Health Care Insights

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Government of Saskatchewan Issues Public Health Order Restrictions Pertaining to Special-Care Homes and Personal Care Homes

Insight

Published: April 21, 2020

Authors: Leah Schatz, Q.C., Shane Buchanan

Categories: COVID-19, Health Care, Labour & Employment

On April 17, 2020, the government of Saskatchewan issued a public health order requiring all operators of special-care homes and personal care homes to restrict the movement of staff members… Read More

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So, You Want to Buy a Pharmacy? (Part Two)

Insight

Published: October 8, 2019

Author: Tom Provost

Categories: Corporate / Commercial, Health Care, Owner-Operated Enterprises

Authors: Tom Provost, Dan Robillard This is the second of a two-part series where we outline some of the essential points buyers need to know before purchasing a pharmacy. Read part one. After… Read More

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So, You Want to Buy a Pharmacy? (Part One)

Insight

Published: March 6, 2019

Author: Maria A. Penner

Categories: Corporate / Commercial, Health Care, Owner-Operated Enterprises

Authors: Maria A. Penner, Dan Robillard Picture this: you’ve been thinking of buying a pharmacy, and an opportunity to purchase one has just presented itself. It seems like a dream come true—why… Read More

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Does a New Trade Agreement Mean New Drug Prices for Canadians?

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Published: January 2, 2019

Author: Grant Stefanson

Categories: Health Care, Intellectual Property, Owner-Operated Enterprises, Patents & Industrial Designs

Authors: Grant Stefanson and Anna Solmundson The proposed United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) has been negotiated as a replacement of NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement, and was announced on September 30,… Read More

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Employee with 40-Year Discipline-Free Record Terminated for Cause

Insight

Published: May 17, 2018

Author: Leah Schatz, Q.C.

Categories: Health Care, Labour & Employment

Carla Smith first began working for the Saskatoon Community Clinic (“the Clinic”) in March of 1975. She retired in 2008 but came back to work for the Clinic in 2009.… Read More

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Release Prevents Employee from Pursuing Complaint Under OH&S Act

Insight

Published: November 16, 2017

Authors: Leah Schatz, Q.C., Brent Matkowski

Categories: Health Care, Labour & Employment

In a recent Saskatchewan Court of Appeal decision, Wieler v. Saskatoon Convalescent Home, 2017 SKCA 90, the employer terminated an employee by paying her severance in exchange for a general… Read More

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Will (or Could) Manitoba Adopt a Mandatory Vaccination Program for Children?

Insight

Published: October 3, 2017

Categories: Health Care, Owner-Operated Enterprises

Author: Anna Solmundson As children go back to school from a summer off and days get shorter, many will come down with colds and other illnesses. For some, it will be a… Read More

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Unions Denied Leave to Supreme Court

Insight

Published: June 14, 2017

Authors: Leah Schatz, Q.C., Brent Matkowski

Categories: Health Care, Labour & Employment

This post is further to our previous blog regarding an application by Saskatchewan health-care unions for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada. On June 1, 2017 the Supreme… Read More

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Health-Care Unions File Application for Leave to Supreme Court of Canada on Employer Communication Rights

Insight

Published: April 10, 2017

Authors: Leah Schatz, Q.C., Brent Matkowski

Categories: Health Care, Labour & Employment

On February 10, 2017 Health-Care Provider Unions SEIU-West and SGEU filed an Application for Leave to the Supreme Court of Canada requesting that the Court hear the issue of whether… Read More

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Intentions Passing Like Ships in the Night

Insight

Published: April 7, 2017

Author: Grant Stefanson

Categories: Health Care, Labour & Employment

Authors: Anna Solmundson, Grant Stefanson Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (Regional Pharmacy Program) v. Manitoba Association of Health Care Professionals is a recent decision of Arbitrator Peltz (“Arbitrator”) that highlights the importance of… Read More