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Local: Ottawa City Council Approves New Development Charges Earlier this year, the Ottawa City Council approved new development charges, an increase of about 11-12% from[...]

No. There are no benefits whatsoever to not having a Will in place – even for singles without children. According to research conducted by Statistics[...]

Fixed-term employment contracts are agreements where an employee is hired for a specific period of time, and where the contract has a defined end date.[...]

If you are part of a blended family, your estate planning requires careful thought and consideration.  Estate planning for blended families can be more complex[...]

One of the common questions that employment lawyers are asked is whether an employee has to sign a release when they are terminated from their[...]

On August 9, 2024, Health Canada updated its Objective for Canadian Drinking Water Quality for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Due to growing concerns and[...]

Parents, sometimes, appoint all their children, jointly or jointly and severally, as their attorneys for property and personal care. In most cases, it is to[...]

The Federal Justice Department is looking for feedback from Canadians on the Federal Child Support Guidelines, and specifically on: the process to decide the amount[...]

I like to tell the executors of estates (also called estate trustees in Ontario) about kings who behaved badly throughout history.  King Louis XVI held[...]