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On February 16, 2016, B.C. Finance Minister Mike De Jong delivered the B.C. budget for the 2016/2017 fiscal year starting April 1.

On March 15, 2017, the BC Government issued Order In Council 152/17, which creates a retroactive exemption from the 15 percent Foreign Entity Tax for foreign nationals applying for permanent residency under BC's Provincial Nominee Program, . . .

Early release of holdback will not apply to single family residences owned or occupied by the owner or their spouse if the value of the work involved is $75,000 or less.

Beyond the granite countertops and hardwood floorboards, a home may harbour defects - some negligible, others serious.

Haunted houses, home meth labs, murder scenes - Some buyers might not care if the real estate they bought has a shady past.

Shawn Pulver, partner at Macdonald Sager Manis LLP in Toronto presents insights into legal issues relevant to owners, residents, Boards of Directors and property managers of condominiums in the province of Ontario.

The previous segment in this series summarized a landlord's options to respond to a tenant's breach of a commercial lease. In addition to considering what option to exercise...

The Court of Appeal continues to signal that common sense – viewed through the lens of what is commercially reasonable – should prevail when interpreting business agreements.

For our final episode of the season, we've invited some of our condo lawyer friends from across the province to join us in for a Condo Law Palooza! The best legal minds...

A Year In Review And Our Jeopardy Competition.

In the vast majority of instances, it is important for condominium corporations to actively enforce their declarations, by-laws and rules. In fact, section 17(3) of the Condominium Act, 1998 (the "Act"), imposes an obligation on condominium corporations to take all reasonable steps to ensure compliance.

For decades, thousands of Canadians have owned cottages on land leased from First Nations. Many have bought, sold, renovated, and passed these properties down through generations, often treating them much like any other cottage.

On December 10, 2016, the Forfeited Corporate Property Act, 2015 ("FCPA") came into force. This Act also amended the Ontario Business Corporations Act ("OBCA") ...

On February 26, 2019, the Quebec Department of Finance introduced Bill 13, An Act to amend the Taxation Act

We often have clients who complain to us that somebody has encroached on an easement or right of way by constructing an addition, garage, fence or hedge on the right of way or easement.

In the coming months, a new Land Owner Transparency Registry, a fundamental requirement under the Land Owner Transparency Act

On September 14, 2023, the federal government announced proposed legislation to boost the existing GST Rental Rebate for new purpose-built rental housing from 36% to 100% for qualifying buildings...

A recent decision of the Superior Court of Ontario should serve as a reminder that an owner's right to mediation and/or arbitration under section 132 of the Condominium Act (Ontario) is not absolute.