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Federal efforts on COVID-19 to assist employers & employees

March 12, 2020 | Seann D. McAleese

Labour and Employment Communiqué

On March 11, 2020, the Federal Government announced the establishment of a $1-billion package to address the COVID-19 virus outbreak (which is now a global pandemic according to the World Health Organization).  Part of the funds, $275 million, will be […]

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Civil contempt of court in the labour context

March 12, 2020 | Jeff N. Grubb, K.C., Amy Groothuis

Labour and Employment Communiqué

An ongoing and high profile Saskatchewan labour dispute between Consumers’ Co-Operative Refineries Ltd. (the “Co-Op”) and Unifor Canada, Local 594 (the “Union”) spilled over into the courts recently, providing an opportunity to examine the court’s powers to find a party […]

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Hidden digital costs, unsubstantiated weight loss claims, and drip pricing the focus of the Competition Bureau’s newest Deceptive Marketing Practices Digest

March 12, 2020 | Kelly Harris, Paul Nicholas Dimerin

Marketing, Advertising & Product Compliance Communiqué

The Competition Bureau of Canada (the “Bureau”) recently released the fifth volume of its Deceptive Marketing Practices Digest. In this latest edition, the Bureau has again focused on issues affecting consumers in the online marketplace, including deceptive privacy practices, unsubstantiated […]

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COVID-19: Emergency preparedness and communications

March 11, 2020 | Gillian Tuck Kutarna, Nadya Tymochenko

Morning Recess Education Law Newsletter

On March 9, 2020 we presented an urgent “Morning Recess” webinar summarizing for our school board clients their legal rights and responsibilities in the face of the global spread of the COVID-19 virus.  Please contact us if you would like […]

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Back to Basics: Top ten tips to run a condo board meeting

March 10, 2020 | Jason Rivait

MT Condominium & Strata Brief

Board meetings often have much to address within time constraints and all Board members play a key role in maintaining focus on efficiencies and productivity. With this in mind, we have created our top ten tips for running a Board […]

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Applying the reasonableness standard to Indigenous consultation requirements

March 9, 2020 | Megan Young

EnviroNotes!

Assessing the implications of Coldwater v. Trans Mountain on major resource project approvals in Canada On February 4, 2020, the Federal Court of Appeal released its decision in Coldwater v. Trans Mountain, 2020 FCA 34 (“Coldwater”), considering legal challenges to […]

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Occupier’s liability and relationships – troubling times

March 6, 2020 | David LeDrew

Lloyd's Brief: Canadian Legal Perspectives

In Nolet v. Fischer, 2020 ONCA 155, the Ontario Court of Appeal weighed in on a relatively novel occupiers’ liability issue and may have created a new avenue for people to sue their former significant others. In this case, David […]

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Recap: lien modernization provisions under the Construction Act – practical tips

March 5, 2020 | Elyse Calvi, Richard MacGregor

Breaking Ground: MT Construction Law Ontario Edition

It has been almost two years since the first wave of changes to Ontario’s Construction Lien Act (now called the Construction Act) (the “Act”) came into force and modernized the province’s lien and holdback rules. As the dust settles and […]

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Updates to trust provisions of Construction Act

March 5, 2020 | Elyse Calvi, Richard MacGregor

Breaking Ground: MT Construction Law Ontario Edition

Part II of the Construction Act (“Act”) sets out statutory rights, in addition to lien rights, with respect to the financing and use of project funds in the construction pyramid.  Specifically, subsection 7(1) prescribes an “owner’s trust,” and subsection 8(1) […]

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Negotiating terms beyond standard forms

March 4, 2020 | Karen L. Weslowski, Stefanie Gladders

MT Insurance Law Blog

A recent decision of the British Columbia Supreme Court (Surespan Structures Ltd. v. Lloyds Underwriters, 2020 BCSC 27) confirms that when insurance companies negotiate the terms of a policy beyond their standard forms or precedents, they must beware of failing to […]

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