Tag: Keays v. Honda Canada Inc.

Court of Appeal Agrees with $25,000 Award for Loss of Apprenticeship

By Derek Knoechel Jun 7, 2010 Northern Exposure

Updated: Jun 7, 2010

By Derek Knoechel As we reported in an article last year, courts across the country are generally following the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Keays v. Honda Canada: Punitive damages should be awarded only in exceptional cases, and moral damages should be limited to actual losses resulting from the employer’s conduct. That has left […]

Keays vs. Honda One Year Later: Have Canadian Courts Changed Their Approach to Punitive and Bad Faith Damages?

By Karen Sargeant Oct 12, 2009 Northern Exposure

Updated: Oct 12, 2009

It has been just over a year since the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) issued its decision in Keays v. Honda Canada Inc. (Read our analysis of the court’s decision in that case). That decision mandated a change in Canadian courts’ approach to awarding damages in employment cases. Damages for bad faith conduct by the […]