ArticleHistory In The Making – We HopeMeasles and Rubella Control, at the World Health Organization, about the prospects of vaccine research and the science of going back to work.CanadaCoronavirus (COVID-19)McCarthy Tétrault
ArticleImplementation Of B.C.'s Transparency Register Delayed Until October 1, 2020Recognizing the pressures that COVID-19 issues are creating for many businesses, the Government of British Columbia is delaying the implementation of the beneficial ownership transparency register.CanadaCoronavirus (COVID-19)Stikeman Elliott LLP
ArticleOntario Announces COVID-19 Workplace Education And Enforcement CampaignsOn November 19, 2020, the government of Ontario announced that it is undertaking a series of education and enforcement campaigns to promote compliance with COVID-19 health and safety requirements.CanadaCoronavirus (COVID-19)Miller Thomson
ArticleOpen And ShutAOn Episode 11: Open and Shut, Adam Goldenberg speaks with our panel of Strategic Advisors — Jean Charest, Wayne Wouters, and Paul Zed — about how governments and politicians are weighing the costs and benefits of an extended shutdown, ...CanadaCoronavirus (COVID-19)McCarthy Tétrault
ArticlePrime Minister Announces Partnerships With Provinces And Territories To Deliver The Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance For Small BusinessesFurther to Prime Minister Trudeau's announcement on April 17, 2020, of a program for rent relief for small businesses in Canada.CanadaCoronavirus (COVID-19)Torkin Manes LLP
ArticleQuebec And Ontario Announce Lockdowns Of All Non-Essential Businesses As Of March 24Canada's two largest provinces, Ontario and Quebec, today announced that all non-essential businesses in their jurisdictions will be ordered to close as of the end of day (midnight) on...CanadaCoronavirus (COVID-19)Stikeman Elliott LLP
ArticleRegulatory And Legal Service Updates In The TerritoriesCOVID-19 has thrown a wrench into everyone's plans, to say the least. Yet, projects must continue, documents must be registered, and litigation goes on. CanadaCoronavirus (COVID-19)Lawson Lundell LLP
ArticleSaskatchewan Announces Temporary Wage Supplement For Essential Workers Supporting Vulnerable CitizensOn April 30, 2020 the government of Saskatchewan announced a $400 per month temporary wage supplement to help workers providing support to vulnerable citizens through the COVID-19 pandemic.CanadaCoronavirus (COVID-19)MLT Aikins LLP
ArticleSouth Of The Border - Part 1McCarthy Tétrault's political and legal panel discuss one of the most significant world events in the last 12 months, the US Presidential Election. CanadaCoronavirus (COVID-19)McCarthy Tétrault
ArticleTim Syer Quoted In CBC Article On Business Ramifications Of N.W.T. Government's COVID-19 ResponseLawson Lundell associate, Tim Syer, was quoted in a CBC article titled, "Frustration grows among N.W.T. businesses facing 'calamitous' side effects of the pandemic." CanadaCoronavirus (COVID-19)Lawson Lundell LLP
ArticleTracey Bailey Discusses COVID-19 And The Rule Of LawThe Rule of Law Matters Podcast, "Season 1, episode 7, COVID-19 and the rule of law, Part 2"...CanadaCoronavirus (COVID-19)Miller Thomson
ArticleUpdates To Canada's Top 10 Sources Of Emergency Capital For BusinessesThe Canadian government continues to launch new measures to provide access to capital to businesses and industry sectors during the COVID-19 pandemic.CanadaCoronavirus (COVID-19)Bennett Jones LLP
ArticleVigilamus Pro TeOn Episode 12: Vigilamus pro te, Pippa Leslie speaks with Canada's former Chief of the Land Staff, retired Lieutenant General the Honourable Andrew Leslie — yes, there is a relation — about the military's role in responding to COVID-19, ...CanadaCoronavirus (COVID-19)McCarthy Tétrault
ArticleZap, You're Frozen?Law the Time of COVID-19 explores the law and policy of pandemic response in real time.CanadaCoronavirus (COVID-19)McCarthy Tétrault
ArticleCOVID-19 Period Ends On July 30, 2022, And Temporary Lay-Off Rules ResumeAs employers know, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ontario government passed a regulation that temporarily extended timelines when temporary lay-offs are deemed permanent job losses.CanadaEmployment and HRTorkin Manes LLP
ArticleRevised Rules For Remote Signing Of WillsEffective April 22nd and for the balance of the time that Ontario is under a State of Emergency, the rules relating to the remote signing of wills and powers of attorney have been revised. CanadaFamily and MatrimonialBlaney McMurtry LLP
ArticleNewsflash: NS Government Rolls Out Aid For Small- And Medium-Sized EnterprisesThe Nova Scotia Government today announced $161 million of funding would be made available for small- and medium-sized businesses in Nova Scotia to help them cope with the impact of COVID-19.CanadaGovernment, Public SectorCox & Palmer
ArticleToby Kruger Quoted In Canadian Lawyer On Constitutional Challenge In The YukonIn the article, Toby commented, "The challenge is ‘multi-faceted,' and a ‘laundry list of Charter challenges against the emergency measures being taken by the Yukon government.'"CanadaGovernment, Public SectorLawson Lundell LLP
ArticleEntry To Canada Will No Longer Require A Pre-Arrival COVID TestEffective April 1, the Canadian government announced that fully vaccinated travelers do not need a pre-entry COVID-19 test to enter Canada.CanadaImmigrationFakhoury Global Immigration