We have been closely monitoring the evolving situation surrounding COVID-19. With the recentlyannounced suspensions...

Yesterday, the Canadian Securities Administrators published its CSA Staff Notice 51-352 Issuers with U.S. Marijuana-Related Activities to provide further guidance on disclosure expectations for issuers with US...

The Canadian Securities Administrators have since conducted staff reviews of the WB/EP Rules to assess non-venture issuers' compliance with the requirements.

On November 30, Bill 27, the Working for Workers Act, 2021, was passed into law with an effective date still to be determined by the date of this post...

In a recent primetime interview with his wife, Meghan Markle, Prince Harry revealed that his family had "cut him off financially" on short notice during the first quarter of 2020...

While discretionary family trusts have come to be associated only with the very wealthy, they can be a useful estate and tax planning tool for every family.

If you are a lender or someone who has guaranteed a loan, you should pay attention to a recent decision released by the Court of Appeal.

Canopy, alongside Delta 9, will be making sales in Manitoba.

A staff report that will go before the government of the Halifax Regional Municipality on Tuesday urges the municipal government to take a proactive approach and begin developing policies and regulations...

Written by litigator and mediator Irvin Schein and originally published at irvinschein.com.

As litigators know, the Rules of Civil Procedure provide for what is usually referred to as the "Deemed Undertaking" between parties to a lawsuit not to disclose documents gathered in the course of a lawsuit...

The recent case of Carleton Condominium Corporation No. 282 v. Yahoo! Inc. and Yahoo! Canada Co. provides useful guidance on how a potential Plaintiff in a defamation case...

As Ontario litigants will have been told by their lawyers, and prospective litigants likely will have learned from news coverage, Ontario courts

There is no shortage of commentary about social media's potential to be used for improper purposes.

On April 19, 2021, the Federal Government unveiled their proposed 2021 Federal Budget, entitled A Recovery Plan for Jobs, Growth, and Resilience (the "Budget").

On February 8, 2021, the Government of Ontario released its framework for the gradual re-opening of the province.

In what very well might be a record for living rent free, a recent case illustrates how a tenant was able to live rent-free for over 18 months despite agreeing to an Order requiring him to vacate the unit.

If you need money from your RRSP because you are buying a home, the Home Buyers' Plan (HBP) is the alternative to an out-and-out withdrawal.

On July 14, 2017, the Ontario Ministry of Finance announced a review of the land transfer tax applicable to unregistered dispositions of beneficial interests in land for the stated purposes of improving...

For some of us, the rush to get the annual tax return filed on time can sometimes result in sloppy mistakes.