ArticleOntario Introduces Pay Transparency Act, 2018The Government of Ontario has introduced legislation that seeks to establish disclosure of compensation of employees and prospective employees.CanadaEmployment and HRAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleChanges Coming For Ontario Electricity ConsumersElectricity consumers in Ontario may see a couple of changes in their electricity bills in the coming months.CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleIESO Forecasts Electricity Shortfall Of 1,400 MW By 2023The IESO recently released details of its long-term electricity outlook and planning processes.CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleImplementation Of New Ontario Electricity Transmission Rates Delayed Due To COVID-19 PandemicThe Ontario Energy Board (OEB) issued a decision on July 30, 2020 approving 2020 Uniform Transmission Rates (UTRs) for the six licensed electricity transmitters in Ontario...CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleNew Governance Structure For The Ontario Energy Board Is Now In PlaceOn October 1, 2020, the Ontario government announced that the Ontario Energy Board's (OEB) new governance structure is now in place. CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleOEB Approves Recovery Of Foregone Revenue By Electricity TransmittersWe have previously written about a July 2020 Ontario Energy Board decision regarding 2020 Uniform Transmission Rates for licensed electricity transmitters.CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleOEB Decision Addresses Slow Uptake Of COVID-19 Energy Assistance FundingThe Ontario government's COVID-19 Energy Assistance Program has made $9 million in funding available to residential consumers who are struggling to pay their energy bills as a result of the...CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleOEB Issues Additional Code Amendment In Its Regional Infrastructure Planning And Cost Allocation ReviewOn February 14, 2019, the Ontario Energy Board issued a Notice of Amendment to the Distribution System Code confirming the final change arising from the OEB's Regional Planning and Cost Allocation Review consultation. CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleOEB Provides Guidance Regarding Distributed Energy Resources ProjectsOn November 26, 2020, Ontario Energy Board staff issued two letters providing guidance to support the efficient and timely connection of Distributed Energy Resources (DER) projects.CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleParticipants Selected For Ontario Non-Wires Alternative Demonstration ProjectThe York Region Non-Wires Alternative (NWA) Demonstration Project is aimed at developing a better understanding of how to competitively secure and operate...CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleCanada's Carbon Pricing Strategy Falls Short Of Paris Agreement TargetA recent report published by the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO), Closing the Gap: Carbon pricing for the Paris targetCanadaEnvironmentAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleUN Criticizes France's Ban On Athletes Wearing Headscarves At The OlympicsThe UN Human Rights Office is the latest body to condemn France's decision to ban Olympic athletes from wearing headscarves at the 2024 Paris Games.CanadaMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleHCRA Notice Re: Mandatory Inclusion Of Amended Condominium Information Sheet And Licence Application FormsThe Home Construction Regulatory Authority ("HCRA"), the provincial administrative authority responsible for licensing all new residential construction builders and vendors...CanadaReal Estate and ConstructionAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleLeave To SCC Denied In Enforcement Of Exculpatory Clause Over Cancelled Condominium DevelopmentOn January 20, 2022, the Supreme Court of Canada denied leave to appeal from the dismissal of a proposed class action seeking $40 million in damages over a cancelled condominium development.CanadaReal Estate and ConstructionAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleToronto To Host Fastest-Growing Tech Conference In North America In 2019Collision, one of North America's largest tech conferences, is coming to Canada.CanadaStrategyAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleDepartment Of Finance Clarifies Legislative Intent For Amendments To Taxation Of Intergenerational Transfers Of BusinessesOn July 19, 2021, the Department of Finance ("Finance") released a statement (the "July 19 Announcement") acknowledging that the amendments contained in Bill C-208 form part of the Income Tax Act (Canada) and are now law.CanadaTaxAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleTax Court Declines To Apply GAAR To Non-CCPC PlanThe Tax Court of Canada ("TCC") recently released the much-anticipated decision in DAC Investment Holdings Inc. v. The King, 2024 TCC 63 ("DAC").CanadaTaxAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleUnderused Housing Tax Filing Deadline Extended To October 31, 2023The Underused Housing Tax Act (the "Act"), which came into effect on January 1, 2022, implements an annual 1% tax on the value of vacant or underused residential property in Canada...CanadaTaxAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleMinistry Of Transportation's GTA West Corridor Project Likely To Raise Expropriation IssuesIn a news release dated August 7, 2020, the Ontario Ministry of Transportation has confirmed the preferred route for a new 400-series highway and transportation corridor...CanadaTransportAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleUnderstanding The Differences Between Indigenous And Aboriginal LawIndigenous law is the law and legal orders Indigenous peoples have always had or that has been made or developed by Indigenous peoples. Aboriginal law is the law that public governments...GlobalGovernment, Public SectorAird & Berlis LLP