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Part XIII Tax: Withholding Tax on Canadian-Source Income

September 16, 2014 | Graham Purse

Carrying on Business in Canada For Non-Residents Blog

Introduction When a Canadian resident makes a payment to a non-resident, the Canadian payor is required to withhold 25% in certain circumstances. Generally, the requirement arises where the payment is of a passive nature – this includes interest, dividends, rents, […]

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Loss Transfer Limitation Rolls Along

September 12, 2014

MT Insurance Law Blog

The Superior Court has upheld an arbitrator’s decision, finding that loss transfer is subject to a two-year rolling limitation period. In Economical v. Zurich, the claimant was driving a car and was involved in a motor vehicle accident with a dump […]

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‘All in the Family’ – Alberta Human Rights Tribunal follows Federal Court trend on family status

September 10, 2014 | Thomas V. Duke

Canadian Labour & Employment Law Blog

Regular readers of this blog know that one of the emerging issues in Human Rights Law in the workplace is the expanding definition of “family status” and the obligation of employers to accommodate the childcare needs of employees. The Federal […]

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An Eye on the Taxpayer, Part IV: End of Summer Thoughts

August 28, 2014 | André R. Nowakowski

Canadian Labour & Employment Law Blog

When we had our last check in for this instalment in February of this year, we had reviewed cost-containment and fiscal restraint facing a few different governments.  As we are all aware, this is a problem not going away any […]

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Changes to Small Claims Court Rules and Procedures

August 20, 2014 | Nafisah Chowdhury

MT Litigation Blog

You may not know that as of July 1, 2014, the Small Claims Court Rules were amended. Most notably, a defendant to a Small Claims Court action must now serve his or her own Defence (previously, the Small Claims Court […]

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New Nutrition Labelling Coming to Canada

August 18, 2014 | Catherine Bate

The Food Web: Canadian Agribusiness and Food Law

Health Canada is seeking input (until September 11, 2014) about new nutrition labelling requirements for Canada.  The proposals will mean big changes for food manufacturers and importers who will have to develop new labels to comply with these new obligations.  […]

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Running a-fowl of OHS: a cautionary tale from Saskatchewan

August 15, 2014 | Kit McGuinness

Canadian Labour & Employment Law Blog

Occupational health and safety (“OHS”) policy has been a hot topic in Saskatchewan as of late. Not only has the regime received a large overhaul under the new Saskatchewan Employment Act, but a recent news item has sparked hot debate […]

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Summary Offence Tickets: Are You Prepared?

August 11, 2014 | Andrea Johnson

Canadian Labour & Employment Law Blog

Brian Lunde (Summer Student) The recent amendment to the Saskatchewan Employment Act includes the introduction of Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) Summary Offence Ticketing (SOT) program.  Under this program, Occupation Health Officers levy tickets for infractions which compromise workplace safety […]

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New Labelling Requirements for Mechanically Tenderized Beef

August 7, 2014 | Catherine Bate

The Food Web: Canadian Agribusiness and Food Law

As of August 21, 2014, mechanically tenderized beef sold in Canada must be labelled to identify that it has been subject to this processing, as well as to provide safe cooking instructions. When performed at retail or otherwise prior to […]

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Employer Prevented From Tracing Company-Issued Mobile Phone Calls

July 16, 2014

Canadian Labour & Employment Law Blog

Another employer has run afoul of privacy laws in Canada, and, once again, the employer’s actions may have been lawful if the employer had a clearly communicated policy in place. In this case, a former Employee of a non-profit organization […]

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