Category: Blog

The Department of Finance Canada announced on July 29, 2024 that as of August 1, 2024 the Federal Government would allow up to 30-year amortizations[...]

The office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada states that “individuals have a right to privacy at work, even if they are on their employer’s[...]

Family adoption, also referred to as “kinship adoption”, is a legal process in Ontario wherein stepparents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, or great grandparents can bring an[...]

Advocates of consumer protection are celebrating the Homeowner Protection Act (“HPA”), 2024, which was passed by the Ontario Legislature on June 6, 2024, banning the[...]

In the realm of family law, the division of assets during a separation or divorce can be a complex and emotionally charged process. Among the[...]

Can the use of a “thumbs-up” emoji in a text message create legally binding obligations? Last summer’s decision by the Saskatchewan Court of King’s Bench,[...]

A 2023 Ontario Superior Court case, Lake v Cambridge (City), 2023 ONSC 5200, confirmed that a purchaser is entitled to complete a transfer relying on[...]

This is an update on my earlier blog posted in 2022 titled “New Requirements for Private Federal Corporations to Report Individuals with Significant Control Coming[...]

“For it is in giving that we receive.” –Francis of Assisi Many of us grew up hearing this mantra. Good people give back. Generous people[...]