The Cannabis Licence Act, 2018 and Ontario Regulation 468/18 set out the broad framework of the Ontario regulatory model for the private retail sale of cannabis.

On September 25, 2020, Health Canada published the results from its consultation "Potential Market for Cannabis Health Products (CHPs) that would not Require Practitioner Oversight".

Speaking from the modish Rose Garden of the White House on April 3, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump announced new "reciprocal" tariffs on almost all of the United States' trading partners, ...

In the much anticipated decision, Orphan Well Association et al. v. Grant Thornton Limited et al.1, (Redwater), the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC)

The Supreme Court of Canada has denied leave to appeal of the Ontario (Energy) v Quality Program Services Inc.1 Federal Court decision,...

The Building Ontario Businesses Initiative Act, 2022, S.O. 2022, c. 2, Sched. 2 (BOBIA) took effect on January 1, 2024, and the first BOBIA regulation (O Reg 422/23) became operational on April 1, 2024.

In my 35 years of practice as a corporate lawyer, the consideration that dispute resolution clauses have been given has changed. Previously, parties would resort to the court system as the default...

This is one of a series of newsletters that the Condominium Law Group at Fogler, Rubinoff LLP will be providing to our condominium industry contacts as changes to the Condominium Act, 1998 are implemented.

On October 1, 2019, the second set of amendments to the Construction Lien Act came into force. Now called the Construction Act, these amendments

Including certain representations and warranties in commercial real estate agreements of purchase and sale is commonplace

As noted above, estoppel certificates derive their efficacy from the doctrine of promissory estoppel.

Bill 229, Protect, Support and Recover from COVID-19 Act (Budget Measures), 2020 ("Bill 229")1 received royal assent on December 8, 2020.

Alter ego and joint spousal or common-law partner trusts (referred to here more simply as a "joint partner trust") are unique types of trusts that can provide tax savings and estate planning benefits...

On September 8, 2022, Canadian Securities Administrators ("CSA") announced amendments to National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus Exemptions, permitting a new prospectus exemption called the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption ("LIFE"). LIFE comes into effect on November 21, 2022.

On March 23, 2020, Ontario Premier Doug Ford ordered that that all non-essential stores and services be closed by Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. (the "Order").

January 11, 2024, the Canadian Securities Administrators (the "CSA") published its final amendments and changes to implement an "Access-Equals-Delivery" model (the "AED Model")...

Further to our client bulletin, New Reporting Obligations: Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act, released on November 21, 2023...

The Ontario Ministry of Health indicates that there is evidence of human-tohuman transmission of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

Ontario's civil justice system is preparing for its most significant overhaul in decades. In April 2025, the Civil Rules Review's Consultation Paper was released and proposed sweeping changes...

With the deadline fast approaching to file personal income tax returns for 2020, some important questions to consider are whether or not an employee is eligible to claim a deduction for home...