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Just as other sectors are reacting to the COVID-19 pandemic, so are intellectual property offices around the world (“IP Offices”). The measures that some IP Offices are enacting include providing extensions for some due dates to account for disruption caused by COVID-19.  Below are summaries of some IP Offices’ approaches to addressing issues relating to […]

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has raised new issues relating to insurance and the home building industry. Following a total project suspension, construction has slowly resumed in Ontario, albeit with reduced crews and strained supply chains. These constraints raise increasingly important questions of whether delays can support extensions for home builders, and what impact home builders […]

In light of the ongoing pandemic, the Federal Government has extended the following COVID-19 supports: Employment Insurance The number of weeks of EI regular benefits available has been extended by up to 24 weeks to a maximum of 50 weeks for claims that are made between September 27, 2020, and September 25, 2021. Canada Recovery […]

Review your agreements, document project events encountered due to COVID-19, and respect contract (and notice) rights and time periods We are indeed experiencing unprecedented times. The potential legal impacts of COVID-19, including government measures taken in response to the pandemic, are real and growing for stakeholders in the construction industry. The impacts relate to issues […]

Overview of the Situation (as of March 15, 2020) The Novel Coronavirus (“COVID-19”) was classified by the World Health Organization as a pandemic on March 11, 2020. At this stage, over 100 countries worldwide have reported cases of COVID-19, including Canada. In Canada, the outbreak is being managed by federal, provincial and territorial emergency management […]

The Government of Ontario’s Emergency Order suspending statutory limitation periods and procedural timelines is coming to an end as of September 14, 2020.  These suspensions have similarly affected the procedural timelines under the Ontario New Home Warranties Plan Act (“ONHWPA”). In recognition of the effects of COVID-19, Tarion suspended builders’ timelines to conduct repairs on […]

Coverage under a typical insurance policy for business interruption is initiated by the insured sustaining a loss caused by “direct physical loss or damage to buildings, equipment or stock”.   Despite the substantial economic damage that COVID-19 continues to cause, the standard business interruption policy will not assist in lessening the losses sustained by Canadian corporations.  […]

As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to escalate, its impact on the global economy is becoming increasingly clear, and the private M&A market is not immune. While both global and domestic Canadian M&A activity will invariably be disrupted, there are certain impacts that COVID-19 will have on representations and warranties insurance (RWI) policies that […]