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Construction Bonds – What You Need to Know

December 3, 2019 | Cara Shamess

Breaking Ground: MT Construction Law Ontario Edition

What are Construction Bonds? Construction bonds are a type of surety bond that guarantees that a party (typically a contractor) will comply with its contractual and legal obligations, failing which, the bond will protect and compensate the party to whom […]

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Collecting Liens through Power of Sale

November 28, 2019 | Caleb Edwards

MT Condominium & Strata Brief

Under Section 85 of the Condominium Act, 1998, S.O. 1998, c. 19 (the “Condo Act”), a condominium corporation may register a lien against a unit owner in arrears of common expenses. Unless the owner agrees to pay, registering a lien […]

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Preserving Intellectual Property Rights in Licenses: Changes to the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act

November 22, 2019 | Tamie Dolny, Peter Little

Financial Services & Restructuring Communiqué

As we reported last week, on November 1, 2019, amendments to both the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (the “BIA”)[1] and the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (the “CCAA”)[2] came into force that, amongst other things, address the rights of intellectual property […]

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The 2019 Legislative Amendments to the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act

November 15, 2019 | Eduard Popov

Financial Services & Restructuring Communiqué

On November 1, 2019, major amendments to the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada) (the “BIA”) and the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada) (the “CCAA”) included in Bill C-97[1] and Bill C-86[2] came into force. The Government of Canada has stated […]

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Can You Restrict Rentals: A Case Study

November 7, 2019 | Justin McLarty

MT Condominium & Strata Brief

The current consensus of most Canadian jurisdictions is that while condominiums may place restrictions on the rental of units, such as a minimum lease term, any attempt to completely restrict or place caps on the amount of units that can […]

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Substantial Performance – What You Need to Know

November 5, 2019 | Matthew Irish

Breaking Ground: MT Construction Law Ontario Edition

Under the Ontario Construction Lien Act[1] (the “Act”), a contract is considered substantially performed when the improvement, or a substantial part thereof, is ready for use, or is being used for the intended purposes, and when the improvement is capable […]

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Holdback – What You Need To Know

November 5, 2019 | Michael Farace

Breaking Ground: MT Construction Law Ontario Edition

Under the Construction Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.30 (“Act”), holdback obligations are created pursuant to Section 22 that provides that the owner is required to hold back 10% of the contract price from the contractor as well as the amount […]

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New Procedure for Hearing Summary Judgement Applications in Saskatchewan: Court of Queen’s Bench issues new Practice Directive, effective November 1

October 31, 2019 | Brady Knight

Breaking Ground: MT Construction Law Western Canada

The process of hearing applications for summary judgment in Saskatchewan is changing. Effective November 1, 2019, General Application Practice Directive #9 will apply to both civil and family summary judgment applications, as well as all originating applications for judicial review. […]

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“Material Change” in Condominium Developments: A Recent Court of Appeal Decision

October 29, 2019 | Eric Laxton

Real Estate Report

Back in April, we looked at a Court of Appeal decision addressing disclosure to purchasers of proposed units in condominium developments.  It was a cautionary tale for the risk associated with inconsistent or confusing disclosure or omitting to disclose where […]

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Back to Basics: How to Enforce Compliance with the Condo Corporation’s Governing Documents?

October 24, 2019 | Jason Rivait

MT Condominium & Strata Brief

Section 119 of Ontario’s Condominium Act, 1998 (the “Act”) requires the condo corporation and any director, officer, employee, owner and occupier of a unit to comply with the Act, and the condo corporation’s declaration, by-laws and rules.  An owner of […]

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