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On March 28, 2023, Labour Minister Jean Boulet introduced Bill 19, An Act respecting the regulation of work by children[1] (the “Bill”). On June 1, 2023, the National Assembly adopted the Bill. It should therefore be assented and enter into force shortly. The Bill aims to strike a better balance between children’s education and their […]

Charities and nonprofits have long been entrepreneurial and innovative in developing new means of generating revenue to achieve their missions and serve our communities. They sell cookies and agricultural products, run cafés, market software, and much more. The devastating effects of COVID-19 on the sector’s revenues will press organizations to be even more creative in […]

The Ontario deadline to file assessment appeals under the Assessment Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. A.31. has been extended to May 29, 2020.  You might be asking: Why should I care?  That question is answered below. We all know that property taxes are one of the larger line items on the expense side of the balance […]

British Columbia introduced legislation on June 22, 2020, to enable courts to accept electronic wills and to permit the remote witnessing of wills. Bill 21 proposes amendments to the Wills, Estates and Succession Act of British Columbia to enable the courts to accept wills that are created on a computer and signed electronically, and for […]

Listen to Episode 4 of Morning Commute with Miller Thomson. Miller Thomson's Labour & Employment team discusses key takeaways for businesses and organizations preparing the workplace for returning employees.

UPDATE April 26, 2021:  Businesses and service providers that want to access free rapid tests from the Government of Alberta will no longer be required to have a health-care provider oversee their screening program.  For more information, see the Alberta Government’s press release. __________ On March 23, 2021, Alberta’s provincial government (the “Government”) announced the […]

The COVID-19 pandemic is currently causing over half of the global population to be living under some form of self-isolation.  Provincial and territorial government directives are properly constricting business and social activity across Canada to protect our collective health and safety.  The resulting economic uncertainty is impacting consumer confidence and behaviour and causing businesses to […]

On Monday, June 14, 2021, the Government of British Columbia announced that they are waiving the minimum income requirement for farms for the second consecutive year. Prior to the announcement last year, to be classified as a farm in B.C. for tax purposes, properties were required to meet certain criteria, including generating a minimum amount […]

Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), “Canada: Ontario, Quebec Ease Lockdown Restrictions” In Quebec, workers who do not provide priority services—such as financial services, health care, legal services, manufacturing and retail—should stay home and telework if possible, explained Gary Rosen, an attorney with Miller Thomson in Montreal. Quebec became the first province in Canada to […]

Miller Thomson invites you to a complimentary webinar series hosted by our Vaughan Office. With recent stay-at-home orders and COVID-19 vaccinations opening up to more groups, the landscape of workplace issues is changing on weekly, sometimes daily basis. Please join lawyers from our Labour and Employment group on Thursday May 6, 2021 beginning at 1:00 p.m., to participate […]