CONSTRUCTIVE DISMISSAL A constructive dismissal may occur when an employer makes a significant change to a fundamental term or condition of an employee’s employment without the employee’s actual or implied consent. For example, an employee may be constructively dismissed if…
SEVERANCE If your employer is terminating your employment without cause (that is to say, not because of any wrongdoing on your part), you may be given a severance package with a release stating you agree that what you’re getting is…
NON-COMPETITION CLAUSE If you’re planning to start a new job, your employer may ask you to sign an employment contract with a non-competition and/or non-solicitation clause. If you’re leaving your current job, your employer might remind you about such clauses…
LIMITATIONS If you think you have cause to sue, whether it’s about a broken contract, broken pipe or broken leg, it’s important not to wait too long after something happens, or you find out something has happened, to get legal…
POWER OF SALE AND FORECLOSURE In Ontario, most homeowners will do what they can financially to avoid falling behind on their mortgage payments and risk losing their home, but some unfortunately will not be able to keep up. That’s when…
SEE YOU IN COURT—BUT WHERE? Even though all civil claims in Ontario go through the same court system, they don’t all go through the same procedure, and the relief you seek will determine what court and procedure you need to…
