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Alberta Courts Consider Foreign Ownership of Farm Land Regulations

May 28, 2013 | Brian P. Kaliel, Q.C.

The Food Web: Canadian Agribusiness and Food Law

Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba all restrict the ability of foreigners to own farm land.  The legislation in each province is different. Alberta’s Foreign Ownership Regulations allow up to 49% of foreign ownership through Canadian corporations and partnerships. In three Alberta […]

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FSCO Un-Dewing What FSCO has Done

May 24, 2013

MT Insurance Law Blog

Insurers involved in FSCO proceedings should be aware that despite binding authorities instructing otherwise, FSCO Arbitrator Wilson has once again ordered an insurer to disclose “forthwith” whether or not it has any surveillance in its possession. And if it does […]

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No Consolidated Taxation of Corporate Groups in Canada

May 22, 2013

Carrying on Business in Canada For Non-Residents Blog

No Consolidated Taxation of Corporate Groups in CanadaThis posting was authored by Crystal Taylora Partner in the Saskatoon Office ofMiller Thomson LLP Canada does not have a formal system of corporate group taxation like the United States and other jurisdictions. […]

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First Nations Remuneration Transparency

May 17, 2013 | Gerald D. Chipeur, KC

Canadian Labour & Employment Law Blog

The Harper Administration has made transparency its theme since assuming office in 2006.  First, it brought in the Federal Accountability Act, S.C. 2006, c. 9, to make transparent all communication to the Federal Government, where a fee is charged for […]

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Court of Appeal Skunks Late Property Loss Claims

May 10, 2013

MT Insurance Law Blog

The Court of Appeal has allowed an insurer’s appeal asserting the one-year limitation period in an all-risk property policy. The decision highlights how important it is for insurance contracts – and especially limitation period provisions in them – to have […]

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Country-of-Origin-Labelling: Not so Cool

May 9, 2013

The Food Web: Canadian Agribusiness and Food Law

Author: Collin May Country-of-Origin-Labelling, or COOL for short, may lead to a trade showdown with Canada and Mexico on one side and the United States on the other with Canadian agricultural producers caught in the middle. In 2003, the US […]

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Road Work Ahead: the Budget’s affect on the SABS

May 3, 2013

MT Insurance Law Blog

Spring has sprung in Ontario and with it yesterday we received the first budget of our new Premier Kathleen Wynne.  As the leader of a minority government, Premier Wynne faced pressures from the NDP to include certain things in the […]

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Will the Real Lessee Please Stand Up?

April 30, 2013

MT Insurance Law Blog

The Superior Court has released a decision dealing with the priority pecking order under section 277 of the Insurance Act. That section determines the order in which third party liability insurers have to respond to tort claims arising from a […]

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AALP: Training for Agricultural Leadership in Ontario

April 30, 2013 | Jennifer Spencer

The Food Web: Canadian Agribusiness and Food Law

On the evening of April 6, 2013, Bob Berry with Miller Thomson’s Guelph office, attended the graduation ceremony and banquet for Class 14 of the Advanced Agricultural Leadership Program (AALP) run by the Rural Ontario Institute. AALP brings together 30 […]

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What is a “Self-propelled Implement of Husbandry”?

April 29, 2013

MT Insurance Law Blog

There is a new Superior Court decision answering the question of whether a particular uninsured all-terrain vehicle was required to be insured at the time of a motor vehicle accident. Although much of the decision is based on the facts […]

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