Earlier this week the police laid criminal charges against the engineer who inspected the Algo Mall in Elliot Lake just weeks before it collapsed killing two women.

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.

As previously reported, on May 10, 2013, Citizenship and Immigration Canada announced a proposed regulatory amendment to the definition of "dependent child."

Until May 1, 2017, all citizens of Bulgaria, Romania, and Brazil were required to obtain a Temporary Resident Visa ("TRV") before applying for admission to Canada.

On September 26, 2014, Canada and the European Union released the draft legal text of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today announced the initial details of the 75% employer wage subsidy announced last week.

It is well known that under Ontario's Human Rights Code (the "Code"), employers have a legal duty to accommodate the needs of people with disabilities.

The Ontario government recently announced that the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) will be reducing employer premium rates and distributing over $2.5 billion to eligible Schedule 1...

Concern over COVID-19 and its potential impact has given many people concern over whether they "have their affairs in order."

MUCH HAS BEEN WRITTEN about autonomous vehicles and how they will change the automobile manufacturing, insurance and trucking businesses.

On April 7th, the Ontario Government issued an Order in Council that allows for the remote signing of wills and powers of attorney while Ontario is under a state of emergency.

Below are the summaries for this past week's civil decisions. There was a distinctly family law theme this week.

It was a quiet week at the Court of Appeal for Ontario.

The Toronto Region has recently announced a pilot project intended to combat the considerable delay civil actions face in getting to trial.

COVID-19 has affected some industries more than others, and while the negative exposure to the pandemic has taken over the news side of the media business.

The recreational cannabis industry has always existed. But, if all goes as planned, a new one will be born in Canada this summer, anointed with the blessing of the laws of the land.