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These are unprecedented times. As I write this article, Canada has 3,385 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, ...

As the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect the global economy in profound and unprecedented ways, public companies face the challenge of explaining the current and anticipated future impact of COVID-19...

The availability of treatment for victims of motor vehicle accidents came to a halt in mid-March as a result of COVID-19, but the need for treatment did not.

As organizations continue to navigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and adopt work-from-home measures to accommodate the changing business environment, there are a number of...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, strict guidelines have been put in place regarding visitors at long-term care homes.

Spearheading a start-up is a challenging endeavor at the best of times, let alone in a pandemic. When COVID-19 hit this spring, ...

As Ontario entered the initial stage of the reopening process in May 2020, many employers began to permit a limited number of employees and visitors to return to the workplace.

Les énormes répercussions de la COVID-19 se font ressentir mondialement, et, à mesure que la situation évolue, les dirigeants d'entreprises canadiennes et étrangères doivent se tenir prêts à...

In a recent decision, an Ontario Arbitrator upheld an employer's mandatory COVID-19 testing policy. The union filed a group grievance on behalf of its members working

As we noted in our earlier blogs, Environmental/Regulatory Reporting Relief: Alberta Temporarily Suspends Reporting Requirements for Certain Authorizations and Alberta Energy Announces...

Many landlords are entering into rent deferral arrangements with their commercial tenants in light of recent COVID-19 pandemic-related matters.

With the rise of mandatory vaccination policies across Canada, many municipalities have questioned whether they can – or should – implement similar policies for their employees.

In response to COVID-19, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (SCJ) has made necessary changes to procedural deadlines and steps over the last few weeks.

On April 17, 2020, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (the "OPC") published an assessment framework, "A Framework for the Government of Canada to Assess Privacy-Impactful Initiatives in Response to COVID-19".

Determining whether purported "change in law" claims resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic will be successful is not straightforward. Some construction contracts (for example, GC 10.2.7 of CCDC 2)

This will be followed by a one-year period of compliance verification and enforcement discretion, ending on December 14, 2023.

Across Canada, companies and regulators are taking unprecedented steps to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.