Updates
In Dunsmuir v. New Brunswick, [2008] 1 SCR 190, 2008 SCC 9 the Supreme Court of Canada found that employees working for a public agency or board have their employee rights, in the context of dismissal claims, governed by private law (employee contract) and not public law. Recently in Chak v. Alberta (Human Rights Commission), 2017 ABCA 88 the Court of Appeal similarly found that public employees’ employment contracts govern the relationship; therefore employees are not able to a have a complaint about the termination of their employment judicially reviewed, but are able to sue for civil relief for wrongful dismissal.
Recent Posts
Canada’s Best Lawyers 2024
Best Lawyers magazine has selected William Shores, K.C. as one of “Canada’s Best Lawyers 2024” in Administrative and Public Law. Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer…
Read MoreCanada’s Best Law Firms 2024
Shores Jardine has been selected as one of “Canada’s Best Law Firms 2024” in the “Administration & Public Law” area of distinction. The Globe and Mail’s Report on Business…
Read MoreFort McMurray Public School Division’s Spotlight on Alumni
Student-at-Law, Amin Ben Khaled, has been featured in the Fort McMurray Public School Division’s Spotlight on Alumni. Amin was asked questions about his public school education, how it prepared him…
Read More