ArticleGame On: Reopening Sports And Recreation During COVID-19Getting back to sports amidst an ongoing global pandemic is not an easy task.CanadaCoronavirus (COVID-19)Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
ArticleHow COVID-19 Disrupted Professional Sports – And Their TaxesNo sports fan forgets the fateful day in mid-March 2020 when the news broke that the Utah Jazz's Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19.CanadaCoronavirus (COVID-19)Crowe Soberman LLP
ArticleImpact Of COVID-19 On Financial Disclosure And OutlookCanadian reporting issuers should proactively monitor and assess the impact of COVID-19 on their businesses and evaluate whether they need to update or withdraw their previously disclosed financial disclosure and outlook.CanadaCoronavirus (COVID-19)MLT Aikins LLP
ArticleIP Monitor: CIPO Extends Deadlines – One More Week To August 31, For The Last TimeWe advised you that the COVID-19 deadlines were extended to August 24, 2020, and this was the last extension.CanadaCoronavirus (COVID-19)Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticleLe Conseil Sur L'approvisionnement Lié À La COVID-19 Se Consacrera À Fournir Des Conseils Au Gouvernement Du Canada À L'égard Des Chaînes D'approvisionnement Essentielles Liées À La PandémieLe Conseil a tenu sa première réunion le 9 mai 2020.CanadaCoronavirus (COVID-19)Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticleLong-Term Care Homes Ordered To Allow Nurses To Determine Appropriate Levels Of PPE On The JobLong-term care homes ("LTC homes") remain particularly vulnerable in the country's fight against COVID-19. Reportedly, LTC homes are connected to 79% of COVID-19 related deaths in Canada. The Ontario Nurses Association...CanadaCoronavirus (COVID-19)Devry Smith Frank LLP
ArticleNo, You MAE Not: Ontario Court Rules That Duo Bank Cannot Rely On Material Adverse Event Clause To Avoid Closing Fairstone DealSeveral months ago we asked whether a COVID-19-related impact on a business might constitute a "Material Adverse Change" ...CanadaCoronavirus (COVID-19)Fasken
ArticleOne Size Does Not Fit All: Continuous Disclosure Obligations In Light Of COVID-19On May 6, 2020, the Canadian Securities Administrators, in conjunction with the Ontario Securities Commission, held a webinar on public companies' COVID-19 continuous disclosure obligations.CanadaCoronavirus (COVID-19)Lenczner Slaght
ArticleOntario's New Restriction Framework And What That Means For Ontario BusinessesConsistent with the ever-changing nature of rules and regulations around COVID-19, the Province of Ontario has announced a rehauling of the COVID-19 alert framework we have become accustomed to...CanadaCoronavirus (COVID-19)Siskinds LLP
ArticleOntario Provides Timeline To Lift All COVID-19–Related RestrictionsOn March 9, 2022, the Ontario government announced a plan to bring an end to all COVID-19 restrictions by April 27, 2022. Below is a summary of the upcoming employment-related changesCanadaCoronavirus (COVID-19)Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart
ArticlePandemic KPI – Some New, Some Old But All RelevantWe have no visibility into what the "new normal" will look like; the future is unclear.CanadaCoronavirus (COVID-19)Applied Strategies, Inc.
Article"Pandemic-Proof"?: The Resilience Of Sustainable Finance Through COVID-19The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have been global and pervasive: economies, healthcare systems, and daily life have been severely disrupted. CanadaCoronavirus (COVID-19)Torys
ArticlePennsylvania Court Decision Discusses Physical Damage Aspect Of COVID-19One of the biggest considerations with respect to whether COVID-19 related losses will be covered by business interruption insurance is whether those losses can be considered...CanadaCoronavirus (COVID-19)Miller Thomson
ArticleSome Emergency Coronavirus Benefits To End In Canada: What Will Happen Next?The Canada Emergency Response benefit (‘CERB') is slated to end on 27 September and the Federal Government has announced an expanded Employment Insurance programme and other financial benefits will replace it.CanadaCoronavirus (COVID-19)Ius Laboris
ArticleSubstitution Of Public Holidays: An Unusual Option For Unusual TimesAs most employers know, Ontario recognizes nine public holidays every year.CanadaCoronavirus (COVID-19)Gowling WLG
ArticleThis Too Shall Pass – What Will Life Be Like On The Other Side Of COVID-19?Our way of life will change radically as a result of the ongoing global pandemic and the likely recession (or worse) that will follow. CanadaCoronavirus (COVID-19)Stikeman Elliott LLP
ArticleToronto: Short Motions And Applications In The Midst Of A PandemicFrom virtual hearings to suspended filing deadlines, Ontario Courts and those in the legal profession have been forced to adapt to rapidly changing circumstances due to the COVID-19 outbreak. In May 2020...CanadaCoronavirus (COVID-19)McLeish Orlando LLP
ArticleUpdating Waivers For COVID-19If you have a recreational activity, adventure, or sports-orientated business you probably already have a liability waiver that customers or participants sign before they engage in activities...CanadaCoronavirus (COVID-19)Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticleVirtual Shareholder Meetings in the Age of COVID-19With social distancing and "flattening the curve" becoming the new normal and perhaps even a civic duty of average Canadians, it is critically important to avoid large gatherings of individuals. CanadaCoronavirus (COVID-19)McKercher LLP