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Canada’s Modern Slavery Act: What businesses need to know now!

August 29, 2023 | Bruno Caron, P. Jason Kroft

MT Biosphere™

Overview The Act to enact the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act and to amend the Customs Tariff (Canada’s Modern Slavery Act or the “CMSA”) is set to come into force on January 1, 2024. […]

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Freedom of expression and the Jordan Peterson case: Divisional court upholds coaching requirement ordered by College of Psychologists

August 24, 2023 | Tracey M. Bailey, KC, Lisa Spiegel

Health Communiqué

On August 23, 2023, Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice released its decision in Peterson v College of Psychologists of Ontario. Justice Schabas, writing for the panel, dismissed Dr. Jordan Peterson’s judicial review application of a decision by the College of […]

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BC Supreme Court comments on requirements to obtain an order compelling an independent medical examination

August 23, 2023 | Caitlin VanDuzer, Michael Gargaro

MT Insurance Law Blog

Two recent decisions from the Supreme Court of British Columbia have highlighted particular requirements and certain barriers in relation to obtaining an order to compel a plaintiff’s attendance at an independent medical examination (“IME”). In Gysbers v. Patkunalingam, 2023 BCSC […]

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Reassessment of Ontario properties officially delayed and taxpayers’ rights to challenge their assessments

August 21, 2023 | Jesse White, Tara Piurko, Eric Sherkin, Noah D. Gordon

Real Estate Report

Ontario property assessments will officially remain frozen on 2016 values for the 2024 taxation year, and the Divisional Court will hear an appeal regarding taxpayers’ rights to annually challenge their property assessments. The Ontario property assessment system ordinarily operates on […]

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Secured creditors and environmental liabilities: The Qualex quagmire continues

August 18, 2023 | Tamara Farber, Craig A. Mills

EnviroNotes!

The stakes in the appeal from a recent case in Alberta,  Qualex-Landmark Towers  Inc  v  12-10  Capital Corp (“Qualex”) are rising with the recent decision of the Court of Appeal of Alberta granting leave to intervene to the Canadian Bankers […]

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Alberta court lengthens limitation period for overtime claims

August 17, 2023 | Thomas V. Duke, Hiba Khan

Labour and Employment Communiqué

One of the common issues raised by departing employees is unpaid overtime. In the recent decision of Scheffler v Mourits Trucking Ltd, the Alberta Court of King’s Bench (“ABKB”) ruled that an employee was able to claim back two years […]

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ECCC Consultation on Food Contact Plastic Packaging Pollution Prevention Plan Requirements

August 16, 2023 | Jaclyne Reive, Amanjot Saral

Marketing, Advertising & Product Compliance Communiqué

On August 1, 2023, Environment and Climate Change Canada (“ECCC”) published a consultation document to gather views on a proposed requirement for certain retail parties in the food supply chain to develop and implement a pollution prevention plan pursuant to […]

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Giving the “thumbs up” to contractual acceptance

August 15, 2023 | Darin J. Hannaford, KC, Evan Jacka

Commercial Litigation Communiqué

Compared to other forms of communication, authors of text messages tend to prefer brevity. Why use more words when less words will work? Better yet, why use words at all when an emoji can accurately deliver a message? This kind […]

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The intersection of blockchain technology and carbon markets

August 15, 2023 | P. Jason Kroft, Kirk Emery, Ghazal Hamedani

MT Biosphere™

Welcome back to our Carbon Finance Series! We are thrilled to present the latest edition to our collection of articles, which examines how blockchain’s transparency, efficiency and decentralization may be able to drive meaningful impact in advancing global efforts to […]

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Consultations on measures announced in Budget 2023 begin

August 10, 2023 | Colleen Ma, Carolyn S. Inglis

Tax Notes

On Friday, August 4, 2023, the Department of Finance released for public consultation extensive legislative proposals accompanied by explanatory notes (the “August Proposals”). The August Proposals relate to various measures previously announced in Budget 2023. See here for our 2023 […]

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