ArticleCETA And Transatlantic TiesCanada and Europe are drawing closer together even as the United States is distancing itself from its Transatlantic partners.GlobalInternational LawDale & Lessmann LLP
ArticleTrustees Alert: Brace For Potential First-Time Filings In 2024!The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has implemented significant changes to trust reporting rules for taxation years ending after December 30, 2023.CanadaTaxDale & Lessmann LLP
ArticleImmigration Changes Impact Canadian Franchisees - Moratorium On Food Service Industry Access To Temporary Foreign Worker ProgramMinister Jason Kenney announced on April 24, 2014 that all restaurants would be barred from accessing the Program to hire foreign workers in Canada.CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawDale & Lessmann LLP
ArticleRepresenting Franchisor And Franchisee ClientsIt is sometimes expressed by members of the franchise community that a lawyer’s representation of both franchisor and franchisee clients may lead to that lawyer’s taking inconsistent positions in servicing their clients.CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawDale & Lessmann LLP
ArticleThe Importance Of Communication In Franchise RelationshipsFranchisors are greedy and self-interested.CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawDale & Lessmann LLP
ArticleCanadian Federal Government Announces Increased Scrutiny Of Certain Foreign Investment Transactions Under The Investment Canada Act During Covid-19 PandemicThe Canadian federal government (the Government) has announced that it is taking steps to protect Canadian businesses by tightening their enforcement of the rules CanadaGovernment, Public SectorDale & Lessmann LLP
ArticleExpansion Of Canadian Immigration Biometric RequirementsStarting July 31, 2018 more applicants will need to provide biometrics when they apply for a visitor visa, work or study permit or permanent residence in Canada.CanadaImmigrationDale & Lessmann LLP
ArticleFederal Budget 2017 Impact On Canadian Work PermitOn Wednesday, March 22, 2017, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau, presented the Federal Budget 2017.CanadaImmigrationDale & Lessmann LLP
ArticleThe Canadian Experience Class: A Catch-22In January 2013, Citizenship and Immigration Canada announced significant changes to the Canadian Experience Class.CanadaImmigrationDale & Lessmann LLP
ArticleREVERSAL -- Statutory Public Holiday Pay CalculationOn May 7, 2018, the Ontario government announced that it is reinstating the former public holiday pay calculation beginning on July 1, 2018.CanadaEmployment and HRDale & Lessmann LLP
ArticleFor Canada, 42-Month Option To Enter National Phase As Of Right Will End SoonFor many of our foreign clients, when deciding whether to file in Canada a national phase application of an earlier filed PCT application, Canada's late entry regime often provides an option of...CanadaIntellectual PropertyDale & Lessmann LLP
ArticleCOVID-19 Employment Update: Infectious Disease Emergency LeaveThe Ontario Government passed a new regulation, O. Reg 228/20, that deems non-unionized employees whose hours of work are temporarily reduced or eliminated by the employer ...CanadaEmployment and HRDale & Lessmann LLP
ArticleGraduated Rate Estates – Benefits And DrawbacksMuch talk about the upcoming changes to the taxation of trusts and estates has surrounded the introduction of the concept of Graduated Rate Estates.CanadaFamily and MatrimonialDale & Lessmann LLP
ArticleA Look At Canada's Proposed 2016 Immigration QuotasFollowing Immigration Minister John McCallum's speech on March 8, 2016 at the Brampton Multicultural Community Centre, many were left wondering about the direction presented for this year.CanadaImmigrationDale & Lessmann LLP
ArticleExpress Entry: What Have We Seen So Far?We are two months into the launch of Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s ("CIC") Express Entry system for managing certain applications for permanent residence.CanadaImmigrationDale & Lessmann LLP
ArticleMottainai Model Now Applies To All PPH Agreements With CIPOCanadian Intellectual Property Office recently announced that effective July 29, 2013, all of CIPO’s PPH agreements will adopt the Mottainai Model. CanadaIntellectual PropertyDale & Lessmann LLP
ArticleSocial Media Background Checks: Would You Give Up Your Facebook Password?Given the rise of social networking in the past decade, it is no huge surprise that employers have become interested in mining this newfound technology for information about prospective employees. CanadaMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentDale & Lessmann LLP
ArticleDrug Testing In Ontario: Is It Worth The Risk?Pre-employment drug testing in Ontario is generally not permissible; The Ontario Human Rights Commission ("OHRC’) has stated that: "Since drug testing cannot be shown to actually measure impairment...CanadaEmployment and HRDale & Lessmann LLP
ArticleResignation From Employment – Wrongful ResignationWhile there is no requirement in Ontario for employees to provide notice of resignation to their employer, the parties can contract for a reasonable notice of resignation period. CanadaEmployment and HRDale & Lessmann LLP