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Exceptions to mandatory costs-exclusive policy limits in Québec

July 4, 2022 | Jasmine de Guise, Stephanie Massé

Lloyd's Brief: Canadian Legal Perspectives

Up until the adoption of Bill 82 and its regulations, Quebec was the only Canadian province where an insurer was legally obligated to take up the defence of its insured and cover legal fees over and above the limits of […]

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Ontario Court of Appeal overturns decision upholding just cause termination provision

June 28, 2022 | Genevieve Cantin

Labour and Employment Communiqué

Last year, we reported on the Ontario Superior Court’s decision in Rahman v. Cannon Design Architecture Inc. (the “Rahman decision”), in which the Court upheld a contractual termination provision on the basis of the relative equality of bargaining power between […]

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Extreme weather events may give cause to rethink environmental due diligence systems

June 21, 2022 | Bryan J. Buttigieg

EnviroNotes!

A recent heavy storm in Southern Ontario (labelled a “Derecho” by our meteorologists) caused extensive property damage over a wide swath of some of the most densely populated areas of the country. It served as yet another reminder of climate […]

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Bill C-26: A strengthening of Canada’s cyber security through mandatory reporting of cyber incidents

June 20, 2022 | David Krebs, Jessica Modafferi

MT Cybersecurity Blog

With the continuing threats posed by cyber criminals, state sponsored attacks, and other cybersecurity issues, the Canadian government has taken steps in line with those recently taken by the US government in order to protect and maintain oversight over critical […]

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ONCA Fast Facts: Member proposal rights

June 16, 2022 | Karima Kanani, Michele Szynkaruk

Health Communiqué

The Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 (“ONCA”) came into force on October 19, 2021. Not-for-profit corporations incorporated in Ontario will have a three year transition period to make changes to their governing documents to comply with the ONCA. Our ONCA […]

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Can condominium developers be liable in tort for construction deficiencies?

June 14, 2022 | Michael Gibson, Ryley Schmidt

MT Condominium & Strata Brief

On May 25, 2022, the Alberta Court of Appeal released its decision for Condominium Corporation No. 0522151 (Somerset Condominium) v JV Somerset Development Inc., 2022 ABCA 193 (“JV Somerset”). Roberto Noce, Q.C. and Michael Gibson of Miller Thomson LLP acted […]

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New PST for admission and entertainment charges in Saskatchewan: Businesses need to be prepared

June 9, 2022 | Tom Ghag

Tax Notes

Going to see your favourite band play or sports team compete is about to cost more in Saskatchewan. With the release of the 2022-2023 Saskatchewan Provincial Budget, it was announced that the Province’s provincial sales tax (“PST”) would be expanded […]

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Short-term and taxable preferred shares: Think before you dividend

June 9, 2022 | Raymond G. Adlington

Tax Notes

Introduction Dividend sits among the group of the most pleasant words in the English language. The crescendo of the single letter syllable in the middle of the word creates a satisfying enunciation when spoken. The connotation of the receipt of […]

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Why online marketplaces and e-commerce businesses should review their Canadian sales tax obligations

June 9, 2022 | Colleen Ma

Tax Notes

Online marketplace platform operators and facilitators, and other e‑commerce businesses, that did not have Canadian sales tax obligations when they first started operations may now find that they are required to register for, and collect, Canadian sales tax in one […]

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A double-take on double-tracking: Takeaways from the privacy investigation into the Tim Hortons’ app

June 9, 2022 | Danny Alcorn, Titli Datta

MT Cybersecurity Blog

A recent investigation report into Tim Hortons, co-authored by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (“OPC“), Commission d’accès à l’information du Québec, Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta, and Office of the Information and Privacy […]

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