Workplace Recap July 2026

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Welcome to the latest edition of Workplace Recap, now published by Sienna HR, the HR services arm of ConnectsUs HR. Same team. Same standards.

We sift through hundreds of workplace, HR, employment law, and AI stories each month so you don't have to, highlighting the developments most likely to affect Canadian small businesses.

• Feds looking for feedback on how to regulate deepfakes, chatbots & AI agents. more
• Ottawa commits $2 billion in new trades funding as to offset skilled labour shortage. more
• $100 million available to help women advance into leadership and AI careers. more

• Canada Post lost $1.6 billion, took a $1 billion bailout, then paid $30.8 million in bonuses. And it’s not the only one. more
• Desire for attention, control makes narcissists more likely to oppose remote work. more
• Jobs filled by temporary foreign workers are the ones Canadian youth don’t want. more
• Smart glasses at work. Time to update your policies. more
• June unemployment rate declined 0.1 % to 6.5%. more
• BC report urges ban on non-disclosure agreements for workplace abuse. more
• 50 Bell employees dismissed for swiping their badges, then going home. Now they’re suing. more
• Ottawa investigates CN after viral wildfire train incident. more
• Share of Ontario job postings mentioning AI triples. more

• Ontario: RBC’s unfair investigation leads to a $2.6 million wrongful dismissal award. more
• Ontario court upholds prison sentences for police officer & civil servant in $835k estate fraud. more
• Ontario court approves $60 million settlement for abuse survivors of youth institutions. more
• B.C. Company directors can be held personally responsible for environmental violations. more

Smart glasses are coming to your workplace. Here’s how to update your Canadian policies.

Your next workplace issue might be wearing glasses. Smart glasses can record, photograph and access AI. Here's how Canadian employers should update their workplace policies.

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