Planification successorale dans l'ère de l'aide médicale à mourir

As of November 1, 2025, PEI has a new Powers of Attorney and Personal Directives Act. The Act modernizes the rules and framework governing powers of…

In 2020, the global COVID-19 pandemic changed the ordinary course of business. From the direct impact of lockdowns to the downstream effects of…

Updated April 16, 2024. If you’re a trustee of a trust that might no longer serve its purpose or is sitting idle, now’s the time to review it and…

There’s a new scam on the web: Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) scams. Most are familiar with established scams like phishing and ransomware and the…

A Will is a key ingredient of any estate plan – and one of the most important documents a person ever signs. It allows a person to control how their…

Lawyers and accountants advise clients on options for organizing their personal and business affairs in a tax-efficient way. Clients enter into…

On April 14, 2022, the New Brunswick Court of Appeal released its decision in Royal Bank of Canada v. Estate of Susan Lynn Williams, revisiting and…

Le 17 décembre 2021 est entrée en vigueur la Loi concernant la réforme de la gouvernance locale (projet de loi 82) modifiant la Loi sur la…

Estate planning is a customized process; the goal is to create a plan that’s best for a person’s unique situation. And while all estate plans share…

An ever increasing number of people originally from China now reside in Canada. It is more important than ever to recognize and understand the estate…

For business owners, estate planning is directed at protecting the business’s legacy as well as the financial security of both family members and key…

Updated March 7, 2025. Estate planning is directed at protecting your assets and your loved ones from creditors and unnecessary income tax or probate…

The financial technology (Fintech) industry uses technology to support and enhance financial and banking services. Fintech businesses largely bypass…

Updated May 2, 2024. Canadian provinces are looking to immigration as a solution to labour market shortages, and the health sector is no…

Updated July 10, 2024. If you “own” a company incorporated under either the Canada Business Corporations Act or under the corporate legislation of…

Updated September 26, 2024. Businesspeople (and their legal counsel) are on the road more than ever before: according to Statistics Canada, in 2023,…

Updated January 12, 2023. There’s no shortage of media coverage about a doctor shortage in Canada and the resulting impact on Canada’s healthcare…

On October 27, 2017, the Supreme Court of Canada confirmed that a bank that pays out on a fraudulent cheque has the protection of section 20(5) of…

Recently, the Federal Court of Appeal confirmed that a tax debtor’s bankruptcy does not extinguish the federal Crown’s priority to proceeds a secured…

Depuis les trois dernières années (une vitesse fulgurante dans le milieu du droit), l’aide médicale à mourir est passée de illégale à légale. Bien…

Les liens entre les Canadiens et les États-Unis n’ont jamais été aussi nombreux ou transparents qu’ils le sont aujourd’hui : plusieurs Canadiens…

On November 17, 2016 the Supreme Court of Canada decided a mortgagee has the mortgagor’s implied consent to disclose its discharge statement to the…

The Ontario Court of Appeal has re-ignited the discussion about when a municipality will be held liable for its shoddy bylaw enforcement efforts.…

The condo real estate market, both retail and commercial, is hot. But condo developers and unit buyers need funding. Here’s the legal foundation of…

On May 6, 2016, the Supreme Court of Canada generally affirmed the common law rule that positive covenants do not run with the land. More…

When a business responds to a public sector Request for Proposal or Expression of Interest (both of which we’ll refer to as an RFP for these…

On April 15, 2015 the Supreme Court of Canada decided the City of Saguenay’s recitation of a religious – though non-denominational – prayer before…

Updated February 17, 2021. Trusts offer a very useful estate planning solution for a wide variety of special estate planning situations. Alter Ego…

Updated June 5, 2024. A general security agreement (GSA) is the most common form of personal property security to secure commercial loans and other…