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Clause prévoyant l’indemnisation de l’entrepreneur général en cas de faillite d’un sous-traitant : est-ce valide ?

Construction Newsletter - Quebec

Journal Constructo – 12 novembre 2020 Il est notoire que le contrat, en raison de son caractère obligatoire, sera considéré comme étant la loi des parties [1]. Dans quelques situations, les tribunaux ont toutefois un pouvoir d’intervention quant à la […]

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Privacy Law & Data Protection

Morning Recess Education Law Newsletter

The federal Digital Charter Implementation Act was introduced for First Reading on November 17, 2020 as Bill C-11. If enacted, the new Consumer Privacy Protection Act will replace the privacy portions of the current Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (“PIPEDA”), […]

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COVID-19 restrictions reinstated or implemented across the country

Labour and Employment Communiqué

With the increase in COVID-19 cases across the country, many areas of Canada this week have reinstated or implemented restrictions with the goal of controlling the spread of the disease.  Some of the key restrictions are set out below. Alberta […]

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Why REALTORS® should incorporate a Personal Real Estate Corporation (PREC) by December 31, 2020

Real Estate Report

REALTORS®  now have the ability to utilize a PREC.  Learn about the benefits,  some questions you should ask yourself together with details and pricing for Miller Thomson’s services to REALTORS® in Setting up a Personal Real Estate Corporation. There are […]

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Appeal launched against Federal Court’s dismissal of youth climate change lawsuit

EnviroNotes!

The Federal Court’s recent dismissal of a climate change lawsuit brought by a group of 15 Canadian youths has been appealed to the Federal Court of Appeal. In La Rose v Canada,[1]the Plaintiffs claimed against Her Majesty the Queen in […]

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Ontario announces COVID-19 workplace education and enforcement campaigns

Labour and Employment Communiqué

On November 19, 2020, the government of Ontario announced that it is undertaking a series of education and enforcement campaigns to promote compliance with COVID-19 health and safety requirements. Over 1,000 businesses have been visited by enforcement officers to date. […]

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The dawn of Canadian Privacy Law 2.0: The Consumer Privacy Protection Act introduced

MT Cybersecurity Blog

The long-awaited overhaul of federal private sector privacy law, as outlined in our previous blog post, is finally here. The Digital Charter Implementation Act was introduced for First Reading on November 17, 2020, as Bill C-11. If enacted, the new […]

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Prompt payments and adjudication are set to arrive in Alberta’s construction industry

Breaking Ground: MT Construction Law Western Canada

Major changes could be coming for the construction industry in Alberta as new prompt payment legislation is being proposed.  While other provinces have considered and implemented prompt payment and other changes to their lien legislation, Alberta is proposing its own […]

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The Alberta Construction Trust, the decision in ATB Financial v DLM Oilfield Enterprises Ltd, 2020 ABQB 562, and Bill 37 (Prompt Payment)

Breaking Ground: MT Construction Law Western Canada

Recent years have seen a developing body of law in Alberta as to the application of the construction trust found in Section 22 (the “Section 22 Trust”) of the Builders’ Lien Act, RSA 2000 c B-7 (the “Act”). This Section […]

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Transport Canada’s Vehicle Cyber Security Strategy

Transportation & Logistics Communiqué

Transport Canada (“TC”) has partnered with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Volpe Center to develop TC’s Vehicle Cyber Security Strategy (“Vehicle Cyber Strategy”). The Vehicle Cyber Strategy is intended to set out forward-looking cyber security priorities for TC over the […]

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