Federal Government On March 18, 2020, the Government of Canada announced the details of its COVID-19 Economic Response Plan. Included in the measures announced to support Canadian businesses was [...]
As the Coronavirus (COVID-19) spreads across Canada, new legal questions about this lethal illness are going to arise. For example, what happens if a person knows that they have COVID-19 and [...]
“Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted.” Aldous Huxley, Brave New World These are, as John Lennon wrote, “strange days indeed”. And by all accounts they [...]
While the Superior Court of Justice has suspended most hearings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, recently released decisions show how the COVID-19 pandemic is already affecting civil [...]
With the World Health Organization declaring COVID-19 a pandemic, and the resulting economic uncertainty including the recent temporary closure of non-essential businesses in Ontario, many [...]
In Ali v. Tariq, 2020 ONSC 1695 (CanLII) an application was advanced seeking to set aside a writ of execution that had been filed pursuant to a default judgment relating to lands and premises [...]
On March 23, 2020, the Province of Ontario issued a list of essential workplaces that may stay open as of Wednesday, March 25, 2020. The list of essential workplaces can be found here. All [...]
Employment and Social Development of Canada has issued specific directions to employers on how to complete Records of Employment where an employee has been directly affected by the coronavirus. [...]
To account for the uncertainty around COVID-19 and the impact of building closures and social-distancing on your business, landlords and tenants should review their leases carefully to determine [...]
On March 19, 2020, in response to COVID-19, Tribunals Ontario advised the public that certain hearings and applications were being suspended, including: All hearings related to eviction [...]
