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Recent Court of Appeal Decision May Result in Termination Provisions Being Unenforceable

By Joël M. Dubois & Margaret Truesdale

Download PDF The law with respect to the enforceability of termination provisions in employment contracts is an ever-evolving area of law in Ontario.…

Canada—a Great Place to Ride out the Storm and Stay Awhile—or Stay for Good!

By Warren L. Creates

This article is best described as a fact-based white paper, which seeks to be a report or guide to inform readers in a concise manner about a complex…

Federal Government Extends Deadlines for Corporate Meetings

By Conor Cronin

Upon the receipt of Royal Assent to Bill C-20, the Time Limits and Other Periods Act (COVID-19), became law (the Act). Under the Act, certain deadlines…

Landlords’ Entitlement to Accelerated Rent in a Bankruptcy

By Bryce Dillon & Keith MacLaren

The Ontario Court of Appeal recently confirmed that a landlord’s preferred claim in a bankruptcy is limited to three months of arrears and three months…

The Dawn of the USMCA Era: Facilitating Trade, Mobility, and Revisiting COVID-19 Temporary Travel Restrictions

By Warren L. Creates

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), replacing the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), will come into effect on 1 July 2020.  On…

The Return to Work Following COVID-19

By Aaron Rubinoff, Karin Pagé, and Trenton McBain

If an employee has a presumptive or confirmed case of Covid-19, what is the duty of the employer with respect to notifying or disclosing the presumptive…

Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall COO Neha D’Souza Earns Forty Under 40 Award

Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP/s.r.l. is proud to congratulate our Chief Operating Officer (COO), Neha D’Souza on being recognized as a 2020…

The Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance Program (CECRA)

By Philippe Guiton

The governments of Canada and Ontario have put in place a new program, the Ontario-Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance Program (CECRA) to assist…

Employment Law Update: Regulation 228/20

By Courtney March

On May 29, 2020, the Government of Ontario filed Regulation 228/20 – Infectious Disease Emergency Leave (the “Regulation”), which amends the…

Hitting the ground running after COVID-19: using downtime to protect your intangibles

By Wendy Lamson

As the economy recovers, innovation will become even more important than ever as we transition to an economy that is increasingly knowledge-based. …

Case Commentary – Canada v. Kljajic

By Warren L. Creates

Introduction Applicants for status in Canada have an obligation to honestly disclose information required of them. The consequences of failing to do so…

Canadian Trademarks Opposition Practice During and After the COVID-19 Crisis

By Coleen Morrison & Marina Stipanac

The Canadian Registrar of Trademarks, Commissioner of Patents and the Minister responsible for the Industrial Designs Act have “designated” the…