ArticleMay 5, 2025, Marks Red Dress Day In CanadaOn May 5, 2025, Red Dress Day will be observed across Canada – a day to honour and bring awareness to the thousands of Indigenous women, girls, two-spirit, transgender...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
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
ArticleKeeping Up With CASL — Is Your Organization Compliant?Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) is widely regarded as the strictest and most demanding anti-spam legislation in the world. CanadaPrivacyMLT Aikins LLP
ArticleNew Privacy Requirements For Saskatchewan Health SystemChanges to The Health Information Protection Act (Saskatchewan) (HIPA) and Regulations came into effect on August 1, 2023, and will have a major impact on organizations that provide health...CanadaPrivacyMLT 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
ArticlePrivacy And Cybersecurity Risks With Artificial IntelligenceThe use of ChatGPT in particular has garnered much attention and despite the many potential uses of the technology, many are concerned about the risks, legal implications and potential for misuse.CanadaPrivacyMLT Aikins LLP
ArticleWhat The OPC’s Grok Decision Means For Your OrganizationCanada's Privacy Commissioner found that X Corp. and xAI violated PIPEDA by launching Grok's AI image-generation tool without proper safeguards, enabling the creation of millions of non-consensual deepfakes.CanadaPrivacyMLT Aikins LLP
ArticleBill 44 Housing Statutes (Residential Development) Amendment Act Now In ForceA new regulation in B.C. sets the minimum number of housing units allowed on each parcel of land in single-family zones – with higher density near bus stops to encourage public transit use.CanadaReal Estate and ConstructionMLT Aikins LLP
ArticleBritish Columbia Is Hot And Cold On Notice PeriodsAs discussed in our previous blog post, on July 18, 2024, British Columbia made changes to the Residential Tenancy Regulation ("RTR"). Under these new changes, landlords and homebuyers...CanadaReal Estate and ConstructionMLT 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
ArticleIf You Build It – Manitoba Unveils Rental Housing Construction Tax CreditAs part of the Manitoba Budget 2024 titled "One Future. One People. One Manitoba." the provincial government announced a Rental Housing Construction Tax Credit (RHC), effective for the 2024 tax year...CanadaReal Estate and ConstructionMLT Aikins LLP
ArticleThree Alberta Municipalities To Receive Municipal Asset Management Program FundingOn July 13, 2020, Infrastructure Canada announced that three communities in Alberta will receive Federal Government funding totalling $131,000 to support the improvement of their asset...CanadaWealth ManagementMLT Aikins LLP