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Affordable housing redefined: Ontario’s human-focused approach to providing relief in housing under Bill 134

Des idées en chantier : Droit de la construction MT – Ontario

More not-for-profit organizations’ housing projects and households will become eligible for development charges exemptions under Bill 134, announced September 28, 2023 by the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing of Ontario (“Minister”).  This will be done through a new definition […]

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Toronto’s potential removal of retail, office & institutional permissions to implement new definition of employment areas – Consultation needed?

Des idées en chantier : Droit de la construction MT – Ontario

Owners of retail, office and institutional land in Toronto should consider the impacts of a recent Report For Action and Proposed Policy Direction from the City of Toronto and whether they should engage in consultation with the City to: prevent […]

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Balancing borders: Regulation of money service businesses in Canada and the United States

Communiqué sur le financement structuré et la titrisation

In our previous article in our series on money service businesses, we discussed the compliance reporting obligations for MSBs in Canada. In this article, we will explore the key similarities and differences between the MSB regulatory systems in Canada and […]

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Truckers remain eligible for express entry despite removal from IRCC’s certificate of qualification list

Communiqué Transports et logistique

On November 6, 2023, there was an administrative update made by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (“IRCC”) that removed National Occupation Classification (“NOC”) code 73300 for truck drivers from the list of occupations eligible for a certificate of qualification. As […]

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New registration requirements for importers, carriers and others involved in the transportation of dangerous goods

Communiqué Transports et logistique

On October 25, 2023, the Regulations Amending the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (Site Registration Requirements), SOR/2023-206 (the “Amendments”) came into force.[1] The Amendments create a new Client Identification Database (the “Database”) and new registration requirements for persons that import, […]

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Transport & Logistics latest legal trends and insights series: Part 1

Communiqué Transports et logistique

On November 14, 2023, Miller Thomson’s National Transportation & Logistics Group hosted an in-person educational seminar in Toronto, discussing the latest legal trends and insights surrounding the transportation and logistics industry. It was hosted by Miller Thomson’s Transport and Logistics […]

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Perspectives juridiques : Respect des clauses d’élection de for dans les litiges en matière d’assurance

Blogue : Droit des assurances

La cause en question se rapporte à un litige opposant Avantys Health Inc. une société internationale spécialisée dans les assurances médicales (l’ « assureur ») à ses assurés, un couple américain résidant en Floride (les « assurés »). Aux fins du présent article, nous […]

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Current status of AI policy developments in Canada and abroad

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Ever since generative artificial intelligence (“AI”) technologies have been adopted on a large scale by both businesses and private users in 2023, regulators appear to have increased the speed and intensity of their efforts to propose regulations targeted at the […]

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Recent changes to the Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010: Six key changes you need to know

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The long-awaited Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 (the “ONCA”) came into force on October 19, 2021. Under the ONCA, Ontario not-for-profit corporations that were previously governed under Ontario’s Corporations Act (the “OCA”) were given a three-year transition period, until October […]

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Changements à venir dans les dispositions du Code canadien du travail sur le préavis de licenciement

Communiqué droit du travail et de l'emploi

Le Code canadien du travail (le « Code ») est la loi qui définit les droits et les responsabilités des employeurs et des employés des milieux de travail sous réglementation fédérale. Le gouvernement du Canada a récemment annoncé des modifications à ses […]

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