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Condominium corporations are tasked with the difficult responsibility of managing the property and assets of the corporation on behalf of the various condominium owners and balancing the competing interests and needs of such owners. What happens in the scenario where a unit owner is in default of the mortgage registered against their condominium unit, and […]

The authors would like to acknowledge the contribution of Iain Paterson, Chief Executive Officer at Cycura, a global team of leading cybersecurity experts headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. While the COVID-19 pandemic[1] is by no means over, increasing M&A activity and other significant commercial transactions are a sign that economic activity is on the rise. But […]

The Government of Ontario announced plans to raise minimum wage in response to increased costs of living during the COVID-19 pandemic. They propose to increase the general minimum wage from $14.35 to $15.00 per hour, effective January 1, 2022. If passed, a full-time worker making the general minimum wage could see an annual earnings increase […]

As the Province of Ontario continues to allow for “new” types of activities to resume, many condo Boards are considering what amenities can be reopened and, perhaps more importantly, what procedures and safeguards can be put in place to protect both their residents and the condo corporation itself. All of Ontario has now entered Phase […]

In honour of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a holiday on Monday, September 19, 2022 for employees of the federal government. However, Trudeau’s announcement did not extend the holiday requirement to federally-regulated industries, such as banks and airlines. Such industries may choose to follow the federal government’s lead, but they […]

In our last post on construction contracts, we discussed a number of considerations including: Scope of Work, Limitation of Liability Indemnities, Payment Terms and Certainty of Terms. Since that post, COVID-19 impacted the construction industry and we wrote a specific post regarding “Important clauses in Construction Contracts in light of COVID“. These are important clauses and […]

In early May, the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (the “CFA”) sought further funding from the federal government in the amount of $2.6 billion. On May 5, 2020, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a grant of $252 million. An outline of this funding was provided in our previous blog post. Though this money will go towards […]

One of the many issues arising from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is whether business losses resulting from mandatory and voluntary shut-downs will be covered under business interruption coverage.  Most business interruption policies require direct loss or physical damage to property in order to trigger coverage, which can be a wide-ranging inquiry.  Interesting questions arise when […]

One of the consequences of COVID-19 is volatility in the stock market.  Some investors facing losses in their portfolios are considering strategies to crystallize them and use the losses to offset capital gains.  One-half of capital losses (referred to as an allowable capital loss) can be used to offset one-half of capital gains (referred to […]

COVID-19 has affected all businesses in some way: whether your business was able to continue operations over the past 10 weeks, required to shut down, or somewhere in between, every business has had to adjust and react.  Miller Thomson’s Labour & Employment team has been helping  employers from across the country respond to emergency orders […]