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Carrigan Decision Rocks Ontario Pension Administration

The recentOntario Court of Appeal decision in Carrigan v. Carrigan Estate has sent shivers through the pension industryacross Canada. While the facts in Carrigan were not atypical, the appeal court’s decision was totally unexpected. If yourorganization administers a pension plan…

Suspension of Time Accrual During Periods of Pregnancy or Parental Leave Not Discriminatory

A labourarbitrator recently found that an employer’s suspension of time accrual duringperiods of pregnancy or parental leaveis not contrary to the Human Rights Code. The OkanaganCollege Faculty Association filed a policy grievance alleging OkanaganCollege’s decision to deny teaching load unit…

Commissioner Appointed for Teacher Regulation Branch

Bruce McLean Preston appointed Commissioner for the Teacher Regulation Branch for a 5 Year Appointment Beginning Nov 12, 2012. Please see attached PDF for details. Download PDF

School Board Discriminated by Closing Special Needs Program

The Supreme Court ofCanada has substantially overturned a judgment of the BC Court of Appeal in Moorev. British Columbia (Education),finding that a Board of Education discriminated against a dyslexicstudent by cutting an intensive remediation program without adequateconsideration of how it would…

Employer Fails Duty to Inquire into Employee’s Mental Health

The BC Human Rights Tribunal recentlyfound that an employer discriminated against an employee who was suffering fromdepression when it dismissed her without inquiring into whether her inappropriatebehavior was due to a mental disability. The Tribunal awarded the employee$17,600 in lost…

Alberta Introduces New Employment Pension Plans Act

The Alberta government has just introduced a new Employment Pension Plans Act (Bill 10), the first major rewrite of that province’s pension standards legislation in 25 years. This is good news for BC employers with operations in Alberta and, given…