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The purpose of these adjustments is to reduce operational stress on these institutions so that they can focus on their financial resilience and their contributions to financial stability.

On April 9, 2020, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) announced further measures to support the financial and operational resilience of Canada's federally regulated...

COVID-19 is impacting all aspects of life including Ontario's Courts. Thanks to the hard work, and responsiveness of the various justices, court staff, legislators, and other stakeholders...

As the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) continues to impact businesses, insurance companies continue to face business interruption claims.

It has been more than a month since the World Hearth Organization declared Coronavirus Disease 2019 ("COVID-19") a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of COVID-19, otherwise known as coronavirus, a pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic has ushered in new economic realities, which we are assisting our clients navigate.

A Saskatchewan-based restaurant has launched a proposed national class action challenging insurers' refusal to pay business interruption claims in relation to losses suffered due to COVID-19.

Provinces and territories, including Alberta, have declared States of Emergency this week in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The workers' compensation system in Canada is a no-fault insurance system that provides employees who become injured or ill at the workplace with compensation from a statutorily established accident fund.

This is a time of great uncertainty where businesses are incurring losses and extra expenses due to the coronavirus.

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization ("WHO") declared the novel coronavirus ("COVID-19") a global pandemic. By the end of March 2020, almost every recreational, amateur...

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its associated restrictions on businesses have led to an increase of insurance coverage disputes, raising unique issues for the insurance industry.

In two companion actions, the Quebec Court of Appeal recently validated the Honourable Justice Davis' findings that business interruption losses arising from the COVID-19 pandemic are...

In our other recent posts on COVID-19, we discussed specific leaves for COVID-19, general statutory leaves of absence, work sharing programs and effecting a temporary layoff in the workplace.

On 15 January 2021, the Supreme Court handed down its judgment in the COVID-19 insurance test case for business interruption losses - The Financial Conduct Authority (the "FCA") v Arch and Others.

Courts across Canada shut down for a period of time in 2020 to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Several provinces and one territory suspended limitation periods in civil matters during that time...

The Province of Manitoba entered Phase Two of Restoring Safe Services on June 1, 2020. The occupancy limits of 50% of normal business levels or one person per 10 square metres has been lifted....