Excess Soils Management Rules Delayed until January 1, 2021 (Updated June 22, 2020)
On December 4, 2019, the Ontario Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks announced that the provincial government would be moving forward with the excess soil management regulation under the Environmental Protection Act. The regulation, O. Reg. 406/19: On-Site and Excess Soil Management, provides for a staged approach. The first stage concerning rules for the […]
MECP Orders in the Face of a State of Emergency
Under s. 157.1 of the Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.19 (“EPA”), as amended, Provincial Officers with the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (“MECP”) are given the authority to issue orders for preventative measures to be taken to prevent or reduce the risk of discharge of contaminant into the natural environment or […]
Government Announces New Programs to Help Small Businesses Go Digital
On June 11, 2020, the federal and Ontario governments unveiled a $57-million investment in the Digital Main Street platform that will assist up to 22,900 Ontario businesses to create and improve their online presence. The news release can be found here. The following three programs will be offered to businesses through the Digital Main Street […]
Ontario Government Proposes Temporary Ban on Evictions of Commercial Tenants (Updated June 19, 2020)
On June 8, 2020, the Ontario government announced its intention to introduce changes to the Commercial Tenancies Act in order to protect commercial tenants from being locked out or having their assets seized by their landlords as a result of the impact of COVID-19. The news release can be found here. If passed, the proposed […]
Stage 2 – Ontario Permits More Businesses to Re-Open
On June 8, 2020, the Ontario government announced that at the end of this week, the second stage of reopening of certain businesses in certain public health unit regions will begin. A complete list of the public health unit regions moving to Stage 2 and business re-openings can be found here. Beginning on Friday, June 12, […]
Estate Mediation – Getting Started and Getting to Yes
For those practicing estate litigation in Ottawa, Rule 75.1 of the Rules of Civil Procedure requires that the parties attend mediation at some stage of the litigation. Getting Started Estate litigation matters to which Rule 75.1 applies include contested Passing of Accounts, will challenges, support claims under the Succession Law Reform Act, guardianship applications or […]
Temporary Layoff Deadlines Suspended – Infectious Disease Emergency Leave
For many Employers across Ontario who were forced to temporarily lay off their staff in March 2020, the fact that it was soon going to be thirteen weeks since they had laid off their staff was a significant source of concern. The reason: at thirteen weeks many employers would have reached the temporary lay-off deadline […]
The Three Stages of Reopening for Dental Professionals
According to the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario (the “College”), it is especially challenging to protect staff and clients in the dental industry against the spread of COVID-19 due to procedures and tools that generate and propel droplets, aerosols and airborne particles. The College has carefully put into place the following three-stage process […]
Small Business Relief Fund Launched by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce (updated on June 2, 2020)
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce’s Canadian Business Resilience Network, in collaboration with Salesforce, recently launched the Small Business Relief Fund, which will provide grants of $10,000 each to 62 small Canadian businesses in order to assist their recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and support their resilience. Businesses can use the grant funds to pay salaries, […]
