ArticleBeware Of Preying Cyber Criminals During The COVID-19 PandemicCyber criminals are parasitic, so the fact that they are using COVID-19 as a backdrop to increase their attacks should not be a surprise.CanadaTechnologyAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleOntario Implements New Restrictions On Door-To-Door Transactions, But Delays Some New Requirements To May 1stAs described in recent posts (here and here), Ontario has implemented new provisions of the Ontario Consumer Protection Act (CPA) that will prohibit a range of door-to-door consumer transactions.CanadaConsumer ProtectionAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleAviva Ventures Pitch Day Event Supports Canadian StartupsAviva Canada is supporting Canadian startups that are disrupting the insurance industry and will help create innovative digital experiences for customers. CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawAird & Berlis LLP
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ArticleInnovation York Supports Local Innovators Through ResearchInnovation York is finding new ways to support local innovators through access to research resources. CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleOntario Superior Court Sets Aside Class Action Opt-OutsThis decision also calls into question the appropriateness of class action proceedings in a franchise context, which depends so heavily upon harmony among franchisees and between franchisees and their franchisor.CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleDealing With The Difficult EmployeeAll organizations have to deal with the "difficult" employee. CanadaEmployment and HRAird & Berlis LLP
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ArticleB.C. Decides To Move Ahead With Site C DamThe Government of British Columbia has decided to proceed with construction of the Site C Dam following its review of the BC Utilities Commission (BCUC) Final Report.CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesAird & Berlis LLP
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ArticleFeds Approve Pacific NorthWest LNG ProjectThe federal cabinet has approved Pacific NorthWest LNG's proposal to construct a facility on the BC coast for the liquefaction, storage and export of liquefied natural gas via tanker to Pacific Rim markets. CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleMeasurement Canada To Regulate Thermal Energy MetersTo accomplish this, thermal energy meters measure the quantity of thermal energy transferred to or from a heat conveying liquid. CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleNevada's Net-Metering Decisions – A Not-So-Thin Edge Of The WedgeOn February 12, Nevada's Public Utilities Commission (PUC) voted to alter its December 2015 ruling that will dramatically, and retroactively, reduce the rate at which distributed solar generation facilities...CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleNew Ontario Government Introduces Hydro One Accountability ActOn July 16, 2018, the Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines Greg Rickford introduced Bill 2, Urgent Priorities Act, 2018, into the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleNova Scotia Utility Withdraws From Tidal Generation ProjectRecent events seem to signal the end of the Cape Sharp Tidal project.CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleOEB Approves Gas Utilities' 2017 Cap And Trade Compliance PlansOn September 21, 2017, the Ontario Energy Board issued its public and confidential decisions approving the 2017 Cap and Trade Compliance Plans...CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleOEB Is Directed To Review Ontario's Transportation Fuel MarketOn November 9, 2016, Minister of Energy Thibeault directed the OEB to conduct a review and prepare a report about Ontario's retail transportation fuels market (gasoline and diesel). CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleOEB Issues Decision On Proposal By Municipalities To Form New Natural Gas DistributorOn February 27, 2020, the Ontario Energy Board issued a decision in respect of a proposal for a new natural gas distribution company to distribute gas in municipalities located on the north shore...CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleOEB Issues Order In Respect Of Province-Wide Pole Attachment ChargeOn November 16, 2020, we wrote about a decision of the Ontario Divisional Court dismissing an appeal with respect to the charge approved by the Ontario Energy Board for wireline ...CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleOEB Reaffirms That Proposal By New Gas Distributor Must Include Assessment Of CNG OptionIn a decision issued on June 4, 2020, the OEB concluded that the grounds for the review motion did not pass the threshold test and it dismissed the motion.CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesAird & Berlis LLP