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While no one can argue against virtue in governmental procurement practices, the application of these provisions in real estate particularly leases has not been without its unintended consequences and disruption.

On December 15, 2015, provisions of the new Building Act came into force, initiating British Columbia's transition toward a more unified, Provincial regime for construction and development regulation.

We will follow the progress of the bill and update our readership with any new developments.

There are many differences and misconceptions about Québec off-title searches that resemble Don Rumsfeld’s famous speech.

As many companies, particularly r‎etailers, seek to monetize assets or at least leverage valuable real estate assets, we are witnessing increased popularity of sale leaseback transactions.

The government of British Columbia announced that foreigners who buy residential property in the Vancouver area will have to pay an extra 15% on top of the current property transfer tax.

Landlords and tenants beware! If you are a landlord and you do not pay enough attention to the tax recharge provisions in your leases, you can end up out of pocket tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars on the annual tax recharge balance sheet.

In a recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision (Di Millo v. 2099232 Ontario Inc. (2018), 99 R.P.R.(5th) 1) the Court considered what a "time is of the essence" provision means in the context of an option to purchase.

On July 15, 2015, B.C. Reg. 138/2015 came into force, changing the way that deposits may be handled under the Real Estate Development Marketing Act.

On November 27, 2024, Vancouver City Council voted to uphold the ban on natural gas heating for new buildings.

The last issue of Real Estate MATTERS (Vol. 3, Issue 1) addressed the recent British Columbia Supreme Court (BCSC) decision in Bosa Properties (Edgemont) Inc. v. Ban.

We have recently obtained separate exemptions for clients relating to the offering of derivatives to Canadian investors.

Two scientists, John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton, were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics on October 8, 2024 for their work in machine learning...

In light of these proposed draft amendments, limited partnership should review their structures to understand the potential impact of these proposed amendments.

In this case, the Supreme Court of Canada upheld the constitutionality of administrative monetary penalties.

The recent decision of the Québec Administrative Tribunal in Indorama c. Montréal, 2017 QCTAQ 07874, fundamentally changes how the values of single-use buildings on municipal assessment roll...

The Canada-US Income Tax Convention (Canada-US Treaty) was recently amended to include a so-called hybrid denial rule. This rule will adversely affect Canada-US cross-border structures involving Canadian unlimited liability companies (ULC).