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juin 3, 2020

The Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance Program (CECRA)

The governments of Canada and Ontario have put in place a new program, the Ontario-Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance Program (CECRA) to assist small businesses with their rent burden. The program is intended to share the cost of rent between government, small business tenants and property owners. Property Owners and Tenants would each pay 25% […]
juin 14, 2018
Last Call: Supreme Court Limits Interprovincial Trade in Alcohol

By John Siwiec & Trent McBain

On April 19, 2018, the Supreme Court of Canada delivered its decision in R. v. Comeau, 2018 SCC 15, and upheld a New Brunswick law that limits the amount…

avril 17, 2018
CTV Morning with Henry Burris (Video Link)

Click to watch Watch CTV Morning’s interview with lawyers Megan D. Wallace & Joël M. Dubois, who will be teaching the newly…

avril 17, 2018
University of Ottawa law school offers cannabis courses for 2018-2019 term (Published in The Lawyers Daily)

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avril 16, 2018
Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP/s.r.l. Involved in Teaching uOttawa’s Newly Launched Cannabis…

OTTAWA, April 16, 2018 – Ottawa-based law firm, Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP/s.r.l. is pleased to share uOttawa’s announcement, that for…

avril 16, 2018
Legal Weed 101: Class on cannabis law coming to University of Ottawa (Published in the Ottawa Citizen)

Firm Partner Joël M Dubois at Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall, was recently interviewed by the Ottawa Citizen for an article on…

mars 12, 2018
Genetically Modified Biological Materials

By Wendy Lamson

Patenting isolated, naturally-occurring biological sequences still a green light in Canada As U.S. patent practitioners can tell you, patent claims…

mars 9, 2018
Perils of Joint Ownership of Property

By Anthony P. McGlynn

Two recent decisions of the Ontario Court of Appeal illustrate the dangers and unintended consequences associated with owning property jointly. By way of…

mars 9, 2018
Enhancing Your Employee Compensation Plan – Digital Currency and Other Non-Cash Alternatives

By Paul A. Lalonde

A key concern for many startups is how to fairly compensate staff, especially in the early stages when the budget is tight. Many businesses have taken…

février 26, 2018
Patenting Dosage Regimes in Canada: The Patent Office Loosens its Reins

By Wendy Lamson

Overview Similar to Europe, methods of medical treatment are generally not considered patentable subject matter in Canada.[1]    Usually converting a…

février 15, 2018
Start up financing: Play it SAFE, or take notes?

By Brian Kells

If you want to make your business dream a reality your company probably needs to raise or borrow money. Your family, friends, and close business…

février 12, 2018
Changes to the Voluntary Disclosures Program Effective March 1, 2018

By Alanna T. Mar

On March 1, 2018, a revised Voluntary Disclosures Program (“VDP”) run by the Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) will come into effect that will narrow…

février 5, 2018
China & India Make Software Patenting Easier

By Adrian C. O’Donnell

No matter the path to establishing intellectual property rights one reaches a “put up or shut up” point where we reach a final deadline to file in any…