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Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2017) by m00k0w on Tuesday October 03, 2017 @01:35PM (#15394271)
Hi there,

I can most certainly say that in Ontario, Canada, a non-compete agreement barring one from working within their field of specialty for such a long term as 1 year, and at any location, is unenforceable. That would approach a human rights violation. Work on!

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Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2017) by highsea on Tuesday October 03, 2017 @04:28PM (#15395874)
Quebec laws may be different where it comes to what may fall under human rights statutes?
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Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2017) by jayec on Tuesday October 10, 2017 @11:30PM (#15447074)
I don't know about human rights, but I've had this issue come up in the past. Went and saw a lawyer about it and the outcome was basically they can't stop you from working in your chosen field. It would be a different story though if you went to a rival company and took clients with you.
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