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Claiming home office expenses due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Impact Social

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

Impact Social

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

Communiqué - Services financiers et restructuration

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

Communiqué droit du travail et de l'emploi

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

Des idées en chantier : Droit de la construction MT – Ouest du 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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Réouverture des entreprises non-essentielles et assouplissement d’autres mesures COVID-19 à travers le Québec

Communiqué droit du travail et de l'emploi

Depuis le 8 février 2021, certaines des mesures qui étaient en place depuis les quatre dernières semaines sont levées. Pour les régions considérées en zone rouge, les mesures n’ont cependant pas été modifiées de manière significative. Les régions en zone […]

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

Bulletin fiscal

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?

Blogue Cybersécurité de MT

“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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Significant changes to the regulation of health professionals make for a busy 2021

Communiqué sur la santé

Keeping up to speed with changes in the world of health professional regulation in Alberta will keep almost anyone working in healthcare busy in 2021. Colleges have significant work ahead of them to review and revise professional regulations, bylaws and […]

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La Cour supérieure du Québec rejette l’autorisation d’exercer une action collective en raison de la clause de règlement des différends d’une police d’assurance

Blogue : Droit des assurances

La COVID-19 est source de litiges, particulièrement des actions collectives. En 2020, des demandes d’autorisation d’exercer une action collective ont notamment été déposées à l’encontre de centres d’hébergement1, d’assureurs2 et de compagnies aériennes3. Dans 9369-1426 Québec inc. (Restaurant Bâton Rouge)4, […]

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