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Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy: As enacted, extended and proposed to be amended

Labour and Employment Communiqué

Updated on May 19, 2020 To encourage businesses to retain their employees during the COVID-19 pandemic, Parliament convened on an emergency basis on April 11, 2020 to enact Bill C-14, which legislates the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (the “CEWS”).  Details […]

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COVID-19:  Cross country update (April 14, 2020)

Labour and Employment Communiqué

Federal The Government of Canada announced the following measures: Temporary Foreign Workers A $50 million proposal has been announced to help farmers, fish harvesters, and all food production and processing employers put in place the measures necessary to follow the […]

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COVID-19 : impacts sur les chantiers de construction – Santé et sécurité et suspension des travaux : possibles modifications aux documents contractuels et résiliation de contrat

Construction Newsletter - Quebec

Dans un récent article, nos collègues ont traité de divers impacts qu’aurait la pandémie sur les chantiers de construction au Québec. Ils ont traité de certaines clauses des contrat-types du CCDC[1] et de l’ACC[2], lesquels sont largement répandus dans l’industrie, […]

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Trades the winners in 5 panel decision of the Court of Appeal confirming Section 9 Trusts survive insolvency

Breaking Ground: MT Construction Law Ontario Edition

The author would like to acknowledge the contributions of Joshua Sherkin. On March 11, 2020, the Court of Appeal for Ontario released its decision in Urbancorp Cumberland 2 GP Inc. (Re) 2020 ONCA 197 (“Urbancorp”), stating that a s.9(1) trust […]

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Construction and the Occupational Health and Safety Act: Workers’ right to refuse or stop work

Breaking Ground: MT Construction Law Ontario Edition

Over the past three weeks, we have seen the COVID-19 pandemic create business chaos across all of Canada. For many employers, especially in the construction industry, they have been faced with daily issues of ensuring sufficient manpower levels in order […]

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COVID-19: Financial Services update, measures to permit remote electronic witnessing of documents

Financial Services & Restructuring Communiqué

Although the COVID-19 crisis is having an enormous impact on businesses, commercial activity has not ended. As a result, lawyers continue to work on transactions for our clients, but most are doing so remotely. This new approach to legal work […]

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Have losses? Plan so that you can use them!

Wealth Matters

One of the consequences of COVID-19 is volatility in the stock market.  Some investors facing losses in their portfolios are considering strategies to crystallize them and use the losses to offset capital gains.  One-half of capital losses (referred to as […]

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COVID-19: Cross country update (April 12, 2020)

Labour and Employment Communiqué

Federal The Government of Canada announced the following measures: Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy The bill that creates the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS), COVID-19 Emergency Response Act, No. 2, received Royal Assent on April 11, bringing the CEWS into law.  […]

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COVID-19: Cross country update (April 9, 2020)

Labour and Employment Communiqué

Federal The Government of Canada announced the following measures: Starting today, small business owners can apply for support from the Canada Emergency Business Account through their banks and credit unions.  Eligible small businesses and non-profit organizations can get interest-free loans […]

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Estate freeze: The time is now

Wealth Matters

The COVID-19 pandemic is currently causing over half of the global population to be living under some form of self-isolation.  Provincial and territorial government directives are properly constricting business and social activity across Canada to protect our collective health and […]

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