ArticleMontfort Capital Corporation Acquires Majority Stake In Langhaus Financial PartnersVancouver-based Montfort Capital Corporation has closed a deal to acquire a 78% stake in Toronto-based Langhaus Financial Partners Inc.CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawMLT Aikins LLP
ArticleA Reminder To Federal Employers: Time To Update Harassment And Violence PolicyOn January 1, 2021, the Work Place Harassment and Violence Prevention Regulations (the "Regulations")...CanadaEmployment and HRMLT Aikins LLP
ArticleSaskatchewan Minimum Wage ChangesOn October 1, 2025, Saskatchewan employers must modify the compensation paid to minimum-wage employees.CanadaEmployment and HRMLT Aikins LLP
ArticleUpcoming Minimum Wage Changes For Manitoba EmployersManitoba and federal governments have announced increases to minimum wage rates that will take effect in 2026. Provincially regulated employers must prepare for the October 1 increase to $16.40, while federally regulated employers face an April 1 adjustment to $18.15 per hour.CanadaEmployment and HRMLT Aikins LLP
ArticleAlberta And B.C. Allowing Virtual Witnessing Of Estate Planning Documents During COVID-19Following in the footsteps of several other provinces, Alberta and British Columbia have announced that lawyers will be allowed to facilitate the virtual witnessing of wills, personal....CanadaFamily and MatrimonialMLT Aikins LLP
ArticleResealing A Grant Of Probate From Another Jurisdiction In Manitoba: What You Need To KnowWhen a loved one passes away, their estate must be administered according to their will or, if there is no will, the applicable laws of intestacy. If the deceased owned assets in Manitoba...CanadaFamily and MatrimonialMLT Aikins LLP
ArticleBill C-92 Declared Constitutional By Supreme Court Of CanadaThe Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families, SC 2019, c 24 (the "Act") is constitutionally valid.CanadaGovernment, Public SectorMLT Aikins LLP
ArticleEconomic Security As National SecurityIn the face of sweeping tariffs that the United States is imposing on Canada, the government released amended Guidelines on the National Security Review of Investments to expand its interpretation of the national security provisions in the Investment Canada Act ...CanadaGovernment, Public SectorMLT Aikins LLP
ArticleCanada Resumes Random COVID-19 Testing For Fully Vaccinated TravellersThe federal government announced that starting Tuesday, July 19, 2022 it will resume random COVID-19 testing for fully vaccinated international travellers arriving in Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver and Montreal.CanadaImmigrationMLT Aikins LLP
ArticleCanada Tightens Work Permit Rules For International Students And FamiliesCap space will be distributed amongst the provinces, proportionately with population.CanadaImmigrationMLT Aikins LLP
ArticleCitizenship Act Amendments Are Now In Effect Under Bill C-3Two years following the Ontario Superior Court's ruling that Canada's now-former "second generation cut-off" for citizenship eligibility was unconstitutional, Bill C-3: An Act to Amend the Citizenship Act (2025) has come into effect.CanadaImmigrationMLT Aikins LLP
ArticleDoes The Information You Provide To Immigration Match What's On Your Social Media?While new U.S. regulations requiring visa applicants to the U.S. to submit information on their social media profiles has gotten quite a bit of attention, CanadaImmigrationMLT Aikins LLP
ArticleDriven By Economics, Saskatchewan Allocates 100 More Newcomers To Its SINPIncreasing immigration is a hot topic across Canada and nowhere more than in a high-opportunity low-population province like Saskatchewan.CanadaImmigrationMLT Aikins LLP
ArticleTrade & Tariff Implications: How They Affect Western Canadian Business And What Can Be Done About ItOur recent article on tariff updates reported on the current state of affairs in the evolving global trade war.CanadaInternational LawMLT Aikins LLP
ArticleAlberta Court Of Appeal: Fairness Means Sticking To The NoticeA recent Alberta Court of Appeal case serves as a warning to professional regulatory bodies about the hazards of adding new allegations after a hearing has begun. CanadaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationMLT Aikins LLP
ArticleSaskatchewan Engineer Suspended For Designing A Highway Bridge That Collapsed Within Hours Of OpeningOn September 14, 2018, the Dyck Memorial Bridge in the RM of Clayton officially opened. A few hours later, the bridge collapsed. Luckily, no one was injured...CanadaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationMLT Aikins LLP
ArticleReady Player 1: Examining The World Of E-Sports (March 2021)The e-sports world is quickly gaining popularity as more sports and gaming enthusiasts turn to online gaming during a time of social distancing.CanadaMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentMLT Aikins LLP
ArticleReady Player 1: Examining The World Of EsportsThe esports world is quickly gaining popularity as more sports and gaming enthusiasts turn to online gaming during a time of social distancing.CanadaMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentMLT Aikins LLP
ArticlePast Due For A Privacy Assessment? These New Guidelines May HelpThe National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published a new set of guidelines designed to help organizations assess their security and privacy controls.CanadaPrivacyMLT Aikins LLP
ArticleDon't Flip Out: New House Flipping Tax Takes Effect January 1 In B.C.On January 1, 2025, the B.C. government's newest Homes for People Plan initiative, a house flipping tax, came into effect. The new tax is applicable to properties sold in BC after less than two years of ownership...CanadaReal Estate and ConstructionMLT Aikins LLP