With the rollout of Moderna and Pfizer vaccines, employers and most employees are looking forward to a return to some semblance of normalcy and, for many, a return to the workplace for all. With [...]

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 resources and overwhelming of our intensive care [...]

To prevent the province’s already-inundated hospitals from becoming further overwhelmed by the forecasted spike in COVID-19 cases due to holiday gatherings, the Ontario government has announced [...]

Applications are now open through the Canada Revenue Agency for CERS, which has replaced the previous Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance program. The new CERS program provides up to 65% [...]

Last week, Premier Doug Ford announced the Ontario government’s plan to provide $300 million in relief funds to restaurants which have been further effected by the recent 28-day emergency order [...]

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 [...]