Service Area: Business Law

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce’s Canadian Business Resilience Network, in partnership with the Government of Canada, in collaboration with EY, and with support from the[...]

On May, 20, 2020, the City of Ottawa released the Business Reopening Toolkit to offer guidance to businesses that prepare to recommence operations safely as[...]

As the COVID-19 pandemic persists, franchisors and franchisees may be uncertain as to their rights and obligations under their existing franchise agreements and in providing[...]

On May 14, 2020, the Ontario government announced that the first stage of the government’s reopening of the province will tentatively begin early next week.[...]

By law, under normal circumstances, Ontario and federally incorporated corporations and not-for-profits are required to hold a meeting of shareholders no later than 18 months[...]

On April 16, 2020, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the creation of a new program, the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance, to help small businesses[...]

Can I evict my tenant for non-payment of rent? A commercial lease agreement will often contain language that allows a landlord to terminate the lease[...]

Federal Government On March 18, 2020, the Government of Canada announced the details of its COVID-19 Economic Response Plan. Included in the measures announced to[...]

With the World Health Organization declaring COVID-19 a pandemic, and the resulting economic uncertainty including the recent temporary closure of non-essential businesses in Ontario, many[...]