This decision considers the obligations of a company acting as both employer and pension administrator where the company becomes insolvent. Indalex Limited ("Indalex") obtained protection from creditors under the "Companies' Creditors Arrangements Act" ("CCAA").

The Court reversed the application judge’s decision and removed the insurer’s chosen counsel from all subrogated actions after finding that counsel’s dual role—pursuing subrogated claims in the insured’s name...

The Law Society of Ontario has successfully secured a stay related to the licensing application of a man who admitted to sexually abusing children in 2009...

In a decision released earlier this year, the Ontario Court of Appeal affirmed that "without prejudice" communications are admissible to prove the existence of a settlement, ...

Computers dominate the workplace.

In December 2016, new record keeping obligations were imposed by way of amendments to the Ontario Business Corporations Act (the "OBCA"); the Ontario Corporations Act (the "CA"); and the Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010.

Happily, on October 19, 2017, the Federal Government announced it is not proceeding with yet another measure in its July 18 proposals (summarized here) – this time, the anti-surplus stripping proposals.

Back in 2012, we published an article forewarning about the proposed changes to the Estate Administration Tax Act in Bill 173.

On September 25, 2020, the Ontario Ministry of Health issued Version 1 of the COVID-19 Screening Tool for Workplaces (Business and Organizations) (the "Screening Tool").

Canada has a strong and well-regulated capital market with a history of funding growth companies. By going public in Canada, companies can achieve robust valuations and raise funds from an array of institutional and retail investors.

A Toronto-based newspaper and advertising company – and its director – were recently fined $90,000 and $10,000 respectively for failing to pay employees the wages they were owed...

On May 29, 2020, as Ontario was in the midst of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ontario government introduced Ontario Regulation 228/20 (the "Regulation") under ...

August continues to be a busy month for the Court of Appeal of Ontario with another significant decision for Ontario employers and employees.[1] In Wigdor v Facebook Canada Ltd., the Court of Appeal provided clarification...

Although every adult Canadian should have a will, it is common that people do not turn their minds to their estate planning until they become parents.

In a recent decision by the Ontario Court of Appeal, 7868073 Canada Ltd v 1841978 Ontario Inc, 2024 ONCA 371 ("786"), the Court emphasizes the importance of honouring contractual agreements, maintaining fiduciary.

It has been a few years since the prompt payment rules in Ontario's Construction Act were introduced to the province's construction industry.

As part of its new suite of 2021 contract documents, the Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) has released an updated version of its widely used standard form contract for architectural services.

The August 9, 2022 draft amendments to the Income Tax Act (Canada) include provisions to give effect to the residential property flipping rule first introduced in Budget 2022.

The RCMP recently executed the largest cryptocurrency seizure in Canadian history, confiscating over CAD $56 million in digital assets from the online trading platform TradeOgre.

By now, you may either have heard of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools or put them to the test yourselves. Generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Cohere, and DALL-E2 are popular tools...