Municipalities in Manitoba have a responsibility to protect the physical, mental, and psychological well-being of their employees. This article outlines the requirements under The Workplace Safety and Health Act...

The hopes and dreams of employers and job seekers are often in full display during the recruitment process.

Restrictive covenants in employment agreements, commonly known as non-competition or non-solicitation clauses, are notoriously difficult to enforce.

On February 29, 2016 a judge of the British Columbia Provincial Court ordered Teck Metals Ltd. to pay a $3 Million penalty.

Baffinland operates the Mary River Project under its 2012 approval which set a nominal production rate of 18 Million tons of iron ore per year.

On January 18, 2024, the Governments of Canada and Manitoba, Indigenous nations, and the Seal River Watershed Alliance signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)...

As I write this article, the Manitoba Wildfire Service is advising that wildfire danger in central and eastern Manitoba is high to extreme. Nine active wildfires are burning.

On August 29, 2023, Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (a Saskatchewan-based group of independent First Nations) held a press conference...

The BIA and the CCAA have been amended to provide greater protection to IP licensees in the event that an IP licensor becomes insolvent. These important amendments come into force on November 1, 2019.

Disputes are often resolved through arbitration. Arbitrators often interpret and apply the law in arriving at a decision.

Disputes are often resolved through arbitration. Arbitrators often interpret and apply the law in arriving at a decision.

In Manitoba, when a party has not been paid for the work, materials or services they have provided to a construction project, The Builders' Lien Act (the "Act") allows for them to file a builders...

If more than one person owns the business, it is very common that the owners prefer to withdraw money from the business at different times.

With a large number of baby boomers still at the helm of their business and hoping to retire in the near future, the thought of and anxiety around transitioning the business are inevitable.

A recent decision of the Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench has brought into question the continued use of lien bonds for construction projects on Crown Land.

A trending topic amongst most Manitoba municipalities: Enforcement. Whether it is for an unsightly property, a violation of a Zoning By-law, operation of off-road vehicles...

The purpose of this article is to review select tax issues under the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the "ITA") and the Excise Tax Act (Canada) (the "ETA") related to the purchase and sale of commercial

On December 29, 2019, CPF Canada Holdings Corp. ("CPF"), a subsidiary of Charoen Pokphand Foods Pcl, Thailand's largest agriculture conglomerate, acquired all of the shares of HyLife ...

The BC Supreme Court's August 2024 decision in Cowichan Tribes v Canada recognized Aboriginal title over part of the Cowichan's ancestral village, even beneath existing third-party interests.

In 1850 the Anishinaabe of Lake Huron and Lake Superior made treaties with the Crown. In exchange for ceding their land, the Anishinaabe received, among other things...