Under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 ("ESA"), employers are required to post a poster that provides employees with information about minimum standards under the ESA

The Supreme Court of Canada issued a decision on March 6, 2015, in Potter v. New Brunswick Legal Aid Services Commission...

All of us are familiar with term contracts awarded to sports stars, but term contracts are also common outside professional sports.

In one of its last acts prior to the issuing of writs for the upcoming general election, the Ontario government passed the Pay Transparency Act, 2018 (the "Act") on April 26, 2018.

One of the most difficult issues faced by employers when terminating employees is how to deal with benefit coverage during the severance period.

Executors, trustees and attorneys/guardians are all part of the legal category known as "fiduciaries". What this term means is that a person (or an entity such as a trust company) has been appointed...

A first step taken in some appeals is a request to stay a parenting Order until the appeal is determined.

Family trusts, like all trusts, are by their nature complex beasts. They create unique rights and obligations between specific actors that originate in the trust obligation itself.

With marijuana legalization scheduled to occur on October 17, 2018, it has been suggested that something should be done to help individuals with past marijuana convictions.

Until now, Canada's biometric program was limited to countries perceived to present an increased risk with respect to fraudulent immigration documentation, asylum seekers, and refugee claimants.

On October 29, 2015, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program ("OINP"), formerly the Ontario Provincial Nominee Program, announced that the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship, Immigration and International Trade is redesigning its OINP business streams. As a result, it has terminated its existing Investor Stream.

On April 17, 2018, the NCC of Appeals released its decision in Aqua Star (USA) Corp. v. Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America, affirming the decision of the U.S. District Court...

The Copyright Modernization Act, which amended Canada’s Copyright Act, received Royal Assent on June 29, 2012.

Significant changes may soon be coming to Ontario's Rules of Civil Procedure. The Civil Rules Review Working Group's Phase Two Consultation Paper proposes...

In reasons released July 15, 2024, the Ontario Divisional Court in Jamrik v. 2688126 Ontario Inc., 2024 ONSC 2854, provided further guidance on jurisdictional issues arising in Construction Act adjudications.

A Limited Partnership (LP) offers many advantages to non-residents of Canada, making LPs a popular investment vehicle for foreign investors contemplating doing business in Canada.

In the last few months all of us have become aware of Uber and its entrance into the "passenger courier" business.

The eTA program is a result of the Canada-United States Perimeter Security and Economic Competitiveness Action Plan.

In Isaac Estate v. Matuszynska, a majority of the court upheld the motion judge's application of the doctrine of "emergency" when determining the defendants' standard of care in a wrongful death case.

The goal of contract interpretation is to determine the intention of the parties at the time that they entered into the contract. The intention is to be determined on an objective basis (what the written contract means to reasonable people reading it), not a subjective basis (what each party individually thought they were agreeing to).