On October 1, 2020, the Helping Tenants and Small Businesses Act, 2020 (the “Act”) came into force. The Act amends the Commercial Tenancies Act to prohibit landlords from taking certain actions [...]

COVID-19 In early 2020, the federal government was forced to create an economic action plan to assist the influx of individuals whose employment was negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. [...]

In Ontario, franchisors are required to provide a disclosure document to each potential franchisee before the franchisee signs a franchise agreement or makes a payment towards the franchise. The [...]

The Government of Ontario is making funding available to support small business and registered charitable organization customers who are having difficulty paying their energy bills due to the [...]

In our previous blog, Olivia Koneval outlined strategies for parents thinking about sending their children back to school in the fall. Since that time, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice [...]

COVID-19 has certainly not prevented the real estate market to rise. In fact, since the pandemic, the real estate market has been hotter than ever. However, a hot real estate market, comes with a [...]

How do you get your family law matter dealt with in these COVID-19 circumstances, where the family court’s services have been either shut down or now confronted with a serious backlog? The Ottawa [...]

Expanded Patios Many businesses in Ontario are struggling financially because of the effects of COVID-19 on the ability of people to shop, or go out for a meal or an evening of entertainment.  In [...]

There is no longer a need to check the weather before going out for a bite to eat – simply dine-in! The day has finally come where Ontarians can enjoy a meal or a drink inside their [...]

Premier Doug Ford announced this week that 24 regions in the Province of Ontario, including the Ottawa Public Health unit region, may enter Stage 3 of the provincial reopening framework this [...]