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Powers of Attorney and Medical Assistance in Dying - Common Questions and Concerns

Trigger Warning: This article contains themes and topics that may be upsetting to some individuals. A Power of Attorney for Personal Care is a docume...
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Lost Opportunity Damages

What are the remedies available to an innocent purchaser when the seller is unable to close? Is the purchaser entitled to claim profits that the seller realized 2.5 years later? A look into Akelius Canada Ltd. v. 2436196 Ontario Inc., et al., 2022 ONCA 259 When one party breaches an agreement of purchase and sale, as occurred ...
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Inclusionary Zoning in Waterloo Region: Update

Waterloo Region to see increased growth, development, and residential high rises Last year we posted this article, about inclusionary zoning. To recap, inclusionary zoning is a regulatory tool intended to increase the availability ...
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Understanding the Vacant Home Tax

Find our previous article on this topic here. Effective January 1, 2023, the City of Toronto and the City of Ottawa both passed bylaws to introduce a ...
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Who Decides Whether a Child Should be Vaccinated?

Is it the father? The mother? The child? The courts? A review of O.M.S. v E.J.S, 2023 SKCA 8 (CanLII) The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has recently ruled that it was in the best interest of the teenager ...
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Legislation Update: New Requirement for Private Corporations Under the Ontario Business Corporations Act

Introduction of the Transparency Register effective Jan 1, 2023 As of January 1, 2023, private corporations incorporated or continued under the Ontario Business Corporations Act (the “OBCA”) are require...
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Ontario Court determines Anticipatory Breach of Contract in Purchaser’s Failure to Successfully Rescind binding Agreement to Purchase a Condominium Unit from a Builder

Section 74 Notice of Recission Invalid on its Face Last month, the Court of Appeal for Ontario, in Chen v. Brookfield Residential (Ontario) Limited, 2022 ONCA 887, dismissed an appeal related to a...
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Toronto Police Investigating Instances of Real Estate Fraud

What Can Homeowners do to Protect Themselves? In September we posted this article, discussing efforts in British Columbia to combat money laundering in real estate. Real estate transactions are a ...
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Purchasing a Pre-Construction Condo in Ontario— Interim Occupancy versus Final Closing

When purchasing a pre-construction condominium, as opposed to a resale unit, there are a variety of important differences. Perhaps the most important ...
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ATTENTION PROPERTY OWNERS – 2023 Municipal Budget calls for Property Tax Increase of 5.5%

It is of no surprise that the cost of living has been on the rise. The highlight this week has been the release of the 2023 Municipal Budget. Property...
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January 1, 2023 – An Update to the Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Non-Canadians Act

Now in force, further details on the Act announced. April 4th—This Act has been amended. Click here to read our article on these changes.  Making headlines this week, the legislation pro...
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The Advantages and Disadvantages of Purchasing Real Estate Using a Holding Company

What is a Holding Company? A holding company is a company that does not carry on business. It sells no goods and provides no services. Instead, it typ...
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Toronto Home Owners: Beware New Vacant Home Tax effective in 2023

Find our most recent article on this topic here.  In a further effort to increase the supply of housing, the City of Toronto has announced a new ...
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No Dependents nor Large Assets? Reasons why you still need a Will

Many people who don’t have children, who rent their home, don’t have a car or any other large assets (large being subjective, of course), ...
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Powers of Attorney in Real Estate Transactions

Powers of Attorney for Property ("POAP") can be registered as part of a real estate transaction when an incapable homeowner relies upon their attorney...
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Ontario’s New Housing Supply Action Plan: Bill 23 - The More Homes Built Faster Act

Sweeping legislative and regulatory reforms coming soon The Province of Ontario is in an ongoing crisis of home unavailability and unaffordability. Among other measures, on October 25, 2022, the Government ...
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Ontario Court of Appeal Weighs in on the Return of a Deposit Under an Agreement of Purchase and Sale

1854329 Ontario Inc. v. Cairo, 2022 ONCA 744 and Relief from Forfeiture A recent Ontario decision cautions real estate professionals on the importance of due diligence as well as the need to effectively negotiate extension...
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Is Halifax Expropriating a Developers Land? Supreme Court of Canada Orders Trial to Find Out

The law of de facto expropriation and property rights in Canada: A review of Annapolis Group Inc v Halifax Regional Municipality Annapolis Group (“the Group”) is a Halifax developer. They have owned about 1000 acres of land in the Blue Mountain Birch Cove Lakes area ...
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An Overview of Condominium Conversions: What You Need to Know

Waterloo Region Official Plan, Ayr Meadows Developments and Tenant Rights Did you know that land owners are able to convert existing buildings into condominiums? For example, a land owner is able to convert their existing re...
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Ontario Backtracks on New Deposit Interest Rules

The Revocation of Ontario Regulation 450/22 regarding Pre-Construction Condominiums On October 21, 2022, just months before it was set to come into effect, the Province of Ontario revoked Ontario Regulation 450/22 (O. Reg 450/22). The...
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