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Human Rights Damages in Wrongful Dismissal Cases: Wilson v. Solis Mexican Foods Inc.

When the Ontario Human Rights Code (the “Code”) was amended in June 2008 to include section 46.1 which allows a court to order remedies fo...
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Exclusive Possession of the Matrimonial Home

Under section 24 of the Family Law Act, the court has the power to grant a married spouse exclusive possession of a matrimonial home regardless of whi...
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Canada's Long Awaited Anti-Spam Law Will Be In Force Beginning July 1, 2014

We are all aware of the existence of SPAM and the need to curtail these messages. Canada’s Anti-Spam Law, (“CASL”) will be in force ...
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The Role of the Family Meeting in Estate Planning

Common issues that arise in families upon the death of a parent (or parents) are questions as to the parents’ choice of Executor, the distributi...
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Beneficiary Designations and Minor Children

Often, minor children are designated as beneficiaries of the proceeds of life insurance policies, or of investment accounts such as RRSPs and RRIFs.&n...
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Estate Planning for the Vacation Property

Few assets generate the kind of emotion associated with the family vacation property.  Whether it is a cottage, farm, ski chalet, or a condominiu...
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New Mortgage Rules for Homebuyers

If you are thinking of purchasing a home in the near future, the federal government has implemented some new mortgage rules that you need to be aware ...
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Ontario’s Draft PPS Policies and the Greening of Provincial Policy

As part of its consultations on the development of a new Provincial Policy Statement (“PPS”), Ontario’s Ministry of Municipal Affair...
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Don’t Let Agreement To Lease Provisions Trap You In A Bad Lease

When a landlord’s commercial premises are up for lease and the leasing broker locates an interested tenant, it is quite common for the prospecti...
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Property Managers: Mandatory Condominium Manager Qualifications Are Coming

Ontario has commenced a formal review of the Condominium Act.  Although the review is still underway, the review panel has issued a first recomme...
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Land Acquisitions: Three Unique Ontario Land Use Controls to Consider

Real estate developers in Canada and the United States will all be familiar with the due diligence issues that are common to most jurisdictions during...
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Overtime Pay On the Rise

The Holiday Season may now have come and gone for another year, but did you make sure to track your overtime? Many employees likely did. While holiday...
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Collaborative Family Law

A (relatively) new alternative dispute resolution process is gaining increased traction in the family law world. Collaborative Family Law (CFL) arose ...
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Estates Pitfall: Former Spouses and Beneficiary Designations

The end of a marriage marks a time of transition, upheaval and emotional challenges. For those who are legally married but separated, or who are in a ...
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A Marriage Under Sharia Law Can be Valid in Ontario

Under Ontario law, when a couple separates, a claim may be made pursuant to the Family Law Act for an equalization of net family property. This equali...
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Canada: The New Thin-Cap: Lenders Take Heed!

Canada's thin-capitalization rule has changed. Intra-group loans into Canada must be reviewed if adverse tax consequences are to be avo...
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