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The Government of Ontario has issued an Emergency Order in Council (the "Emergency Order") permitting the virtual witnessing of Wills and Powers of Attorney for Property and Personal Care during the state of emergency arising from COVID-19.

The COVID-19 pandemic changed the way people do business. For many businesses, government regulations currently require operators to record the name and contact information of every person who enters the establishment ...

Commercial landlords have, in the past year and a half, dealt with many novel issues in relation to COVID-19, often on an emergency basis.

Over the past several weeks, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has repeatedly described herds of buffalo standing together facing winds head on, ...

Since our previous article on this topic, the Ontario Government has removed cannabis retail stores from the list of essential workplaces. The cannabis community has been vocal in its disagreement with the decision.

On June 5, 2020, the Alberta government announced new measures aimed at supporting small and medium-sized businesses.

En 2020 et au-delà, elles devront faire preuve de résilience opérationnelle et avoir une stratégie claire, non seulement pour survivre, mais également pour prospérer.

As we transition to new ways of operating against a backdrop of a volatile economic outlook, businesses are implementing strategies to ensure they can continue to operate in a rapidly changing...

On March 26, 2020, the Government of British Columbia, under the authority of the Emergency Program Act, released a series of ministerial orders relating to the COVID-19 outbreak.

By now, you are probably aware that Canada like most other countries has implemented stringent travel restrictions on travellers to Canada in the midst of COVID-19.

Corporations Canada is extending the annual return filing periods for federally incorporated not-for-profit organization.

Following Ontario's recent Order suspending limitation and procedural time periods, there has been some uncertainty regarding whether liens in Ontario continue to expire in the ordinary course. The Attorney General...

In her blog of April 16, 2020, my colleague Vivian Iron discussed emergency orders that provide flexibility for corporations' meeting requirements. The original orders only provided flexibility...

The Canada Media Fund (CMF), with the support of Telefilm Canada (Telefilm), has announced a further new funding initiative to support the Canadian audiovisual industry...

On April 15, 2020, the Prime Minister announced that the government will be expanding access to the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) and will be offering wage support to low-income essential workers.

The Government of Ontario has temporarily extended the time frame in which a corporation existing under the provisions of the Business Corporations Act

The CMF and Telefilm Canada have each announced how they will distribute the $115.8 million dollars allocated to them by the federal government out of the COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund for Cultural, Heritage and Sport Organizations.