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Ontario Court of Appeal confirms the priority of secured construction lenders’ subsequent advances in face of execution creditors’ notice of writ

June 30, 2020 | Jessica Penley, Kenneth R. Rosenstein

Financial Services & Restructuring Communiqué

Some more good news for secured construction lenders. In a decision rendered April 9, 2020, the Ontario Court of Appeal has confirmed that the priority of subsequent advances by lenders holding a charge of real property will not be defeated […]

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

June 29, 2020

Labour and Employment Communiqué

Federal The Government of Canada announced the following measures: Deferral on Sales Tax and Duty Payments Ending On March 27, 2020, the Federal Government announced that it would allow businesses to defer all Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax (GST/HST) […]

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COVID-19:  Cross country update (June 26, 2020)

June 26, 2020

Labour and Employment Communiqué

Federal The Government of Canada announced the following measures: Official Travel Advice The Government of Canada reminds all Canadians that a global travel advisory to avoid all non-essential travel outside Canada remains in effect.  The Canadian Government also advises travellers to […]

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COVID-19 related temporary layoff period extended again for Alberta employees

June 26, 2020 | Teri Treiber, Stephen M. Torscher

Labour and Employment Communiqué

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Alberta’s Employment Standards Code, RSA 2000, c E-9, stated that employees who were temporarily laid off for one or more periods exceeding, in total, 60 days within a 120-day period were deemed to have been […]

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

June 25, 2020

Labour and Employment Communiqué

Federal The Government of Canada announced the following measures: Funding for Covid-19 Research Today, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Canada’s Minister of Health, announced an investment of more than $109 million over one year for COVID-19 research. This investment will support […]

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Recognizing and addressing racism in the workplace: Considerations for employers

June 25, 2020 | Sabrina Anis

Labour and Employment Communiqué

The issue of systemic racism (particularly against Black and Indigenous persons) has been at the forefront of public discourse in Canada in recent weeks. As the conversation has taken hold, many employers have started to interrogate their own structures in […]

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New filing methods in COVID-19 Response and Reforms to Modernize Ontario Act, 2020

June 25, 2020 | Karima Kanani, Meg Berkovitz

Health Communiqué

On May 12, 2020 the Government of Ontario passed COVID-19 Response and Reforms to Modernize Ontario Act, 2020 (the “Act”).  This omnibus legislation makes temporary changes to various Ontario business statues and provides not-for-profit corporations with flexibility in meeting corporate […]

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Executor compensation – part 1: How much?

June 25, 2020 | Christopher Crisman-Cox

MT Estate Litigation Blog

Generally speaking, an executor of an Estate will be entitled to some amount of compensation for their time and effort. Unfortunately, the specific amount of compensation has the potential to become a contentious issue. The beneficiaries may feel that the […]

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COVID-19: Cross country update (June 24, 2020)

June 24, 2020

Labour and Employment Communiqué

British Columbia The Government of British Columbia announced the following measures: Entering Phase 3 The Premier of British Columbia, John Horgan, announced today that B.C. is now entering Phase 3 of its four-phase restart plan, which includes the return of […]

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British Columbia introduces legislation allowing wills to be created and signed electronically

June 24, 2020 | Sandra L. Enticknap, KC, TEP

Wealth Matters

British Columbia introduced legislation on June 22, 2020, to enable courts to accept electronic wills and to permit the remote witnessing of wills. Bill 21 proposes amendments to the Wills, Estates and Succession Act of British Columbia to enable the […]

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