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March 31, 2020  |  Covid-19  |  Publications
COVID-19 Construction Law Update

By Bryce Dillon & Keith MacLaren

Below is a summary of important legal information for Ontario businesses in construction to keep in mind during the COVID-19 / coronavirus crisis.…

March 31, 2020  |  Publications
Extension of Deadlines for AGM for Reporting Issuers and Possibility of Virtual Meetings

By Robert Kinghan, Dirk Bouwer & Sue Kavanagh

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, both the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) and TSX Venture Exchange (“TSX-V”) have released bulletins dated…

March 30, 2020  |  Covid-19  |  Publications
COVID-19 – Canadian Patent Office Update

By Wendy Lamson

Deadline extensions under subsections 78(1) and 78(2) of the Patent Act The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) announced earlier this month that…

March 27, 2020  |  Covid-19  |  Publications
Temporary Relief from Certain Filing Obligations Under Canadian Securities Regulations Announced By the…

By Robert P. Kinghan, Dirk Bouwer & Sue Kavanagh

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced March 23, 2020 temporary relief from certain filing…

February 19, 2020  |  Publications
Reaching Back Into the Archaic History of the Law to Find a Remedy for a Modern Situation

By Anthony P. McGlynn

Over the last number of years, a recurring problem that seems to be more common every year is dealing with family situations where one child is benefitted…

February 10, 2020  |  Publications
RRSP Home Buyer’s Plan and Separation

By Alison Boyce

Effective January 1, 2020, Canadians experiencing a breakdown in their marriage or common-law partnership may qualify to withdraw money from their…

December 16, 2019  |  Publications
The Lifetime Benefit Trust

By Brianna Mayes

When the annuitant of a registered plan (i.e. RRSP, RESP, TFSA, etc.) passes away, income tax regulations provide that the value of the plan must be…

November 11, 2019  |  Publications
OREA and the Residential Real Estate Transaction

By Anne-Marie C. Magneron & Méliane Etien-Usher

Whether purchasing or selling, a real estate transaction should be governed by a contract. Such a contract is known as the Agreement of Purchase and Sale…

October 31, 2019  |  Publications
Canada’s new patent regime coming into force October 30, 2019 – beware of pitfalls for reinstatement of…

By Wendy Lamson

Patenting can be expensive.  As a company expands their patent portfolio and files in multiple countries, often it becomes necessary to cull certain…

September 10, 2019  |  Publications
Interim Construction Adjudication Takes Effect in October 2019

By Bryce Dillon

The Ministry of the Attorney General recently appointed ADR Chambers as the Authorized Nominating Authority (the “Authority”) responsible for…

August 16, 2019  |  Publications
Collito: Timing Issues Related to the Collection Provisions of the Income Tax Act

By Alanna T. Mar

The Income Tax Act (the “Tax Act”) contains provisions that allow the Minister of National Revenue (the “Minister”) to collect amounts owed by…

August 8, 2019  |  Publications
Access to Interprovincial Trade in Alcohol Improving

By John Siwiec

In April 2018, the Supreme Court of Canada issued its decision in R v Comeau, 2018 SCC 15, regarding the constitutional right of the provinces to restrict…