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Bill 190: Ontario Government proposes further amendments to workplace legislation

Labour and Employment Communiqué

Hot on the heels of its March 2024 amendments to workplace laws, last week the Ontario Government announced its intention to implement another round of changes when it introduced the Working for Workers Five Act, 2024 (“Bill 190”) in the […]

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Don’t get caught “greenwashing”: Navigating environmental trends and marketing in the transportation industry

Transportation & Logistics Communiqué

Sustainability and Canada’s environmental impact has been emerging as a growing priority for all industries and business across Canada, including the transportation and logistics industry. As a result, there has been an increasing pressure for businesses to become more “environmentally-friendly” […]

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Passing Off: Preventing theft of your business’s identity

Commercial Litigation Communiqué

Protecting your business’s unique identity is key to building your business’s reputation and ensuring brand recognition. The common law developed the tort of “passing-off” in order to provide businesses with a remedy when one business attempts to steal the identity […]

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Embracing alternative dispute resolution in estate litigation matters: A shift towards collaboration

Commercial Litigation Communiqué

In recent years, there has been a significant shift towards collaborative law and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) methods. Whether stemming from a contract or a will, parties increasingly opt for ADR, including mediation, judicial dispute resolution, arbitration, and hybrid methods […]

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“Time is of the Essence” in real estate transactions

Real Estate Report

A recent unanimous decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal[1] (“ONCA”) examined the meaning of a “time is of the essence” clause in an agreement of purchase and sale and the right of a non-defaulting party to terminate the agreement […]

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Inclusionary zoning and municipal rental protections

Real Estate Report

The housing affordability crisis continues to drive policy discussion at all levels of government. Amid new federal funding sources, and the ongoing overhaul of provincial planning legislation, Ontario municipalities are more concerned than ever with housing stock, affordability, and tenant […]

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Québec veut réformer l’industrie de la construction : quoi en retenir?

Construction Newsletter - Quebec

Le 1er février 2024, le ministre du Travail, Jean Boulet, a présenté le projet de loi no 51, Loi modernisant l’industrie de la construction. Appelé à réformer, à moderniser et à rendre plus efficace l’industrie de la construction, ce projet de loi […]

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GST/HST and QST joint venture election: Beware of unintended consequences

Tax Notes

Making the GST/HST and QST joint venture election is very popular with Canadian taxpayers. This election allows the co-venturers of a joint venture, when the cumulative requirements are met, to appoint a single person (the “operator”) to be in charge of […]

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Canada’s clean energy future: Clean hydrogen tax credit recent developments

MT Biosphere™

Canada continues to work toward a sustainable, low-carbon economy, using tax incentives to encourage investment in clean energy infrastructure. In the 2022 Federal Budget, the government announced that it would engage experts to establish investment tax credits (“ITCs”) focused on […]

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Upcoming changes to the capital gains inclusion rate: Planning opportunities to reduce the impact of the new rules

Tax Notes

Since 2000, the capital gains inclusion rate under the Income Tax Act (the “Tax Act”) has been one-half of the applicable capital gain.  As a consequence, capital gains during this period of time have generally been subject to tax at […]

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