September 8, 2021
DID YOU KNOW… YOUR EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT MAY NOT BE COMPLETELY ENFORCEABLE IN THE EVENT OF…
DID YOU KNOW… YOUR EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT MAY NOT BE COMPLETELY ENFORCEABLE IN THE EVENT OF A TERMINATION On January 14, 2021, the Supreme Court of Canada announced that it has dismissed a request for leave to appeal the recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision in Waksdale v. Swegon North America Inc. (“Waksdale”). The result is…
Ward 11 councillor Stephen Turner (Derek Ruttan/The London Free Press) City politicians endorse ‘granny flat’ rule changes for London homes Forget granny suites. Now, you can build an extra unit for granny and another for grandpa. A provincial rule change – which gave Ontarians the ability to create up to two additional units on a…
By Nathan Hwee, Chinneck Law There are specific legal and accounting matters that must be considered when a non-resident of Canada sells Canadian real estate. Whenever a non-resident of Canada sells Canadian property, the non-resident seller must pay tax on any gain realized on the sale to the Canadian Revenue Agency (“CRA”). To comfort the…
That’s right. As much as we think certified cheques and bank drafts are guaranteed funds, they are NOT guaranteed and can be reversed. That is a little known and very scary thought for everyone (including lawyers who deal with certified cheques and bank drafts every day). Believe it or not, lawyers who accept certified cheques…
All landlords and tenants in Ontario should be aware that as of April 30, 2018, a new standard-form residential lease must be used for almost all new residential leases. Who Is Affected. The standard lease will be required for all residential tenancies that are regulated under the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 (the “RTA”). This includes tenancies in…
Section 17 of the Succession Law Reform Act states that divorce will not revoke an individual’s Will, but rather the Will is read as if the ex-spouse had predeceased the Will maker. This is true of any gift left to the former spouse. The ex-spouse will not inherit the gift, and it will go to…
On December 14, 2016, the provincial government received the final report on the Ontario New Home Warranties Plan Act and the Tarion Warranty Corporation itself. One of the most interesting aspects of this report is its criticism of how the Tarion Warranty Corporation currently manages three distinct (and seemingly conflicted) aspects of the new home warranty scheme, being (1)…