For 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...

In the complex world of corporate mergers and acquisitions, the impact of improper and incomplete due diligence should not be underestimated.

The mandate of the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation is to provide property assessments to municipalities as well property owners.

Canada was one of the last developed nations to enact anti-spam legislation however, effective July 1, 2014, that is no longer the case.

If it feels like you’ve been hearing about the drafting, re-drafting and re-re-drafting of Canada’s anti-spam legislation for years, it’s because you have.

When advising franchise clients, franchise lawyers frequently lament the relative infancy of the industry’s legislation in Ontario.

In the recent Ontario Superior Court case "Hussain v. Suzuki Canada Ltd.", a 35 year employee of Suzuki was awarded 26-months severance.

In the recent case of Fraser v. Canerector Inc., a 46 year old senior executive employed for 2.8 years asserted that he was entitled to his year end bonus on the termination of his employment in June, 2014.

It is quite common for new employees to undergo a 3-month probationary period when beginning new employment.

The Ministry of Labour (MOL) aims to protect the health and safety of workers on the job through the enforcement of the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act (the "Act").

On January 1, 2018, the section of Ontario's Employment Standards Act, 2000 dealing with public holiday pay is revised.

My recent blog posts Changes to the Taxation of Trusts and Estates – What You Need to Know and Graduated Rate Estates – Benefits and Drawbacks touched on issues with the newly enacted tax rules for trusts and estates. Bill C-43, which came into effect January 1, 2016 (the "new rules"), was widely questioned in regards to its treatment of life interest trusts and estate donations.

The Bridging Open Work Permit (BOWP) is a special work permit category, which allows certain Permanent Resident applicants to receive an Open work permit whilst waiting to the PR application...

As reported earlier, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has made a series of announcements since its first announcement of March 17, 2020...

The euro zone continues to struggle with a major financial crisis.

The deadline for any federal not-for-profit corporation to file for continuance under the new Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act is October 17, 2014

The advantages of trade-mark registration are self-evident for both franchisors and their franchisees who are licensees of the mark, and should be considered a mandatory first step on the road to franchising a business.

In this article written for The Advocates' Society newsletter, Advocacy Matters, Tamara Ramsey pays homage to satirical articles

On June 30, 2026, The Franchise Disclosure Act, SS 2024, c 13 (the "Act") and The Franchise Disclosure Regulations, SR 29/2025 (the "Regulations") come into force in Saskatchewan.

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently grappled with the thorny issue of jurisdiction over cryptocurrency trading platforms in Shirodkar v. Coinbase Global, Inc., 2024 ONSC 1399.