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Canada Elections Act: What you can do without registering

August 20, 2021 | Gerald D. Chipeur, KC, Nicole K. D’Aoust, Susan M. Manwaring

Social Impact Newsletter

In our last article, we discussed the registration requirements that may apply to charities and non-profits that carry on certain regulated activities, including election advertising, election surveys, and partisan activities (in the case of non-profits).  For more information about the […]

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Ontario makes COVID-19 vaccination policies mandatory for high-risk settings

August 19, 2021 | Lisa Goodfellow

Labour and Employment Communiqué

As a result of the emergence of the Delta variant, the Government of Ontario is taking steps to increase protection for the most vulnerable populations, including frail seniors, immunocompromised individuals and young children who are not yet eligible for vaccination. […]

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Court of Québec orders insurance policy disclosure in dispute

August 19, 2021 | Nicolas Sacha Nesviginsky

MT Insurance Law Blog

Twenty-five years ago, Louis Champagne radiomutuel inc.[1] established the right to obtain a copy of the opposing party’s insurance policy in order to involve its insurer in the claim. This right was confirmed in a recent Court of Québec judgment.[2] […]

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N.Y. Prompt Pay Act for construction contractors

August 19, 2021 | Kenneth Eccleston

Breaking Ground: MT Construction Law Ontario Edition

The author would like to acknowledge the contributions of Barry Temkin, partner at Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass LLP in New York.  In 2002, the New York Legislature passed the Prompt Pay Act[1], whose stated purpose is to promote timely […]

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Thoughts on final resting places

August 19, 2021 | Stephen Mulrain

MT Estate Litigation Blog

Testators generally put much thought into the distribution of their estate. In addition, many testators give instructions for their funeral, how their remains are to be handled and where their remains should be placed. However, many testators may not consider […]

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Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act comes into force on October 19, 2021

August 17, 2021 | Meg Berkovitz, Karima Kanani

Health Communiqué

Earlier today, the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services (“Ministry”) announced that the Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 (“ONCA”) will come into force on October 19, 2021.  The coming into force of the ONCA has been long anticipated by the […]

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Layoff obligations reinstated as business gets back to normal: Saskatchewan employment standards exemptions repealed

August 17, 2021 | Amir Aboguddah

Labour and Employment Communiqué

Introduction On August 5, 2021, pursuant to SR 81/2021 the Saskatchewan Government repealed Sections 44.2 to 44.4 of The Employment Standards Regulations, which were introduced in May of last year in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, and reinstated certain pre-pandemic […]

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Public messaging during an election period: You may need to register ASAP

August 13, 2021 | Gerald D. Chipeur, KC, Nicole K. D’Aoust

Social Impact Newsletter

Under the Canada Elections Act, there must be a general election on the third Monday of October in the fourth calendar year after the last general election.  However, the Prime Minister may ask the Governor General to call an election […]

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Two very welcome Federal Court of Appeal decisions

August 12, 2021 | Jordyn Allan, Susan M. Manwaring

Social Impact Newsletter

The Federal Court of Appeal has now overturned two separate decisions of the Minister of National Revenue denying the applications of two sports organizations for registration as registered Canadian amateur athletic associations (“RCAAA”). One decision involved an appeal by an […]

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Pay Equity Act comes into force this summer for federally regulated employers

August 12, 2021 | Thomas V. Duke, Annie Redmond

Labour and Employment Communiqué

The Government of Canada has announced that the Pay Equity Act will come into effect on August 31, 2021. Employers in federally regulated industries will have three years to identify and correct pay disparities within their workplaces. This pay equity […]

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