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Posted April 19, 2021

New Restrictions Under Extended Stay-At-Home Order

On April 16, 2021, Premier Doug Ford announced that the current provincial declaration of emergency and the Stay-at-Home order will be extended for an additional[...]

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Posted April 7, 2021

Restrictions on Businesses During the Third State of Emergency (updated May 13, 2021)

On May 13, 2021, Premier Doug Ford announced that the third state of emergency and provincewide stay-at-home order will remain in effect until at least[...]

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Posted April 1, 2021

April Emergency Break Restrictions

In response to an alarming increase in COVID-19 cases and intensive care admissions reaching a record high, premier Doug Ford announced that the Ontario government[...]

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Posted March 30, 2021

New Trust Reporting Requirements Introduced for Taxation Years Ending after December 30, 2021

Currently, the Canadian government only requires a trust to file an annual T3 “Trust Income Tax and Information Return” if: (a) it has income taxes[...]

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Business Law, Real Estate

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Marina Abrosimov

Posted March 2, 2021

Update on Temporary Ban on Evictions of Commercial Tenants

Below is an update to my previous blog, Temporary Ban on Evictions of Commercial Tenants Extended, posted on October 20, 2020. The temporary ban on[...]

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Posted January 14, 2021

Restrictions on Businesses and Health Measures Under the New Ontario Emergency Order

On January 12, 2021, in response to an alarming rise in active COVID-19 cases across the province and to prevent the further depletion of hospital[...]

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Posted January 7, 2021

Annual General Meetings for Federal Corporations, Not-for-Profits and Cooperatives During the Pandemic (update as of January 1, 2021)

The extension of the deadline for federal businesses, not-for-profits and cooperatives to call annual general meetings (“AGM”) and to present financial statements, as issued by[...]

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Business Law

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André Martin

Posted December 8, 2020

Are Growth and Practicality Coming to Ontario? Key Corporate Implications from Ontario’s Bill 213, Better for People, Smarter for Business Act, 2020

On December 3, 2020, Bill 213, Better for People, Smarter for Business Act, 2020 (Bill 213), officially entered the Third Reading and was subjected to[...]

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Posted December 2, 2020

Ontario Tax and Utility Rebates for Eligible Businesses

Through the Property Tax and Energy Cost Rebates program, the Ontario government is providing a total of $300 million in property tax and utility cost[...]