Ontario Regulation 18/22, which will come into force on March 31, 2022, sets out a number of modifications to the Rules of Civil Procedure ("Rules").

The CBCA defines an "individual" as a natural person.

We have previously published articles regarding the government's efforts to assist Canadian businesses by providing an Emergency Wage Subsidy Program (CEWS), which prior articles can ...

Business owners make a multitude of decisions every day, from the mundane to the big picture.

A recent decision from British Columbia's highest court highlights the importance of heeding the wording of a sale agreement and retaining a lawyer who can handle the job...

When a seller refuses to complete a land purchase transaction, the consequences can be serious, especially if the buyer intends on developing the property.

On April 8, 2021, the Ontario government declared a third state of emergency in response to increasing transmission rates of COVID-19 and its variants.

"If you buy in Registry, you get to die in Registry", as Jeffrey Lem (Ontario's Director of Titles) is prone to quoting as the general rule applicable here.

Two recent decisions of the Ontario Court of Appeal offer helpful guidance on what constitutes a "material change" in a way that triggers timely disclosure requirements...

However, this structure introduces an additional layer of complexity, when determining how the right of survivorship applies when a joint tenant is a corporation.

Many business owners structure their affairs so as to protect their assets, which is known as "creditor-proofing".

In this Ontario Superior Court action (Gallagher v. Todish et al, 2023 ONSC), an automobile insurance claim was dismissed as it was determined that the insurance company had indeed...

On January 7, 2025, the Ontario Legislature introduced new regulations under the Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.43, to amend the Rules of the Small Claims Court, O. Reg. 258/98...

Agreements related to real property don't always work out. Commercial tenants default on their leases, homeowners fail to pay their mortgages, agreements of purchase and sale fail to close, etc….

On May 14, 2020, the Ontario government announced that the following services and activities will be permitted to open effective May 16, 2020...

The Ontario Court of Appeal released its decision in Urban Mechanical Contracting Ltd. Et al. v. Zurich Insurance Company Ltd. on August 17th, 2022.

The Canadian construction industry is grappling with the ongoing fallout from recent tariff measures between Canada and the United States.

This is the first newsletter of a series entitled "Privacy Law Matters" which will provide updates onrecent developments in privacy legislation and case law.

The defendant Nandha Enterprises Ltd. (NEL) operated a Taco Del Mar restaurant franchise in British Columbia.

In Rochon v. Commonwell Mutual Insurance Group, a 2021 decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, one of the issues raised was whether an affidavit sworn by counsel of record...