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Graham Construction and Engineering Inc v Alberta (Infrastructure): Is Strict Compliance Necessary for a Claim Under the Alberta Public Works Act?

May 10, 2022 | Bronwhyn Simmons

Breaking Ground: MT Construction Law Western Canada

The Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench clarified the requirements for perfecting a claim under Alberta’s Public Works Act, RSA 2000, c P-46 (the “PWA”) in Graham Construction and Engineering Inc v Alberta (Infrastructure), 2021 ABQB 184 [Graham]. This case arose […]

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Part 2: Top 6 considerations for new condominiums

May 10, 2022 | Justin McLarty

MT Condominium & Strata Brief

With the loosening of COVID-19 restrictions and immigration doors re-opening, there should be no shortage of cranes in the ground over the next few years. New condominiums have a host of issues to address within the first couple years of […]

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Ontario Progressive Conservative proposed 2022 budget: Highlights of investments in healthcare

May 5, 2022 | Karima Kanani, Michele Szynkaruk

Health Communiqué

On April 28, 2022, Ontario’s Progressive Conservative Party tabled their 2022 budget. The Lieutenant Governor has dissolved the Legislature and the 2022 Provincial election has officially commenced. This means the Progressive Conservative 2022 budget will not be debated until after […]

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Hey Canadian issuers, your neighbour is up to something: Disclosure of climate-related matters

May 3, 2022 | Bruno Caron, Annafaye Dunbar

Securities Practice Notes

On March 21, 2022, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) published its proposed climate-related disclosure rules – The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (PDF) (the “SEC Rules”) – which, if adopted, would require public companies and […]

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Wandering children and educator culpability

May 3, 2022 | Renata Antoniuk

Morning Recess Education Law Newsletter

Educators have a responsibility to supervise children in their care and protect them from reasonably foreseeable risks. Two recent arbitration cases considered whether educators can be disciplined when a student in their care wanders away or goes off school premises […]

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A teacher’s past life may come back to haunt them

May 3, 2022 | Gillian Tuck Kutarna, Kayla Cockburn

Morning Recess Education Law Newsletter

A registered teacher’s pre-registration conduct may, in some cases, be considered by the Ontario College of Teachers’ (the “OCT”) Discipline Committee in determining whether a Member is guilty of professional misconduct. This was explicitly recognized in Ontario College of Teachers […]

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The new qualifying disbursements rules: An improvement?

May 2, 2022 | Robert B. Hayhoe, Stephen Hsia

Social Impact Newsletter

The proposed qualifying disbursements rules have since changed since the publication of this article. Please refer to Miller Thomson LLP’s article, ‘Funding non-qualified donees just got one step easier for Canadian charities’ dated June 6, 2022, which summarizes the latest […]

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Budget 2022: Substantive CCPCs and share transactions involving a non resident or public company

April 29, 2022 | Carolyn S. Inglis, Colleen Ma

Tax Notes

The 2022 Federal Budget was tabled in the House of Commons on April 7, 2022 (“Budget Day“) by the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Canada’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance. A summary of the personal income tax measures, business income […]

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ONCA Fast Facts: Special resolutions

April 28, 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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Multiple will mishap

April 28, 2022 | Honor Lay

Wealth Matters

Introduction A recent decision from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Gordon v. Gordon et al., 2022 ONSC 550 (“Gordon“) shines a light on the importance of prudent drafting when undertaking multiple will planning. Multiple wills, when properly drafted, can provide […]

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