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Regina lawyers, David E. Thera, QC and Haley A. Irwin assisted in the compilation of a guide to court procedures during COVID-19.

The science around COVID-19 is continually evolving, many assume that COVID-19 symptoms are only temporary, but that's not always the case.

In response to the economic fallout of the COVID-19 crisis and the end of the CERB program, the Government of Canada

The COVID-19 pandemic upended the class actions landscape in 2020, with over 30 COVID-19 related class actions launched in Canada since the pandemic took ...

Canadians are responding bravely to an unprecedented world event.

The 15th episode in the Condovirus series, exploring the challenges and impact of COVID-19 on condo law.

The wave of COVID-related claims against long-term care facilities and insurers shows no signs of breaking anytime soon. The past week has also seen several novel claims launched against test manufacturers and governments.

In a previous article, we discussed why most business interruption policies will not cover business interruption losses caused by COVID-19. Since then, however, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (the "Court")...

On May 14, 2020, the government of Saskatchewan announced an additional $10 million funding to assist livestock producers with managing the COVID-19 related impacts and disruptions to the agriculture industry.

The Federal government has announced a four- week extension to the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB).

A common question we receive from employers since the introduction of the CERB is whether they can top-up the CERB through a Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Plan as is common with regular EI Benefits.

On April 2, 2020, Field Law reported that the limitations periods in various statutes had been suspended due to the impact of COVID-19.

A recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (MDS Inc. v. Factory Mutual Insurance Company suggests that closures due to COVID-19 could trigger coverage under some business interruption policies.

The Canadian health and long term care industries have been hit particularly hard by COVID-19. It would appear that this has not gone unnoticed by insurance underwriters.

On April 22, 2020, Mike Farnworth, Minister for Public Safety and Solicitor General for the Province of British Columbia.

Coverage under a typical insurance policy for business interruption is initiated by the insured sustaining a loss caused by "direct physical loss or damage to buildings, equipment or stock".

On March 23, 2020, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board ("WSIB") released an "Adjudicative approach document" outlining how COVID-19 related-claims made to the WSIB will be treated.