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Advocacy | December 08, 2025
Your OBA LegUp Policy and Legislative Update Week of December 1
EQAO Review: The Ontario government is appointing advisors to review the province’s approach to standardized testing, following the release of data that showed only 51% of Grade 6 students and 59% of Grade 9 students met the provincial standard in math.
Advocacy | November 25, 2025
Your OBA LegUp Policy and Legislative Update Week of November 17
Province Targets Child Support from Impaired Drivers: Building on recent measures passed in the Safer Roads and Communities Act, 2024, the Ford government is developing new measures that would require impaired drivers to pay ongoing child support if they kill a child's parent or guardian. Attorney General Doug Downey explained in a statement that, "our government is looking at practical solutions that can ease their [surviving children's] burden in the wake of such tragedies and provide financial stability for children who are left behind."
Article | November 18, 2025
Good News for Employers: Ontario Courts Provide Clarity on Enforceability of Termination Provisions
Three recent Ontario court decisions offer employers a welcome shift and much-needed insight into the types of termination provisions that will withstand judicial scrutiny. Two of the decisions confirm that the presence of the phrase “at any time” is not necessarily fatal to the enforceability of a termination provision, while the third decision limits Dufault v. The Corporation of the Township of Ignace’s reach by refusing to extend the reasoning in Dufault to compensation agreements that are separate from the employment contract itself.
Article | November 18, 2025
Federal Court Rules that Statutory Cap on Damages Under the Canadian Human Rights Act is Constitutional
Recently, the Canadian Human Rights Act's monetary cap of $20,000 was challenged before the Federal Court in Parkdale Community Legal Services v. Canada. While the Court recognized that the damages cap has remained stagnant for 25 years, it ultimately concluded that the issue was a policy issue, and not an issue that would be appropriate for Court comment.
Article | November 17, 2025
Attend Examinations for Discovery… Or Else?
Two recent decisions of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice consider the consequences of parties' failure to attend examinations for discovery in the wrongful dismissal context.
