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3 Routes to Taxpayer Relief

Jun 4, 2024

Didn’t file your taxes on time – or made a mistake in your tax filings? All might not be lost. There is the possibility of relief from the Canada…

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Jun 4, 2024

Employment Contracts: Avoiding – or Diffusing – the Ticking Time Bomb

May 30, 2024

Using written employment contracts is a good start – but it doesn’t mean they will be enforceable. Courts interpret employment contracts to…

Webinar

May 30, 2024

Wrongful Death General Damages: Does Culture Count?

May 17, 2024

Do cultural practices play a role in the assessment of damages for wrongful death claims? There is British Columbia precedent for awarding damages to…

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May 17, 2024

The Emerging Shape of Indigenous Self-Government

May 14, 2024

On March 28, 2024, the Supreme Court of Canada marked another pivotal moment in Indigenous self-governance, offered insight into the scope of section…

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May 14, 2024

What’s the Harm? 10 Key Facts About Canada’s Proposed Online Harms Act

Apr 30, 2024

Bill C-63, if passed, will create the hotly anticipated Online Harms Act to regulate certain online platforms, create new Criminal Code of Canada…

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Apr 30, 2024

Staffing Up Your Canadian Operations: 5 Immigration Tactics

Apr 22, 2024

Whether you’re entering the Canadian market by setting up a subsidiary or a branch office, you’ll need to staff your new operations up. And…

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Apr 22, 2024

2024 Atlantic Canada Minimum Wage Increases

Apr 11, 2024

Provincial minimum wage rates continue to climb in Canada. Provincial minimum wage legislation across Canada, including in the Atlantic Canadian…

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Apr 11, 2024

Too Soon? P.E.I. Court Denies Stay of Proceedings as Premature

Apr 4, 2024

In January 2024, the Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island explored the doctrine of prematurity in the context of the legal test for a stay of…

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Apr 4, 2024

N.B. Construction Prompt Payment and Adjudication Act: 3 FAQs

Apr 2, 2024

Canadian provinces and territories continue to swiftly legislate prompt payment requirements – though not all are taking effect quite so swiftly.…

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Apr 2, 2024

Business Immigration: 5 Tactics To Expedite The Entry Of Foreign Workers

Mar 28, 2024

Many international companies set up shop in Canada through branch offices or subsidiaries. Many of these companies are looking to staff up their…

Webinar

Mar 28, 2024

Another Termination Clause Bites the Dust: 3 Key Take-Aways

Mar 27, 2024

In its February 2024 decision in Dufault v. The Corporation of the Township of Ignace, the Ontario Superior Court voided yet another contractual…

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Mar 27, 2024

Internet Users Have Expectation of Privacy In IP Address: 3 Take-Aways

Mar 14, 2024

On March 1, 2024, the Supreme Court of Canada decided a police request for disclosure of an IP address is a “search” under section 8 of the…

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Mar 14, 2024