Perspectives juridiques

Projet de loi no 96 : Loi sur la langue officielle et commune du Québec, le français

Communiqué Droit en matière de marketing, publicité et conformité des produits

Après une abondante couverture médiatique des changements anticipés à la Charte de la langue française (la « Charte »), le 13 mai dernier, le gouvernement du Québec a déposé à l’Assemblée nationale le projet de loi no 96 intitulé Loi sur la langue […]

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Changes in “occupants” found not to be a material change in risk for the purpose of voiding a home insurance policy

Blogue : Droit des assurances

The British Columbia Supreme Court in Dubroy v. Canadian Northern Shield Insurance Co., 2021 BCSC 352 held that a home insurance policy was not rendered void because there was no material change in risk arising from a change in occupants. […]

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Lessons for lenders: Personal knowledge and addressing the evidentiary burden remains key

Communiqué - Services financiers et restructuration

Introduction It is common for a special loans officer of a secured lender to swear an Affidavit on behalf of their financing institution in connection with enforcement proceedings.  However, a recent Master’s decision, Meridian OneCap Credit Corp v Nikos Directional […]

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The benefits of special assessment insurance

Bulletin MT Condominiums & Copropriétés

Condominium unit owners have ownership interests in their units together with an undivided interest in the common elements. These common elements generally include, but are not limited to, the lobbies, hallways, recreational rooms and parking garages of the condominium. In […]

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Clarity on the duty to exercise contractual discretion in good faith: Wastech Services Ltd. v Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District, 2021 SCC 7

Des idées en chantier : Droit de la construction MT – Ouest du Canada

Overview The Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Wastech Services Ltd v Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District [1] (the “Wastech Decision”) on February 5, 2021. The Wastech Decision was heard together with the case of C.M. Callow […]

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Accountability for the section 7(4) accounting report: When is it ‘reasonable and necessary’?

Blogue : Droit des assurances

The requirement under section 7(4) of the Ontario Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule [1] for insurers to fund accounting reports on behalf of insured persons is a reasonable one. To be eligible for funding by the insurer, the reports must be: […]

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Canadian organizations take note – Data Protection Authority fines foreign-based business under GDPR for not having “Article 27” representative

Blogue Cybersécurité de MT

As we have discussed in several previous articles, Canadian businesses and other organizations can be subject to the European General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) for a number of reasons and in a number of different contexts, be it as a […]

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Free rapid COVID-19 testing for eligible workplaces

Communiqué droit du travail et de l'emploi

Recently, a number of initiatives have been unveiled that will provide free rapid antigen testing to small and medium-sized businesses. Federal On May 7, 2021, the Federal Government announced that certain businesses and organizations can apply for free rapid tests […]

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B.C. introduces COVID-19-related paid leave and paid sick leave

Communiqué droit du travail et de l'emploi

On May 11, 2021, the British Columbia Government introduced legislation to amend the B.C. Employment Standards Act to give employees paid leave in the event they need to be away from work due to COVID-19: Bill 13 – 2021: Employment […]

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Saskatchewan introduces legislation to provide for paid sick leave

Communiqué droit du travail et de l'emploi

The Saskatchewan Government has introduced legislation, Bill 603, which would amend The Saskatchewan Employment Act to provide for paid sick leave.  If the legislation passes, employees would be entitled to paid sick leave of up to: 10 days in a […]

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