The Law of Policing – Industry News

Laval police caught muddying cars in apparent Bill 3 protest Man who posted video to Facebook says officers were dirtying cars to protest proposed pension reforms. Laval police are investigating after a video was posted to Facebook that shows two of their squad cars racing through a muddy construction site and spattering a third cruiser parked nearby. Charles Ledoux…

Corporate Counsel – Industry News

The Top 25 Most Influential 2014 – Corporate-Commercial [Read more…]   How General Counsel Can Prepare For Corporate Inversion Corporate inversions have been used for years as a powerful vehicle to optimize a company’s tax strategy. Inversion is the practice of reincorporating a company in a foreign country with lower corporate tax rates for the…

Employing Foreign Workers – Industry News

Temporary foreign worker agency Actyl Group sues McDonald’s Canada A company that recruits temporary foreign workers on behalf of Canadian employers has filed a lawsuit against McDonald’s Canada, alleging breach of contract and defamation of character. Graeme Young, the Manitoba lawyer representing Actyl Group Inc., which has recruited temporary foreign workers for McDonald’s in Western Canada, told…

The Law of Policing – Industry News

Are police becoming less keen on enforcing Canada’s pot laws? Police appear to be losing their zeal for investigating marijuana-related offences – particularly those related to cases of trafficking and production. While they are still searching people for pot and laying charges of possession, statistics suggest they are increasingly less likely to go to the…

Future of Law – Industry News

Big Law, Big Problems: The Bright Future For Small Firms The era of the small law firm is dawning. When I graduated from Yale Law in 2010, the majority of my classmates accepted positions as associates at major law firms in major metropolises. They worked themselves silly at the very bottom of the totem pole. Four…

Employing Foreign Workers – Industry News

Foreign workers program challenged in court A husband and wife who own two chain restaurants in Labrador have launched a constitutional challenge against Ottawa’s move to keep them from hiring foreign workers and place their businesses on an online blacklist. This is the first legal action against the federal government’s revamped temporary foreign workers program…

Regulatory Compliance for Financial Institutions – Industry News

Kenney to consider local exemptions to TFW program after provincial complaints – See more at: http://www.hrreporter.com/articleview/21737-kenney-to-consider-local-exemptions-to-tfw-program-after-provincial-complaints#sthash.HmmqMz7D.dpuf Kenney to consider local exemptions to TFW program after provincial complaints – See more at: http://www.hrreporter.com/articleview/21737-kenney-to-consider-local-exemptions-to-tfw-program-after-provincial-complaints#sthash.HmmqMz7D.dpuf Kenney to consider local exemptions to TFW program after provincial complaints – See more at: http://www.hrreporter.com/articleview/21737-kenney-to-consider-local-exemptions-to-tfw-program-after-provincial-complaints#sthash.HmmqMz7D.dpuf Compliance Outsourcing: Weighing the Risks and Opportunities…

Employing Foreign Workers – Industry News

Kenney to consider local exemptions to TFW program after provincial complaints – See more at: http://www.hrreporter.com/articleview/21737-kenney-to-consider-local-exemptions-to-tfw-program-after-provincial-complaints#sthash.HmmqMz7D.dpuf Kenney to consider local exemptions to TFW program after provincial complaints – See more at: http://www.hrreporter.com/articleview/21737-kenney-to-consider-local-exemptions-to-tfw-program-after-provincial-complaints#sthash.HmmqMz7D.dpuf Kenney to consider local exemptions to TFW program after provincial complaints – See more at: http://www.hrreporter.com/articleview/21737-kenney-to-consider-local-exemptions-to-tfw-program-after-provincial-complaints#sthash.HmmqMz7D.dpuf Kenney to consider local exemptions to TFW…

Women in Leadership – Industry News

Has new era of female government leaders in Canada already faded? There was a time when women served as premiers in half of Canada’s provinces. It was short-lived — just “one brief shining moment,” for those who yearn for parity. It began in February 2013 when Kathleen Wynne took over Ontario and ended, if not…

Payments Compliance – Industry News

MasterCard and Wal-Mart Partner On Store Branded Credit Cards After almost a decade of partnership with Discover, Wal-Mart and its subsidiary property Sam’s Club have elected to enter into an agreement to make MasterCard their go-to payments network for handling all transactions on its store-branded credit cards. The switch to MasterCard comes as part of…

Anti-Money Laundering – Industry News

Global Anti-Money Laundering Survey 2014, KPMG KPMG launched its online survey in November 2013. The survey was distributed to AML and compliance professionals in the top 1,000 global banks, according to the 2013 edition of The Banker Magazine, as well as to KPMG’s AML contacts in over 40 countries. The overarching aims of this year’s…

Public Procurement – Industry News

Manitoba broke rules with STARS contract: auditor general Investigation looks at why air ambulance service contract was signed without being tendered The Manitoba government did not follow proper procedures when it signed a multimillion-dollar contract with the STARS air ambulance service, and it’s paid way more than other provinces, a report by the provincial auditor general…