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Employment, HR and workplace developments from Federal, including cases, regulation and practical analysis.
Federal Temporary Foreign Worker Program employer-definition and misclassification update
Current federal source for immigration-related hiring, worker classification, recruitment and payroll obligations.
Mothers denied EI after losing their jobs win equality challenge
The Federal Court of Appeal found that EI rules disproportionately reduced unemployment protection for women who had received maternity and parental benefits. The declaration is suspended for one year.
Federal telework and workplace-presence framework
Current Canadian public-sector source for hybrid-work and telework governance.
Federal executive insurance benefits and 2026 PSMIP rates
Authoritative Canadian example of executive insurance-benefit design and administration.
Standardized job descriptions and classification, 2026
Current public-sector operational source for job design and classification.
Federal Skills for Success resources
Current federal source for learning, career development and workforce skills.
Federal employment equity and inclusion resources
Authoritative source for DEI and employment-equity topics.
Federal labour-standards reprisal protection
Useful for discipline, complaints, employee relations and reprisal protections in federally regulated workplaces.
Federal public-sector wrongdoing and whistleblower framework
Public-sector-specific but authoritative source for whistleblowing, ethics and misconduct concepts.
Federal hours-of-work and timekeeping records
Authoritative source for timekeeping and hours-of-work administration.
Federal termination, layoff and group-termination requirements
Authoritative source for layoffs, restructuring and termination/offboarding administration.
Federal public-service probationary periods
Sector-specific but authoritative source for probation concepts and administration.
Employer approaches for Indigenous Peoples in the workplace
Canadian government-hosted source for Indigenous employment practices and equity context.
Federal personnel security screening and background checks
Authoritative operational example for background screening processes.
Federal workplace mental-health guidance
Useful cross-topic source for mental health, psychological safety, culture, leadership and learning.
Federal bill would void most non-compete clauses in federally regulated work
Bill C-31 could restrict federal non-competes. Review the purpose and practical effect of standard contract terms while the bill advances.
Federal minimum wage reaches $18.15 as penalty enforcement expands
The federal $18.15 wage floor and penalty changes make repeat payroll errors costly. Document correction as well as payment.
Human Rights Commission publishes new accommodation tools for federal workplaces
Federal accommodation tools show how policy, manager intake and individual adjustments fit together. Adapt the process to the workplace.
Federal labour-mobility law takes effect for selected regulated occupations
Selected provincial credentials now have a route to federal authorization. It can widen recruiting for covered roles, with conditions.
Federal privacy regulator sets a proportionality test for employee monitoring
Employee monitoring needs a defined purpose and limits. A cheap tool can create a costly privacy problem when it collects too much.
Federal employees cannot be dismissed without cause, Supreme Court rules
Wilson separates federal unjust dismissal from severance. A termination review needs statutory, notice and compensation layers.
RCMP job-sharing pension rules discriminated against women, Supreme Court finds
Fraser shows how neutral job-sharing rules can disadvantage a group. Review the downstream effect on benefits and advancement.