Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press

Supreme Court sides with Uber driver seeking better pay, benefits

The Supreme Court of Canada has cleared the way for Uber drivers to take the next step in their fight to be recognized as employees. In a ruling Friday, the high court upheld an Ontario Court of Appeal decision that opened the door to a possible class-action suit aimed at securing a minimum wage, vacation […]

June 30, 2020 December 2, 2020
15:30

BCI immune from taxation, but still might have to pay GST: Court

The B.C. agency responsible for managing public-sector pension plan investments is constitutionally immune from remitting goods-and-services taxes related to those portfolios, the Supreme Court of Canada has decided. However, the top court ruled Friday the British Columbia Investment Management Corporation, a Crown agency, still might be on the hook for GST payments to the federal […]

December 16, 2019 December 13, 2020
08:45