Ontario Court Rules that Dismissal “At Any Time and For Any Reason” Termination Clause is Unenforceable

A recent decision from the Ontario Superior Court, Chan v. NYX Capital Corp., 2025 ONSC 4561, has affirmed that a termination clause which allows termination “at any time and for any reason” is unenforceable.

Romantic Saga at RBC Results in $50 Million Lawsuit

RBC’s former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of RBC, Nadine Ahn, filed a lawsuit against the Bank after she was terminated for cause. The Bank accused her of having an undisclosed romantic relationship with a subordinate (Mr. Ken Mason) and abusing her position to promote him and substantially increase his compensation. Mr. Mason was also fired.

Ontario Court Orders Employee Complaints to be Produced Unredacted

The case of Jarvis v The Toronto-Dominion Bank, 2023 ONSC 3853 has upheld that where documents are incorporated by reference in a pleading, they must be unredacted unless the redaction is permitted by the court. This means names of complainants, other employees mentioned, and other private information may be revealed….

Court finds Sexual Harassment Insufficient to Justify termination

In Cho v Café La Foret Ltd., 2022 BCSC 1560 the Court found that an employee (Mr. Cho) did sexually harass a subordinate (Ms. Lee), but that his conduct was not severe enough to warrant termination. Not only did the Court award Mr. Cho 5 months’ pay in lieu of notice for wrongful dismissal.

Bad Faith Damages for Employer Misconduct

In Rutledge v Markhaven Inc., 2022 ONSC 3183, the Ontario Superior Court reiterated the importance of employers acting in a good faith manner when conducting investigations. In this case Justice Dow awarded the plaintiff, Laura Rutledge, $50,000 in bad faith damages…..