As families and legal professionals alike adapt to a new, predominantly virtual court system, a new set of court forms are also making their debut for the common family law process: the Motion to [...]

Where a landowner encounters contamination of its landholdings, usually some form of remedial activities will be necessary in order to remove or ameliorate the contamination. The science of [...]

In Ontario, Land Transfer Tax is payable to the Provincial Government when you buy land or a home, or an interest in land or a home. This Land Transfer Tax is calculated based on the purchase [...]

The thing with kids is, if they want to grab for the gold ring, you have to let them do it and not say anything.  If they fall off, they fall off, but it’s bad if you say anything to them.  [...]

Last week, Premier Doug Ford announced the Ontario government’s plan to provide $300 million in relief funds to restaurants which have been further effected by the recent 28-day emergency order [...]

The Halloween decorations making their annual appearance on front lawns and store fronts reminded me of a book I read this summer which mentioned the end of witch hunting. I found myself wanting [...]

An updated version of this blog was posted on March 2, 2021. On October 1, 2020, the Helping Tenants and Small Businesses Act, 2020 (the “Act”) came into force. The Act amends the Commercial [...]

The Ontario government has finally released the new regulations to the Real Estate and Business Brokers Act, 2002 (REBBA) to supplement the Trust in Real Estate Services Act, 2020, which newly [...]

The intersection of franchise and employment law in Ontario is worthy of comment. This intersection does not gain much attention and, if ignored, can lead to significant liability for [...]

When a prospective franchisee and a franchisor enter into a franchise agreement, the Arthur Wishart Act (The Act) requires the franchisor to disclose all material facts about the business, [...]