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Ability to hold virtual meetings for Ontario not-for-profit corporations extended until May 31, 2021

Health Communiqué

On October 1, 2020, Ontario passed Regulation 544/20 under the Corporations Act (the “Regulation”), extending the ability for corporations to hold Member, Board and Board Committee meetings electronically until May 31, 2021.  This means that corporations governed by the Corporations […]

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Pension plan regulatory relief and COVID-19 relief measures: An update

A.M. Pension Blog

The author would like to acknowledge the contributions of Madison Derraugh, Student-at-law, in the writing of this update. In this summary, we provide an update to the end of October 2020 on COVID-19 relief measures in respect of registered pension […]

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Pouvoirs du BIG : certaines précisions

Construction Newsletter - Quebec

Journal Constructo – 9 octobre 2020 Le 11 août dernier, le Tribunal rendait jugement dans l’affaire Beauregard Environnement ltée c. Inspectrice générale de la Ville de Montréal [1]. Ce jugement a été rendu dans le cadre d’une demande visant à […]

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Ontario government moves to ban suspension for students in Grades K to 3

Morning Recess Education Law Newsletter

The author would like to acknowledge the contribution of 2020 Summer Student and 2021/2022 Articling Student Kayla Cockburn. On July 9, 2020, the Ontario government announced “New Changes to Advance Equal Opportunity for Black, Indigenous and Racialized Students.” [1]  The […]

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School board held liable for historical sexual abuse of student

Morning Recess Education Law Newsletter

The author would like to acknowledge the contribution of 2020 Summer Student and 2021/2022 Articling Student Lindsay Armstrong. In a recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Trillium Lakelands District School Board was held negligent and vicariously […]

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M&A and cybersecurity – top nine ways to mitigate risk through due diligence

MT Cybersecurity Blog

The authors would like to acknowledge the contribution of Iain Paterson, Chief Executive Officer at Cycura, a global team of leading cybersecurity experts headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. While the COVID-19 pandemic[1] is by no means over, increasing M&A activity and […]

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Expansion of s. 38 of the BIA assignment of claims

Financial Services & Restructuring Communiqué

Historically, an assignment of claims pursuant to s. 38 of Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (the “BIA”)[1] has only been used in the context of an assignment in bankruptcy. For instance, the use of s. 38 of the BIA in the […]

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Proclamation period extended for Ontario’s Not-for-Profit Corporations Act

Health Communiqué

The Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 (“ONCA”) was passed in 2010 but is not yet in force.   The Ministry of Government and Consumer Services had previously indicated a potential ONCA launch date in 2020, however the Ontario Legislative Assembly has […]

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Ontario introduces new bill to insulate against COVID-19 liability

Labour and Employment Communiqué

COVID-19 has placed an unprecedented strain on employers, retailers, service providers, and our health care system. Unfortunately, at the same time that we have all been experiencing and navigating the inevitable increased risks of operating in a pandemic, some providers […]

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Ontario introduces new bill to provide COVID-19 liability protection

Health Communiqué

COVID-19 has placed an unprecedented strain on the health care system and has resulted in challenges for certain health service providers in service delivery and maintaining the health and safety of the patients and clients that they serve. Unfortunately, at […]

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