by Evolution Legal | Feb 25, 2026 | Constructive Dismissal, Inducement
Lachapelle v St. Laurent Automotive Group Inc, 2025 ONSC 1956 Key facts: Employment History: Jesse Lachapelle, a 28-year-old automotive technician, worked for St. Laurent Automotive Group (a car dealership in Ottawa) in two stints over roughly six years. He...
by Evolution Legal | Jan 18, 2026 | Constructive Dismissal, Fixed-Term Contracts, Termination Clauses
Comeau v Valcom Consulting Ltd, 2025 NBKB 253 Key Facts of the Case Employment relationship: Timothy Comeau was employed by Valcom Consulting Ltd. under a series of back-to-back fixed-term contracts. These contracts had no termination clause, meaning they did...
by Evolution Legal | Jan 8, 2026 | Constructive Dismissal
The term “constructive dismissal” commonly refers to a situation where an employee resigns, or is thinking of resigning, after significant changes were unilaterally made to essential terms of their employment agreement; without their valid consent. The sudden or...
by Evolution Legal | Jan 4, 2026 | Constructive Dismissal, Severance
Background and Issue In Twilley v Alberta, 2025 ABKB 587, Leslie Twilley was a non-unionized Alberta public sector employee. After leaving her position, she filed a civil claim alleging constructive dismissal and sought a declaration that section 25.01 of the Public...
by Evolution Legal | Jan 2, 2026 | Constructive Dismissal
In McFarlane v King Ursa Inc, 2025 ONSC 3553, the plaintiff was a senior executive at a marketing agency who went on maternity leave after a rapid rise to an Executive Vice-President role. During her leave, the employer faced financial troubles, and other executives...
by Evolution Legal | Dec 8, 2025 | Constructive Dismissal
Case Summary: In Osmani v Universal Structural Restorations Ltd., 2022 ONSC 6979, the Ontario Superior Court found that the plaintiff, Mr. Osmani, had been constructively dismissed after enduring repeated workplace harassment and abuse from his supervisor, which the...
