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On October 17, 2018, Canada will legalize the possession and the consumption of small amounts of cannabis for personal use. What does this mean for landlords? Eighty-five percent of landlords...

In April, the federal government introduced Bill C-45 (the "Cannabis Act"), which provides for the legalization of recreational marijuana in June 2018.

In Aventura, His Honour noted that the Purchaser opted to play "hard ball" and sought to manipulate the powers of the Trustee to its financial advantage.

The Tenant brought a motion under section 37 of the BIA to reverse the Trustee's decision to disclaim the Lease, which motion was allowed.

Wynward Insurance Group v Smith Building and Development Ltd, 2023 SKCA 57 highlights significant considerations for insurers who are considering denying claims on the basis of an insured's...

On November 19, 2020, Bill C-9 (An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act (Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy and Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy)) was enacted into law. Bill C-9 establishes, among ...

The Commercial Tenancies Protection Act received Royal Assent July 23, 2020 and took effect retroactively on March 17, 2020.

A draft regulation to impose on Québec employers a duty to take additional measures with respect to the potential presence of asbestos in facilities where their employees work was published in the "Gazette officielle du Québec" of December 27, 2012.

On March 8, 2023, the Ontario Court of Appeal ("ONCA") released a concerning decision in the case of Niagara Falls Shopping Centre Inc. v. LAF Canada Company, 2023 ONCA 159...

Bill 229, Protect, Support and Recover from COVID-19 Act (Budget Measures), 2020 (the Act), an omnibus budget bill, was introduced by the Ontario government on November 5, 2020.

On May 13, 2021, the Quebec Government tabled An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Québec ("Bill 96") in Quebec's National Assembly. The purpose of Bill 96

On July 16, 2020, the Province of British Columbia (the "Province") introduced a repayment framework (the "Repayment Framework") for residential landlords to recover unpaid rent and utilities...

When a landlord in British Columbia terminates a lease for non-payment of rent, the tenant can seek relief from forfeiture.

The Quebec Court of Appeal has recently partially overturned a lower court ruling that awarded damages for a false estoppel signed by a tenant based on application...

As part of the 2021 budget, the federal government has made some noteworthy changes to the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy ("CERS")...

The year 2020 brought many changes. This blog post discusses another change from 2020 that came to stay: the Ontario Occupiers' Liability Act ("OLA") ...