For a few years now, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become one of those recurring topics that kept finding its way into the board meeting – it may even be a standing agenda item for some organizations. More recently, however, AI is now part of the conversation, quietly shaping discussions, as businesses increasingly adopt the use […]
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…
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…
By Matthew Reardon
On any kind of construction project, getting paid when you have provided services or materials can be difficult. These situations can be at minimum…
By Adrian C. O’Donnell
Over the past decade, the pendulum of how patents are assessed for eligible subject matter, under Section 101 of the U.S. Patent Code, has swung…
By Conor J. Cronin
Public companies (Reporting Issuers) must follow the disclosure requirements set out in National Instrument 51-102. The standards of such disclosure…
By Warren L. Creates
The decision to flee a country and travel to Canada to make a refugee claim can be very difficult. Leaving one’s homeland for an uncertain future takes…
By Wendy Lamson
If you ask a patent practitioner in the U.S. what the most frustrating aspect of Canadian prosecution is, chances are they will say it’s Canada’s…
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO FULL EPISODE “In this episode, Megan Wallace and Joël Dubois from Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall discuss…
OTTAWA, January 10, 2019 – Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP/s.r.l. is pleased to congratulate John Siwiec, an Associate in the firm’s…
By Anne-Marie C. Magneron
A Will may be necessary to ensure the financial well-being of an individual’s family so it is essential that it is valid which means that it must be…
By Brian Kells & Brianna Mayes
On November 9, 2018 the Supreme Court of Canada (the “SCC”) released a highly anticipated decision about the Cooperative Capital Markets Regulatory…
By Margaret R. Truesdale
In May, 2018, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (the “HRTO” or the “Tribunal”) found section 25(2.1) of the Ontario Human Rights Code (the…
