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Beneficiaries as a witness to a will: The impact and effect of Section 43 of the WESA

July 30, 2020 | Alexander Swabuk

MT Estate Litigation Blog

In order for a will to be valid, a will must meet certain formal requirements. These requirements, often referred to as “testamentary formalities,” are relatively standard throughout the common-law world and relatively well-known. In particular, a valid will in British […]

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COVID-19:  Cross country update (July 28-29, 2020)

July 29, 2020

Labour and Employment Communiqué

Federal The Government of Canada announced the following measures: Support for the Minerals and Metals Sector To support the minerals and metals sector in recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, on July 29, the Federal Government announced that it will invest […]

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New amendments simplify “at-the-market” distributions in Canada and make them more attractive to issuers

July 29, 2020 | Jonathan Tong

Securities Practice Notes

On June 4, 2020, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) amended National Instrument 44-102 Shelf Distributions with respect to at-the-market distributions of equity securities (“ATM Distributions”). These amendments will come into effect on August 31, 2020 and will bring welcomed changes […]

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Proposed amendments to medically-assisted dying rules

July 28, 2020 | Wendi P. Crowe

Wealth Matters

On February 24, 2020, the Government of Canada presented to the House of Commons proposed legislative amendments to the country’s Criminal Code[1] via Bill C-7, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying)[2](Bill C-7). The Bill passed […]

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Don’t let your dream vacation home become a tax nightmare

July 28, 2020 | Sarah Langille, Raymond G. Adlington

Wealth Matters

Do you have your eye on a villa in Tuscany or a ski chalet in Vermont? Or do you already head south to your beach house or condo in Florida to escape the Canadian winters? Before you jump into foreign […]

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A trustee’s duties in volatile markets

July 28, 2020 | Dwight D. Dee, TEP, Pia Hundal, Darren Lund

Wealth Matters

Introduction Market volatility arising from the COVID-19 pandemic is unlike anything experienced in recent history. Two of the largest single day drops in the history of the Dow Jones Industrial Average occurred in March 2020. Later that same month, the […]

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Redemption in a receivership

July 28, 2020 | Asim Iqbal, Sam Massie, Kenneth R. Rosenstein

Financial Services & Restructuring Communiqué

A recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List) (the “Court”)  in the receivership proceedings of The Clover on Yonge Inc.[1] (the “Clover Project”) has addressed the question of whether a debtor in receivership can avoid a […]

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COVID-19: Cross country update (July 25-27, 2020)

July 27, 2020

Labour and Employment Communiqué

Federal The Government of Canada announced the following measures: Extension of Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy On July 27, 2020, Bill C-20, An Act respecting further COVID-19 measures, received Royal Assent.  This legislation: 1. Expands and extends the Canada Emergency Wage […]

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COVID-19: Cross country update (July 23 – 24, 2020)

July 27, 2020

Labour and Employment Communiqué

Federal The Government of Canada announced the following measures: Safe Restart Funding To help communities recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Canadian Government will be providing cities and towns across Canada with funding of up to $2 […]

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Ontario passes new law to extend certain COVID-19 Emergency Orders beyond declared state of emergency

July 24, 2020 | Karima Kanani, Kathryn M. Frelick, Kristen Vandenberg

Health Communiqué

On July 21, 2020, Bill 195, the Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020 (the “Reopening Ontario Act”) received Royal Assent and will take effect on a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor. The […]

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