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On June 16, 2020, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing released proposed Amendment 1 to the A Place to Grow.

In Canada, lenders who take mortgages on real property as security should be mindful of section 8 of the Interest Act (the "Act") and the relevant case law when drafting repayment provisions in a mortgage.

Under Section 17 of the Mortgages Act, R.S.O. 1990, despite any pre-existing mortgage agreement, where a borrower is in default for payment of principal money secured by a mortgage...

The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI), Canada's top banking regulator, introduced new rules on mortgage lending this month, which will take effect January 1, 2018.

Effective September 1, 2016, the Disposition of Surplus Real Property Regulation to the Ontario Education Act was amended with the intention to reduce barriers to the formation of health and community hubs in Ontario.

The British Columbia Housing Management Commission ("BC Housing") announced on May 21, 2020 that it will open the second round of request for proposals ("RFP") under the Community Housing Fund...

The Occupiers' Liability Act mandates property owners to maintain reasonably safe premises despite winter challenges. Morton v Woodside Realty Inc. demonstrates that the presence...

As of January 1, 2017, amendments to the Municipal Government Act, R.S.A. 2000 c. M 26 (MGA), came into force, changing how property owners can seek court review of Assessment Review Board decisions in Alberta.

A recent ruling from Ontario Superior Court, which confirmed that there was no common law right to import the principle of force majeure into an unconditional agreement of purchase and sale highlighted.

On December 5, 2024, Bill 30, or the Service Alberta Statutes Amendment Act, 2024, received royal assent. Bill 30 brings amendments to different pieces of Alberta legislation. One such piece of legislation is the Condominium Property Act, RSA 2000, c C-22 (the "Act").

The recent Court of Appeal decision, Bank of Montreal v. Utility Engineers Corporation et al., 2025 ONCA 311 ("Utility Engineers"), serves as a good reminder that it is difficult...

In the recent case of Ingram v. Kulynych Estate, 2024 ONCA 678, the Ontario Court of Appeal clarified the timeline for bringing equitable trust claims against estates. The court determined that such claims fall...

Most people have middle names. Some hate them, some love them, some even use them instead of their first names.

Condo residents and condo boards now face fewer obstacles when looking to install an EV charger.

On April 16, 2024, the Minister of Finance (Canada) presented the Government of Canada's 2024 Federal Budget ("Budget 2024"). Significant Budget 2024 proposals...

Effective February 18, 2016, the Ontario Government enacted "clarifying" amendments (the Amendments) to Ontario Regulation 70/91 under the Land Transfer Tax Act (the Act) to stop the perceived abuse of a de minimis partnership exemption from land transfer tax (LTT) in respect of certain unregistered transfers of a beneficial interest in land situated in Ontario.

On March 27, 2023, new amendments to the Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Non-Canadians Regulation came into force (the "Amendments"). These Amendments were announced...