The condominium and low-rise residential industries exploded after the last major recession of 1990-1995 and have not really stopped until April 20, 2022...

Ontario courts have consistently held that property purchasers cannot rely solely on parcel register entries when assessing easement rights. Administrative errors during land registry conversions can create discrepancies where easements appear on dominant lands but not on servient properties, yet courts have repeatedly ordered title rectification to protect these rights. This analysis examines key Ontario cases and provides practical guidance for lawyers conducting title reviews.

As Ontario begins to re-open with Phase 3, there is a renewed focus on the plight of residential renters who are in arrears.

In two recent decisions, the Ontario Superior Court considered the parallel issue of whether commercial tenants were required to pay rental arrears during government imposed COVID-19, with opposite outcomes.

This Latin maxim, which has been reduced in legal jargon to "Cujus est solum", has been adopted over the centuries as an accepted legal basis for an action in trespass if someone's land...

The Tax is a national, annual one percent tax on the value of non-resident, non-Canadian owned residential real estate that is considered to be vacant or underused, retroactive to January 1, 2022.

Parties contemplating the formation of a limited partnership in Ontario should consider the implications of a recent Ontario Superior Court of Justice (ONSC) decision...

Ontario's Bill 10 has introduced new obligations for commercial landlords regarding illegal drug production on their premises. While the legislation initially raised concerns about scope and enforcement, recent guidance documents have clarified key aspects including what constitutes reasonable measures, when landlords may face liability, and the extent of police powers under the new regime.

I collaborated with my friends at Woodgreen Community Services to submit comments on Bill 23 – The Build More Homes Faster Act. The Bill has one binding philosophy: increasing the supply of housing.

The spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, has triggered the exercise of numerous emergency powers by the Federal, Provincial, and Municipal governments.

On November 19, 2020, the federal government of Canada enacted Bill C-9, An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act (Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy and Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy) ...

The Protect Ontario Through Safer Streets and Stronger Communities Act (the "Act") provides law enforcement with extensive powers, including the ability to remove individuals from rental properties...

Where a landlord and tenant have entered into a commercial lease under which the tenant has committed a monetary default (the failure to pay rent or additional rent),...

As of October 22, 2021, Ontario started to issue and require the use of Canadian proof of vaccination against COVID-19 (POV) in order to use various federal and provincial services including travel, as well as to access certain indoor businesses and settings.

When I was in high school we used to make up rhymes and raps to help remember otherwise tedious concepts, like the periodic table.

On February 8, 2022, the Province's Affordability Task Force reported, making a series of recommendations that our Robins Appleby blog space called "breathtaking in scope and ambition".

Please find our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the past week. Topics covered included wrongful dismissal

These are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of March 28 to April 1, 2022.

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of January 26, 2026.