Home / Insights

Insights

Miller Thomson has uniquely Canadian insights on the latest legal and business trends and developments, and how they affect you and your organization.

Filter

Filter Options
Displaying 251-260 of 1800

Recent changes to the Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010: Six key changes you need to know

November 23, 2023 | Dana Kriszenfeld, Kaitlyn Nelson

Social Impact Newsletter

The long-awaited Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 (the “ONCA”) came into force on October 19, 2021. Under the ONCA, Ontario not-for-profit corporations that were previously governed under Ontario’s Corporations Act (the “OCA”) were given a three-year transition period, until October […]

More

Upcoming changes to the Canada Labour Code notice of termination provisions

November 21, 2023 | Arjun Gandhi

Labour and Employment Communiqué

The Canada Labour Code (the “Code”) is the federal legislation that defines the rights and responsibilities of employers and employees in federally-regulated workplaces. The Government of Canada has recently announced changes to the termination provisions in the Code that will […]

More

What federal employers need to know about recent amendments to the Canada Labour Code

November 21, 2023 | Shayla Klein, Brandon Smith

Labour and Employment Communiqué

A number of amendments to the Canada Labour Code have recently come into force, or are set to come into force in the coming months, including requirements for employers to reimburse employees for work-related expenses, to provide written employment statements […]

More

Bill 17 and what you need to know regarding the publication of certain rights in Québec

November 20, 2023 | Barbara Farina, Angelo Mandeville-Sacco

Financial Services & Restructuring Communiqué

On October 27th, 2023, Bill 17 – An Act to amend various provisions for the main purpose of reducing regulatory and administrative burden (the “Bill“), obtained royal assent.[1] The purpose of the Bill is to amend various provisions of Québec […]

More

Supreme Court confirms that construction project owners can be held liable as “employers” under Ontario’s OHSA

November 16, 2023 | Tari M. Hiebert, David Tsai, Emily Cook-Bielech

Labour and Employment Communiqué

On November 10, 2023, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) released a decision upholding[1] the Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision that the City of Sudbury (the “City”), which was the “Owner”[2] of a construction project, could also be held liable […]

More

Overcoming hurdles in the Canadian green hydrogen industry: More than hot air – Part 2

November 15, 2023 | Aaron Atcheson, Chirine Ali

MT Biosphere™

The need to transition from high carbon-emitting fossil fuels to cleaner, renewable energy remains prominent as the threat of climate change continues. While the focus has traditionally been on solutions such as wind, solar and hydroelectric power generation, it now […]

More

Quebec is ready to play: Quebec puts an end to contest laws

November 14, 2023 | Alexandre Ajami, Jaclyne Reive, Catherine M. Dennis Brooks, Jayme Millar

Marketing, Advertising & Product Compliance Communiqué

It is not uncommon to see a contest or sweepstakes open to Canadian residents that excludes Quebec residents from participating. However, this may start changing. On October 27, 2023, Quebec repealed their rules regarding contests and sweepstakes that are open […]

More

Adboss: The Minister cannot simply assume issues of mixed fact and law

November 14, 2023 | Pierce Quaghebeur, CPA, CA, Kira Lagadin

Tax Notes

A recent decision of the Federal Court of Appeal has determined that when a matter of mixed fact and law is assumed by the Minister and the taxpayer requests the information the Minister based their assumption on, the Minister must […]

More

Breaking News: Charities do not need to file T3 returns for internal trusts

November 10, 2023

Social Impact Newsletter

CRA has confirmed that Canadian registered charities will not be required to file T3 information returns for internally held trusts. The Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) made the announcement today by way of an email distributed to its charities mailing list. […]

More

Les délais de fourniture et de livraison des matériaux au chantier : quelles sont les conséquences?

November 9, 2023 | Evelyne Morin

Construction Newsletter - Quebec

avec la collaboration de Gabrielle Shulman Le 28 septembre dernier, la Cour supérieure rendait une décision dans le cadre d’une affaire opposant un distributeur de matériel électrique, Guillevin International (« Guillevin »), à l’un de ses fabricants, Schréder inc. (« Schréder »). Guillevin réclamait de Schréder […]

More

Displaying 251-260 of 1800

Disclaimer

This blog sets out a variety of materials relating to the law to be used for educational and non-commercial purposes only; the author(s) of this blog do not intend the blog to be a source of legal advice. Please retain and seek the advice of a lawyer and use your own good judgement before choosing to act on any information included in the blog. If you choose to rely on the materials, you do so entirely at your own risk.