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COVID-19 Construction Law Update #2 – Holdback Release COVID-19 and Immigration to Canada CRA Collections and Taxpayer Disputes During the Pandemic COVID-19 Causes Recalibration of Privacy Interests of Personal Health…
https://perlaw.ca/newsroom/covid-19-resource-centre/covid-19-articles/
News April 14, 2020 –
The Ontario government has confirmed that the suspension of limitation periods will not apply to construction liens. The expiration of liens will allow owners and mortgagees to release holdbacks to pay contractors and…
https://perlaw.ca/2020/04/14/covid-19-construction-law-update-2-holdback-release/
News April 9, 2020 –
The global COVID-19 pandemic has caused massive and unprecedented disruption to most business, travel, international study, and migration. Economists and business leaders, as well as government officials, are all…
https://perlaw.ca/2020/04/09/covid-19-and-immigration-to-canada/
News April 9, 2020 –
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) has deferred various measures with respect to collections, audits, and objections. The CRA’s most up-to-date administrative policies on these…
https://perlaw.ca/2020/04/09/cra-collections-and-taxpayer-disputes-during-the-pandemic/
News April 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/2020/04/08/5019/
News April 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/2020/04/08/ontario-provides-for-extension-of-deadlines-for-agm-and-electronic-meetings/
News April 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/2020/04/08/extended-income-tax-filing-and-payment-deadlines/
News April 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/2020/04/03/federal-government-releases-further-details-regarding-the-proposed-canada-emergency-wage-subsidy/
News April 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/2020/04/01/temporary-layoffs-in-ontario/
News April 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/2020/04/01/the-canada-emergency-response-benefit/
News April 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/2020/04/01/ontarios-list-of-essential-businesses/
News April 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/2020/04/01/the-government-of-canadas-support-to-businesses/