Non-Solicitation

In People Corporation v 2578649 Alberta Ltd., an Alberta Court refused non-comp and non-solicit injunctions, but granted a 12 month fiduciary non-solicit

In NL Fisher Supervision & Engineering v Bottger, the Alberta Court of Justice ruled restrictive covenants in consulting agreements were ambiguous and unreasonable.

In ARC Surveys Ltd v Ni, a surveying company failed to get a permanent injunction preventing the involvement of a former shareholder with a competitor.

In Great North Equipment v Penney, 2024 ABKB 533, the Alberta Court of KB considered an injunction application to enforce non-compete and non-solicit clauses.

In Southwest Design & Construction v Janssens, a former employer was unable to get an injunction regarding solicitation of employees and clients

In 1731271 Alberta Inc. v Reimer, 2024 ABKB 446, the Court refused to prevent a former employee and new employer from soliciting clients.

In Catch Engineering v Mai, 2023 ABKB 279, Justice Armstrong found an Alberta employee breached his obligations of non-solicitation and good faith

In M Fairbanks PC v TG Michelson PC, 2023 ABKB 53, an injunction application almost succeeded, but there was no evidence the breach was ongoing

In Eyford v Precision Forensics, 2022 ABPC 242, the Alberta Provincial Court found the employee was wrongfully dismissed and didn’t breach his non-solicit

Secure Resources v Wilson is a new Alberta case where the court overturned an Anton Pillar + injunction because the employer had not disclosed all the facts in court.