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In 2008, the Human Rights Code was amended to provide the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario the discretion to dismiss an application which had been “appropriately” dealt with in another proceeding.

In May 2011, the Court of Appeal overturned a decision which upheld a 1 year global restrictive covenant in Mason v Chem-Trend Limited Partnership. In this decision the Court of Appeal again expressed its reluctance to enforce an agreement restricting a person’s ability to make a living.