Fasken is proud to once again contribute the Canadian chapter to the Chambers Global 2025 Practice Guide: Employment, authoring both the Law and Practice section.
This year’s Guide provides the latest legal insights into employment law across more than 50 jurisdictions, addressing key topics such as employment terms, restrictive covenants, data privacy, foreign workers, union relations, terminations, and dispute resolution.
In the Canadian chapter, members of our top-ranked Labour, Employment, and Human Rights (LEHR) group highlight key areas such as:
- Jurisdictional nuances in employee classification and evolving contract structures
- Key terms in employment agreements, including termination clauses and compensation structures
- Restrictive covenants in the employment context, including Ontario’s prohibition on non-competes for most employees
- Data privacy obligations in the employment context
- Immigration compliance and foreign worker registration
- The rise of flexible work models and employer obligations in hybrid and remote settings
- Legislative changes affecting union relations, including new federal prohibitions on replacement workers
- Termination trends, including increasing notice periods and severance entitlements
- Developments in wrongful dismissal litigation and human rights remedies
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Our LEHR group has been consistently ranked Band 1 nationally by Chambers since 2016, with additional top-tier recognition regionally in British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec. Our lawyers advise employers across all industries on the full spectrum of Canadian employment law.
A member of our team would be pleased to discuss any topic in the guide and how they might impact your business needs.
