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The current COVID-19 pandemic has interrupted society in a myriad of ways. While many of us have experienced loss of income due to the pandemic, businesses have suffered in unique ways. Whether or not a business remains open depends greatly, at least in Canada, on the type of business it is and the geographic location […]

Gwenyth Stadig chairs and Eric Charleston presents at the Not For Profit and Charity Insurance In Times of Global Uncertainty Webcast for the Ontario Bar Association Charity and Not-For-Profit Law Program. The program covers the present coverage landscape and the changes resulting from COVID-19 and other global uncertainties, both those to advocate for and to […]

Tracey Bailey, QC co-hosts and Gerald Chipeur, QC is a speaker for the John Dossetor Health Ethics Centre Community Event on “Intersections of Health Ethics and Health Law: Triaging and Allocating Health Resources in COVID-19”.

On March 3, 2021, the federal government announced that it intends to extend the current rate structures for the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy, the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy and Lockdown Support from March 14 to June 15, 2021. These programs are intended to assist businesses, non-profits and charities that have experienced a decline in revenues […]

Myron Mallia-Dare is one of the featured speakers for Big Data and AI’s webinar on “Navigating Through the COVID-19 Crisis”, addressing how organizations, from start-ups to large enterprises, are navigating their teams and operations through a time of uncertainty.

As Ontario braces for a Delta-driven fourth wave of COVID-19, the government has announced that it will require people to be fully vaccinated and to provide proof of their vaccination status to access certain businesses and settings. Starting September 22, 2021, Ontarians will need to be fully vaccinated (meaning they must have received their second […]

Bill 245, Accelerating Access to Justice Act, 2021 (“Bill 245”) received Royal Assent on April 19, 2021, bringing significant reform to Ontario estate law. Vitual Witnessing of Wills and Powers of Attorney In response to the outbreak of COVID-19, the Ontario government passed an emergency order, O. Reg 129/20, to temporarily permit the virtual witnessing […]

Over the past few months, 14 of the 72 Ontario Directors of Education have either announced their retirement or left their positions.  Such a significant turnover in leadership will not only be felt by the school boards with vacancies, but also by the remaining senior leaders across the province who continue to face the challenges […]

Miller Thomson is pleased to partner with the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in our webinar coverage. Canada / USA Cross-Border Topics A review of recent CRA guidance and relief relating to tax issues arising to businesses and its employees from travel restrictions imposed due to COVID-19. Including in discussion, income tax residency, carrying on […]

As of February 8th, some of the measures which have been in place for the last four weeks have been lifted. However, for those in Red Zone regions, the measures have not changed significantly. Red Zone regions now include: Montréal Laval Laurentides Lanaudière Montérégie Capitale-Nationale Chaudière-Appalaches Mauricie-et-Centre-du-Quebec Estrie Outaouais The following regions have moved to […]