Feds not planning to limit the use of non-disclosure agreements, despite outcry after Hockey Canada hearings

‘This is the time to move,’ says Senator Marilou McPhedran, to address what has become a default legal device in workplace sexual harassment and racial discrimination settlements.

Scott Smith, president of Hockey Canada, speaks with reporters after appearing before the House Heritage Committee on July 27 to answer questions about settlement agreements related to sexual assault cases from 2018.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI

August 9, 2022

Advocates say the public outcry over how Hockey Canada has dealt with sexual assault cases has created a window of opportunity for new legislation to ban or limit the use of non-disclosure agreements in the federal public service and by federally regulated employers.

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