprisonment to be served intermittently and 11 months’ ...
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Municipal Law - Powers of municipalities - Particular powers - Imposition and collection of taxes or fees
Catalyst Paper Corp. operated a paper mill in the District of North Cowichan. Catalyst objected to the tax rate that it paid compared to residential ratepayers. In 2009, the ...
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