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Employment, Human Rights and Labour
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Posted February 21, 2023

The recent Ontario decision, Steele v. The Corporation of the City of Barrie, 2022 ONSC 7245 (“Steele”), has expanded on the case law centering on[...]
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Family Law
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The short answer is yes. The long answer is, it’s complicated. Children have a legal right to be heard and listened to according to the[...]
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Real Estate
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Posted February 13, 2023

What is it? As of January 1st 2023, The City of Ottawa requires all eligible property owners to declare the vacancy status of their homes.[...]
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Estate Litigation, Wills, Trusts and Estates
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Posted February 7, 2023

Testamentary freedom allows testators to “rule from the grave” by controlling the disposition of their assets upon death. As an exercise of this freedom, testators[...]
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Practice Management
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Posted January 30, 2023

“If you don’t know, the thing to do is not to get scared, but to learn.”  Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged It is what it is[...]
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Family Law
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You have made the decision to separate from your partner. Now what? You have a house, a pension, maybe you have children, debts, and an[...]
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Environmental Law
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Posted January 24, 2023

The Ontario government has moved ahead with changes to the Ontario Wetland Evaluation System in support of Bill 23, More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022. [...]
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Employment, Human Rights and Labour
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Posted January 17, 2023

While each of these cases could have its own blog post, we have decided to create a list of important cases for employers to be[...]
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Employment, Human Rights and Labour
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Posted January 10, 2023

Constructive Dismissal is an incredibly important protection for Ontario employees – one that is often used successfully to enforce employment rights. If you ask members[...]