Options broaden during Ontario's emergency measures, for the signing of Wills and Powers of Attorney by audio-video conference.

In closely held corporations, it is not uncommon that annual shareholder minutes are not prepared, and financial statements are not audited despite the general legal requirement...

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) are amending National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus Exemptions (NI 45-106) to add new disclosure requirements (the "Amendments") for real estate issuers...

With COVID-19 upending lives and business, one question on people's minds is likely to include whether they have to honour their contractual arrangements.

The Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta has released the first lower court decision considering the Supreme Court of Canada's recent changes to the duty of honest contractual performance...

If you are a physician practicing in Ontario, you may be familiar with medicine professional corporations. Here are answers to the most common questions we receive from those considering incorporation.

As of January 1, 2023, private corporations regulated under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) (the "Act") are required to prepare and maintain a register of individuals...

Last year, I wrote a Blog on the Ontario Government's legislative changes to the Construction Projects Regulation, O. Reg. 213/91 under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. O.1 (the "OHSA")...

The Government of Ontario recently proclaimed the Digital Platform Workers' Rights Act, 2022 (the "DPWRA") under the Working for Workers Act, 2022.

When someone dies owning property in multiple countries, determining which law governs the estate becomes critical. The EU Succession Regulation has fundamentally changed how cross-border estates are administered for Canadians with European connections, introducing new planning opportunities through nationality elections that can override traditional forced heirship rules.

Many families are already using the Registered Disability Savings Plan ("RDSP") as a great way to build savings for a child or grandchild who is disabled and qualifies for the disability tax credit.

A testator's freedom to appoint their estate trustee is foundational. Courts are bound to the presumption that a testator's choice of trustee is appropriate, absent compelling evidence...

Under the (Ontario) Securities Act (the "OSA"), any person in a "special relationship with an issuer" (e.g., insiders, senior management, directors, and advisors) is prohibited from disclosing material...

Recent changes to the Ontario Personal Property Security Act (PPSA) will help to make the leasing process better for customers, sellers and their finance sources.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to push us into an uncertain future, we are left wondering what will happen to the Ontario justice system during these turbulent times.

In the motion decision in Trumble v. Soomal, a 2020 decision, the Court addresses productions in a personal injury action and the plaintiff's affidavit of documents.

Coined by courts as "Equity's Darling", the law of Equity is said to have a special affinity for the bona fide purchaser for value ("BFP"). The BFP defence is the exception to the common law rule...

The Federal government's Addition to Reserve (ATR) Process allows First Nations communities to apply to expand or create a Reserve as defined under section 2(1) of the Indian Act which arises...

Ontario's civil justice system is in crisis and the profession is reckoning with a hard truth: the courts can't fix it alone. With too few judges, ballooning delays, and no pending funding, the province is turning...

During that time, the test for granting summary judgment has been set out, re-stated and re-invented, and has undergone a number of developments along the way, some of.