We have been monitoring and reporting to you on the Province of Ontario’s consultation process to address certain consumer protection issues and to update the Condominium Act, 1998, to address current market concerns.

Within the next 7 days, Ontario will unveil significant changes to the Construction Lien Act, which have been more than two years in the making.

A reminder that three new unpaid, job-protected leaves of absence under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 come into effect on October 29, 2014.

On November 14, 2013, Canada’s Citizenship and Immigration Minister, Chris Alexander, announced that, effective immediately, Czech nationals will no longer require a temporary resident visa to visit Canada.

On June 28, 2016, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau formally announced that the Temporary Resident Visa ("TRV") requirement for citizens of Mexico travelling to Canada will be eliminated as of December 1, 2016.

On December 22, 2014, Citizenship and Immigration Canada ("CIC") announced a one-year pilot program to issue open work permits to applicants under the Spouse or Common-Law Partner in Canada ("SCLPC") class...

Nevertheless, WSIB premiums remain a significant cost of employment for a great many businesses in Ontario, and every element of relief can only be of benefit.

On September 26, 2023, Ontario's Workplace Safety and Insurance Board ("WSIB") updated its policy entitled, Employers' Initial Accident-Reporting Obligations (Document No. 15-01-02)...

Today, April Fools' Day, marks another historical development in the history of Canadian cannabis law as the first set of privately run cannabis retail stores opened in Ontario

I previously reported that Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada had published regulations implementing its Electronic Travel Authorization ("eTA") program.

Over the past two years, claims handlers have been presented with all sorts of unexpected challenges and changes. What lies in store for the industry in 2022?

Blaney McMurtry's Jason Mangano was successful before the New Brunswick Court of King's Bench with respect to a duty to defend application brought by The Estate of Pierre Wüst...

Hello again everyone and Happy New Year! I hope you all enjoyed the holidays and I wish you all the best for 2016.

Following are this week's summaries of the Court of Appeal for Ontario.

The legal tests for liability in the sports world have evolved. The new, less-predictable standards may mean increased risks for the associations which govern.

A December, 2016 decision from Justice MacLeod called Petrelli Construction v Phillips, [2016] O.J. No. 6798 reminds us that a decision to initiate but not prosecute a lien action can result...

In a tightening credit environment marked by rising defaults and receivership proceedings, real estate lenders in Ontario face heightened counterparty risk.

The Department of Finance and the Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, announced new support for small businesses on Friday, March 27, 2020.

Our partner Sunita Doobay - Co-Chair of the International Tax Committee of the Section of International Law of the American Bar Association (ABA) – contributed to the ABA 2021 Year In Review.

The Year In Review is an annual publication of the ABA Section of International Law, highlighting significant international tax developments that took place around the globe.