A Manner of Thinking: Estate Litigation – April 2023
How the 2023 Federal Budget Addresses Home Ownership Affordability
On Tuesday, March 28, 2023, the federal government released Budget 2023. The House of Commons returns today (April 17, 2023), and debate in the House is scheduled to resume right away. The following blog post summarizes the Budget 2023 items that affect home ownership affordability. This year, slow economic growth, inflation, and rising interest rates […]
The World of M&A Deals with Neil Schwartz and Cody Sorensen
Cody Sorensen, Director, M&A, Welch Capital Partners – and Olympian! – joined Neil Schwartz for this episode of A Manner of Speaking. They discuss a number of interesting topics, including the role of a broker in an M&A context, deal trends and how these trends were affected by the pandemic, transitioning family businesses to third parties, managing […]
A Review of Title Insurance for Property Owners as a Protection Against Title Fraud
Over the past while, Canadian media has been reporting frequently on real estate title fraud. Many homeowners are concerned about the sale of their home by another person who impersonates their identity without their knowledge. If this happens, it can cause problems for the true owner who may not be able to sell their property […]
Government Plans to Allow Divorced and Separated Parents to Open a Joint RESP for Their Children
The Federal Budget 2023 proposes to allow divorced or separated parents to open a joint Registered Education Savings Plans (RESP) for one or more of their children or move an existing joint RESP to another RESP provider. The budget also proposes to increase certain RESP withdrawal limits with the increasing tuition cost for post-secondary education. […]
New Requirement for Private Ontario Corporations to Maintain a Register of Individuals with Significant Control
As of January 1, 2023, all private corporations incorporated or continued under the Business Corporations Act of Ontario, other than private corporations that are wholly-owned subsidiaries of a public company, are required to prepare and maintain a register of individuals with significant control over the corporation (the “ISC Register”). The new requirements are part of […]
WSIB Provides Draft Policy for Coverage for Communicable Illnesses
The WSIB has recently released a draft policy for coverage for communicable illnesses. While they have previously had made decisions in this regard, the policy is not necessarily a change in direction, but provides clear guidance on how entitlement in communicable illness claims has been and will be adjudicated. The policy outlines the entitlement guidelines […]
Is Mediation Mandatory for Families Separating in Ontario?
The family law system in Canada has often been described as broken. Specifically, the Family Court in Ottawa, and in other parts of Ontario, is facing a crisis. Unfortunately, this has been the case for quite some time. In 1999, the Family Court of the Superior Court of Justice was expanded to include Ottawa. The […]
Further Changes to the Environmental Assessment Act Proposed
On Friday, March 10, 2023, the Ontario government released two proposals in respect of additional changes to the province’s Environmental Assessment Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.18 (the “EAA”). The EAA has already been subject to a number of significant revisions as part of the government’s strategy to “modernize” the legislation. The public consultation period for […]