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The right to a healthy environment recognized in federal Canadian law

June 6, 2023 | Christie A. McLeod

MT Biosphere™

Last week, amendments to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (“CEPA” or the “Act”) were passed by the House of Commons which, amongst other things, update the Act to recognize the right to a healthy environment. In April 2021, Minister […]

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AODA: Meeting design of public spaces accessibility standards during reconstruction – Part 2

June 6, 2023 | Justin McLarty

MT Condominium & Strata Brief

In Part One of this series we looked at how and when the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, S.O. 2005, c. 11 (“AODA”) and the design of public spaces requirements provided for by O. Reg. 191/11 Integrated Accessibility […]

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Regulating child labour in Quebec: History and a look forward to Bill 19

June 1, 2023 | Philippe Larochelle, Sarah Perron

Labour and Employment Communiqué

On March 28, 2023, Labour Minister Jean Boulet introduced Bill 19, An Act respecting the regulation of work by children[1] (the “Bill”). On June 1, 2023, the National Assembly adopted the Bill. It should therefore be assented and enter into […]

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The contractual duty of good faith and self-interest: Business Development Bank of Canada v Cummins, 2023 ABKB 173

June 1, 2023 | Helen Dick, Omar Halbouni

Commercial Litigation Communiqué

Introduction In a breakdown of a contractual relationship, the “duty of good faith” is often touted by parties who feel that they have been treated unfairly. However, a recent decision by the Court of King’s Bench has clarified that the […]

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Overtime rules for commercial drivers in Ontario

June 1, 2023 | Lisa Goodfellow, Arjun Gandhi

Transportation & Logistics Communiqué

The Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“ESA”) and the federal Canada Labour Code (“CLC”) specify the overtime rules for provincially-regulated and federally-regulated employees, respectively.  Pursuant to the legislation, higher overtime thresholds may apply for commercial drivers. This article summarizes the […]

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Charitable donations by an estate and “substituted property”

May 31, 2023 | Darren Lund, Andrew Rodrigues

Social Impact Newsletter

In a previous article,[1] we discussed amendments to the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the “Act”), enacted in 2015, that significantly changed the rules for testamentary charitable gifts made in 2016 and future tax years. One of the requirements introduced as […]

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Alberta’s revised Trustee Act: Implications for charities and non-profits

May 31, 2023 | Kristina Roberts

Social Impact Newsletter

Alberta’s Trustee Act was recently overhauled and revised. Bill 12, which revised the original act, received Royal Assent on April 29, 2022 and came into force on February 1, 2023 (the “Act” or the “New Act”). The Act attempts to […]

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Ontario Court of Appeal affirms that the “true nature of a claim” will impact duty to defend

May 31, 2023 | Caitlin VanDuzer, Vanessa Rosteski

MT Insurance Law Blog

Introduction In Butterfield v Intact Insurance Company, 2023 ONCA 246, the Ontario Court of Appeal affirmed that Intact Insurance Company (“Intact”) did not have a duty to defend Mr. Butterfield (the “Appellant”) against a negligence claim because the policy’s intentional […]

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Music as an asset: Innovative financing of music catalogues

May 30, 2023 | P. Jason Kroft, Jonathan F. Dyck, Margaret Shodeinde

Structured Finance and Securitization Communiqué

Interest in the securitization of music royalties rose in the late 1990s and early 2000s, as David Bowie became famous in the financing world when he struck a $55 million deal to issue the first asset securitization backed by future […]

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AODA: Meeting design of public spaces accessibility standards during reconstruction – Part 1

May 30, 2023 | Justin McLarty

MT Condominium & Strata Brief

While the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, S.O. 2005, c. 11 (“AODA” or the “Act”) came into force almost twenty years ago, there has been a phased implementation to accessibility requirements under the Act. There has also been […]

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