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Enforceable probably only in Canada. I doubt there is little to no legal redress for anyone competing across the border, esp in California which bans non-compe
by dotBen 16y ago
Enforceable probably only in Canada. I doubt there is little to no legal redress for anyone competing across the border, esp in California which bans non-competes.
I personally wouldn't put an employee under a non-compete - a) because they tend to be unenforceable and b) I wouldn't work under such a contract myself.
- halostatue 16y agoAfter I got into work, I did a quick search and found that it's not under labour law as such, but Ontario courts (and presumably Canadian courts in general) frown on non-competes. This article from 1999 suggest that non-solicitation agreements are acceptable, but there's nine conditions that make a non-compete acceptable because it's an 'exceptional' situation. http://www.zvulony.com/non_compete.html http://www.zvulony.com/non_compete.html This is upheld in other articles that I've read that are more recent: http://www.toronto-employmentlawyer.com/law-advice/employment-law-article.php?row_id=14 http://www.toronto-employmentlawyer.com/law-advice/employmen... http://blogs.hrhero.com/northernexposure/2008/10/14/noncompetes-in-ontario/ http://blogs.hrhero.com/northernexposure/2008/10/14/noncompe... http://www.brazeauseller.com/articles/29/12/2008/245.aspx http://www.brazeauseller.com/articles/29/12/2008/245.aspx
- halostatue 16y agoAfter I got into work, I did a quick search and found that it's not under labour law as such, but Ontario courts (and presumably Canadian courts in general) frown on non-competes. This article from 1999 suggest that non-solicitation agreements are acceptable, but there's nine conditions that make a non-compete acceptable because it's an 'exceptional' situation. http://www.zvulony.com/non_compete.html http://www.zvulony.com/non_compete.html This is upheld in other articles that I've read that are more recent: http://www.toronto-employmentlawyer.com/law-advice/employment-law-article.php?row_id=14 http://www.toronto-employmentlawyer.com/law-advice/employmen... http://blogs.hrhero.com/northernexposure/2008/10/14/noncompetes-in-ontario/ http://blogs.hrhero.com/northernexposure/2008/10/14/noncompe... http://www.brazeauseller.com/articles/29/12/2008/245.aspx http://www.brazeauseller.com/articles/29/12/2008/245.aspx