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Federal Government extends ban on foreign ownership of Canadian residential property

February 8, 2024 | Matthew Gray, Mario Concordia, Keshbir Brar

Real Estate Report

On February 4th, 2024, in a significant move to address the continued concerns over housing affordability in Canada, the federal government announced an extension of the prohibition on foreign acquisition of Canadian housing for an additional two years, now set […]

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Part XIII Tax – The importance of verifying your landlord’s tax residency

February 8, 2024 | Emmanuelle Laliberté, Wendy P.S. Belisle

Tax Notes

Do you know the tax residency of your landlord? If not, you might want to consider verifying this information as harsh results can arise for tenants paying rent to persons who are, unbeknownst to them, non-residents of Canada. In 3792391 […]

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B.C. revises provincial sales tax guidance for businesses from outside B.C. and with respect to telecommunication services

February 8, 2024 | Colleen Ma

Tax Notes

British Columbia recently revised two of its Provincial Sales Tax (PST) Bulletins: Bulletin PST 321, Businesses from Outside B.C.(“Bulletin PST 321”) and Bulletin PST 107, Telecommunication Services (“Bulletin PST 107”). These revisions reflect amendments to the governing legislation, the Provincial […]

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Influencer marketing: How to keep your practices compliant

February 7, 2024 | Alissa Ricioppo

Marketing, Advertising & Product Compliance Communiqué

As influencer marketing continues to grow in popularity as a method of brand promotion and advertising, Ad Standards has recognized this trend and recently published an updated version of its Influencer Disclosure Guidelines (the “Guidelines”). As a result, now is […]

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Pénalités pour retards : attention aux obligations de l’entrepreneur

February 6, 2024 | Jérôme Coderre

Construction Newsletter - Quebec

Une décision récemment rendue par la Cour d’appel du Québec[1] rappelle les obligations qui incombent à un entrepreneur qui signe un contrat assujetti à des clauses de pénalités pour retard. Les faits Le 6 mars 2011, la Ville de Pointe-Claire lance […]

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When can an electronic message extend a limitation period in Alberta?

February 2, 2024 | Melissa J. Preston, Mark Puszczak

Commercial Litigation Communiqué

Background / Overview Limitation periods are a tenet of modern legal systems. At a high level, these imposed requirements provide a specific period of time within which action must be taken with respect to commencing a legal claim, failing which […]

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Selecting and changing the venue of a claim in Alberta

February 2, 2024 | Mark Alexander, Danielle M. Bouchard

Commercial Litigation Communiqué

One of the initial decisions a plaintiff must make when deciding to pursue a claim in Alberta is where to commence their action, that is, which judicial centre (i.e., city or town) is the appropriate venue for their claim. This […]

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Ending employment on good terms & conditions: How to avoid a wrongful dismissal lawsuit

February 1, 2024 | Geoff Mason

Labour and Employment Communiqué

If you have employees working in Canada, wrongful dismissal lawsuits likely represent your greatest area of liability exposure in relation to your employees. Wrongful dismissal claims are among the most common lawsuits brought against employers in Canada. When employees are […]

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New guidelines on Québec privacy policies

February 1, 2024 | Alexandre Ajami, Jessica Modafferi

MT Cybersecurity Blog

Québec’s Act respecting the protection of personal information in the privacy sector (the “Private Sector Act”) underwent significant amendments which came into force on September 22, 2023, impacting all businesses that collect, hold, use or communicate personal information throughout the […]

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The Apostille Convention comes to Canada: How it affects charities and not-for-profits

January 31, 2024 | Caitlin Lee

Social Impact Newsletter

The Apostille Convention (the “Convention”) was introduced in Canada this month. This development will have a significant impact on individuals or organizations who are required to authenticate documents for use in a foreign country. For Canadian charities and not-for-profits, the […]

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