News avril 8, 2020 –
Ontario generally zealously protects personal health information from disclosure. The Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 (the “PHIPA”) contains very stringent controls over the disclosure of personal…
https://perlaw.ca/fr/2020/04/08/5019/
News avril 8, 2020 –
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic an emergency was declared in Ontario on March 17, 2020, under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act. The Ontario government has issued an order effective March 17, 2020…
https://perlaw.ca/fr/2020/04/08/ontario-provides-for-extension-of-deadlines-for-agm-and-electronic-meetings/
News avril 8, 2020 –
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) has extended various deadlines for income tax filing and payment, as summarized below: The May 1, 2020, filing date for trusts applies to…
https://perlaw.ca/fr/2020/04/08/extended-income-tax-filing-and-payment-deadlines/
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Alors que la situation récente de la COVID-19 continue d’évoluer, les responsables de la santé publique doivent être équipés pour faire face à une grande variété de scénarios. Le Groupe consultatif sur la…
https://perlaw.ca/fr/expertise/litige/sante-publique/
News avril 3, 2020 –
In an effort to preserve Canadian jobs, the federal government has announced the proposed Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy program. The hope is that employers can use this subsidy to keep their current employees and rehire…
https://perlaw.ca/fr/2020/04/03/federal-government-releases-further-details-regarding-the-proposed-canada-emergency-wage-subsidy/
News avril 1, 2020 –
A temporary layoff allows an employer to suspend or restrict an employee’s job for a set period without terminating the employment relationship. In Ontario, the Employment Standards Act, SO 2000 c 41 (the “ESA”),…
https://perlaw.ca/fr/2020/04/01/temporary-layoffs-in-ontario/
News avril 1, 2020 –
On March 25, 2020, the Government of Canada proposed legislation to enact the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (“CERB”) in response to the unprecedented volume of Employment Insurance (“EI”) applications it…
https://perlaw.ca/fr/2020/04/01/the-canada-emergency-response-benefit/
News avril 1, 2020 –
On March 23, 2020, the Government of Ontario ordered the closure of all workplaces it considered to be “non-essential”. These workplaces were ordered to close by 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. Teleworking…
https://perlaw.ca/fr/2020/04/01/ontarios-list-of-essential-businesses/
News avril 1, 2020 –
The Government of Canada announced a wage subsidy for eligible businesses of up to 75% for 3 months, retroactive to March 15, 2020. On March 30, 2020, Prime Minister Trudeau announced that businesses would be eligible…
https://perlaw.ca/fr/2020/04/01/the-government-of-canadas-support-to-businesses/
News mars 31, 2020 –
Below is a summary of important legal information for Ontario businesses in construction to keep in mind during the COVID-19 / coronavirus crisis. Construction is an essential service The Ontario government has deemed…
https://perlaw.ca/fr/2020/03/31/covid-19-construction-law-update/
News mars 31, 2020 –
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, both the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) and TSX Venture Exchange (“TSX-V”) have released bulletins dated March 23, 2020 providing for the extension of deadlines for holding…
https://perlaw.ca/fr/2020/03/31/extension-of-deadlines-for-agm-for-reporting-issuers-and-possibility-of-virtual-meetings/
News mars 30, 2020 –
Deadline extensions under subsections 78(1) and 78(2) of the Patent Act The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) announced earlier this month that deadlines falling between March 16, 2020 and March 31, 2020 are…
https://perlaw.ca/fr/2020/03/30/covid-19-canadian-patent-office-update/