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Further changes to the Alberta Labour Relations Code now in effect

February 16, 2021 | Stephen M. Torscher

Labour and Employment Communiqué

Further amendments to the Labour Relations Code are now in force. Bill 32, the Restoring Balance in Alberta’s Workplaces Act, 2020, received royal assent on July 29, 2020. Many of the amendments to the Employment Standards Code and the Labour […]

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The Consumer Privacy Protection Act (CPPA): Increasing accountability and transparency

February 16, 2021 | Jaclyne Reive

MT Cybersecurity Blog

In a recent MT Cybersecurity Blog, we discussed Bill C-11, the Consumer Privacy Protection Act (the “CPPA”), which was introduced on November 17, 2020, by the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry with the aim of modernizing federal privacy law […]

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Claiming home office expenses due to the COVID-19 pandemic

February 12, 2021 | Maxime Chabot

Social Impact Newsletter

The Canada Revenue Agency (the “CRA”) announced in December new measures designed to simplify the ability of taxpayers to deduct employment expenses related to remote working. These new measures are a simplified method to calculate the deduction with a flat […]

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Reminder to file your Federal Annual Return Filings

February 12, 2021 | Natasha Smith

Social Impact Newsletter

A lot has happened in the past year and it is easy to forget about maintaining corporate records.  This serves as a reminder that non-profits that are subject to the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act (the “CNCA”) are required to file an annual […]

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The Highly Affected Sectors Credit Availability Program (HASCAP): A further COVID-19 relief measure for businesses

February 12, 2021 | Jenna Zaleski, Amanda Robertson, Kenneth R. Rosenstein

Financial Services & Restructuring Communiqué

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take a toll on the Canadian economy, many continue to need additional financial relief to help them survive the negative impact of the pandemic on their business and their corresponding cash flow. By now […]

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Ontario government extends stay-at-home order across most of the province while announcing plans for re-opening

February 10, 2021 | Catherine Phelps

Labour and Employment Communiqué

On Monday, February 8, 2021, the Ontario government announced in a press release that it is extending the Stay-at-Home order across most of the province.  The government further advised that when it is safe to do so, the province will […]

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Costs awards: Your entitlement to indemnity for legal expenses

February 10, 2021 | Alice M.L. Wong

Breaking Ground: MT Construction Law Western Canada

More so than most other forms of litigation, construction litigation often involves multiple parties and multiple issues, all of which typically result in a significant amount of documentary evidence as well as necessitating the input of expert witnesses.  As a […]

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Reopening of non-essential businesses and other COVID-19 measures lifted across Quebec

February 9, 2021 | Lisen Bassett, Laïla Tremblay

Labour and Employment Communiqué

As of February 8th, some of the measures which have been in place for the last four weeks have been lifted. However, for those in Red Zone regions, the measures have not changed significantly. Red Zone regions now include: Montréal […]

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COVID-19 relief for resource companies: Resource issuers may rely on proposed extensions

February 9, 2021 | Lesley Kim

Tax Notes

Resource companies that have issued flow-through shares shortly before or during the global COVID-19 pandemic may have faced difficulties, including the shutdown of mines, incurring eligible resource expenses within the normal timelines required under the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the […]

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“Made in Canada” – What is happening to Privacy by Design under the CPPA?

February 5, 2021 | David Krebs, Samantha Santos

MT Cybersecurity Blog

“Privacy by Design” has long been understood as the “gold standard” of data protection and at the core of how to sustain privacy rights in the digital age. It is a concept that can be said to have been “made […]

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