An Ontario woman has been awarded $400,000 in damages for intimate partner violence suffered at the hands of her husband, the first award of its kind since a landmark Supreme Court of Canada ruling in May recognized such violence as a new civil wrong. Justice Susan Vella of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice released the decision on July 22, following a nine-day trial. The judge found that the woman “suffered many physical and psychological harms” as a result of her husband’s abusive conduct over the course of their 54-year marriage. …
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Each Monday we present brief excerpts of recent posts from five of Canada’s award-winning legal blogs chosen at random* from more than 80 recent Clawbie winners. In this way we hope to promote their work, with their permission, to as wide an audience as possible.
This week the randomly selected blogs are 1. Canadian occupational health & safety law 2. Employment & Human Rights Law in Canada 3. Legal Post Blog 4. Know How 5. ABlawg.ca
Canadian occupational health & safety law
Do you know what you don’t know? Workplace hazard disclosure and the limits of owner liability under the Occupational Health and Safety Act
A recent Ontario Superior Court of Justice appellate decision has important implications for both owners/employers and constructors when it comes to workplace hazard disclosure. In Ontario (Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development) v. Greater Sudbury (City), 2026 ONSC 3671, the Court overturned a trial judge’s decision that had convicted the City of Sudbury (the City) of two offences under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (the OHSA) for failing to ensure worker safety and notify the constructor of hazards at a worksite. …
Employment & Human Rights Law in Canada
Electronic Monitoring of Employees in Ontario: Transparency is Not a Choice
Technology has made it easier than ever to monitor how work gets done. With the rise of hybrid and remote work, digital productivity tools, and AI‑enabled systems, workplace monitoring has become a key compliance issue for Ontario employers. Ontario does not have a single, comprehensive statute governing employee privacy in the workplace. However, under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“ESA”), employers with 25 or more employees in Ontario must have a written policy on electronic monitoring in place. This requirement was introduced through Bill 88, Working for Workers Act, 2022 and continues to apply each year. …
Legal Post Blog
Ontario woman awarded $400,000 over husband’s decades-long abuse in legal first
Know How
2026 Fall Tours: September 8-17
The Great Library is once again offering tours to welcome new articling students this fall. Led by one of our law librarians, the tours provide an introduction to the Library’s services, print collections, and electronic resources. Whether you’re new to legal research or new to the Library, join us to discover how we can support you throughout your articling term and your career. …
On July 15, 2026, the Orphan Well Association (OWA) released their annual report for 2025/2026. OWA annual reports provide insight into Alberta’s orphan oil and gas site problem and the pace at which the problem is being addressed (see the ABLawg posts on past OWA annual reports: 2022/2023; 2023/2024; 2024/2025). The OWA annual report is separate from the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER)’s annual liability management performance reports, which are concerned with the closure liability of oil and gas sites generally in Alberta, most of which still have operating licensees. …
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