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March 11, 2021  |  Publications
Federal Court of Appeal: A Corporation Must be Represented by Counsel in Tax Appeals

By Alanna T. Mar

After a series of conflicting decisions from the Tax Court of Canada on the issue of non-lawyers representing corporate taxpayers in General Procedure…

March 5, 2021  |  Publications
Recent Update to Ontario’s Standard Form Lease for Residential Tenancies

By Selena Saikaley

Since April 30, 2018, landlords and tenants entering into residential tenancies must use Ontario’s standard Residential Tenancy Agreement (“Standard…

February 24, 2021  |  Publications
Celebrating the Past, Visualizing the Future

By Anthony P. McGlynn

Perley-Robertson, Panet, Hill & McDougall LLP/s.r.l. opened its doors and commenced providing legal services to its clients officially on January 1st,…

February 22, 2021  |  Publications
Diagnostics update: Subject matter eligibility in Canada

By Wendy Lamson

Helping you streamline allowance Personalised medicine shows tremendous promise in revolutionizing the way we diagnose and treat disease.  However, in…

February 18, 2021  |  Publications
Supreme Court of Canada to Review Settlement Agreements in Family Law

By Alison Boyce

Last month, the Supreme Court of Canada granted the application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for Ontario in Sylvia H.C.C.…

February 18, 2021  |  Publications
Gotta have (good) faith: The Supreme Court clarifies the duty of good faith in contracts

By Bryce Dillon

Pursuant to recent decisions of the Supreme Court of Canada there are two separate but related aspects of the duty of good faith, both of which arise in…

February 17, 2021  |  Covid-19  |  Publications
Changes to Canadian Privacy Legislation

By Brianna Mayes and Selena Saikaley

Canada’s Privacy Act[1] is over 35 years old and is long overdue for an update. Given the technological shifts and societal changes over the years, the…

November 17, 2020  |  Covid-19  |  Publications
Building the Bridge over Troubled Waters: Canada’s Immigration Levels Plan in the wake of the United States…

By Warren L. Creates

On 30 October 2020, the Honourable Marco Mendicino, the Canadian Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship announced the 2021-2023 Immigration…

October 15, 2020  |  Publications
Personal Real Estate Corporations (PRECs): Access To Incorporating A Big Step Forward For Realtors

By Robert Kinghan & Brian Kells

Real estate salespersons and brokers that are registered with the Real Estate Council of Ontario (“Registrants”) may now incorporate by setting up a…

October 8, 2020  |  Covid-19  |  Publications
PCT National Phase Entries –Transitioning to a Shorter Exam Request Deadline and Stricter Late National…

By Wendy Lamson

The Canadian Patent Act and Rules underwent sweeping changes on October 30, 2019.  However, for certain PCT national phase entries in Canada, some of the…

September 30, 2020  |  Covid-19  |  Publications
Zombie Deeds – the Undead of the Real Estate World

By Rachael Belford

Fittingly, during the initial onset of the current COVID-19 pandemic, which began in a similar fashion to the way zombie plagues often seem to get their…

September 14, 2020  |  Covid-19  |  Publications
Considerations for the Return to Work amid COVID-19

By Karin Pagé

Over the past 6 months, businesses have had to adapt to many challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. The return to work environment presents some…