Tag: noncompete

Should Noncompete Agreement Be in Purchase and Sale Agreement or in Employment Agreement?

By Chris Semerjian Feb 26, 2012 Northern Exposure

Updated: Feb 26, 2012

By Chris Semerjian When Canadian employers are buying other businesses, the question of noncompetes often arises. But a noncompetition provision in an employment contract may not be the answer. According to the Quebec Court of Appeal in Guay Inc. c. Payette, 2011 QCCA 2282, you may be better protected by only having a noncompetition covenant […]

Noncompetes Often a Nonstarter

By Northern Exposure Nov 29, 2010 Northern Exposure

Updated: Nov 29, 2010

By Gulu Punia and Kyla Stott-Jess Signing a noncompete agreement can potentially provide some assurance that former employees will not start up or join the competing business across the street. In the absence of a noncompete agreement, employers often try to rely on their former employees’ fiduciary duties to combat competition. Unfortunately, Alberta’s Court of […]