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Some good news for employers: Expanded and extended Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy

July 21, 2020 | André R. Nowakowski

Labour and Employment Communiqué

Author’s Note:  The legislation reviewed below is now in force, having passed and received Royal Assent on July 27, 2020. On July 17, the Canadian Government released draft legislation with proposals to amend the Income Tax Act rules governing the […]

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COVID-19: Cross country update (July 18-20, 2020)

July 21, 2020

Labour and Employment Communiqué

Federal The Government of Canada announced the following measures: Changes to CEWS, Support for Persons with Disabilities and Extensions to Time Limits On July 20, Finance Minister Bill Morneau introduced Bill C-20, An Act respecting further COVID-19 measures.  Highlights of […]

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Protection for tenants/borrowers

July 21, 2020 | Jessica Penley, Steven Chaimberg, Kenneth R. Rosenstein

Financial Services & Restructuring Communiqué

The Ontario government enacted the Protecting Small Business Act, 2020 (the “PSBA”), effective June 18, 2020, which amended Ontario’s Commercial Tenancies Act (“CTA”) and created greater incentive for commercial landlords to participate in the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (“CECRA”) […]

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“Schrems II” decides validity of personal data transfer mechanisms – impact on Canadian organizations

July 20, 2020 | David Krebs, Amanda Cutinha

MT Cybersecurity Blog

On July 16, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) released its long-awaited decision regarding the validity of existing personal data transfer mechanisms outside the EU under the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), the so-called “Schrems II” […]

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Update: Burns v. RBC Life Insurance Company

July 20, 2020 | Ana Simões

Lloyd's Brief: Canadian Legal Perspectives

The Ontario Court of Appeal just released an update on certain elements of the Burns[1] decision. While the Court of Appeal did not interfere with the Motion Judge’s decision to strike out the appellant’s statement of claim against the individual […]

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COVID-19: Cross country update (July 16-17, 2020)

July 17, 2020

Labour and Employment Communiqué

Federal The Government of Canada announced the following measures: Proposed Expansion to Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy Finance Minister, Bill Morneau, has announced proposed changes to the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) to broaden its reach including: Extending the CEWS until […]

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Ransomware attack on cloud-services provider affects charities and not-for-profits

July 17, 2020 | Nicole K. D’Aoust, David Krebs

Social Impact Newsletter

A company that supplies cloud fundraising and accounting software to the charity and not-for-profit sector announced yesterday that it experienced a ransomware attack in May 2020.  Blackbaud is the company behind such programs as Raiser’s Edge NXT, eTapestry, and The […]

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Patchwork of face covering By-Laws, Orders, Directives and Instructions issued across Ontario to protect against COVID-19

July 17, 2020 | Kathryn M. Frelick, Kristen Vandenberg

Health Communiqué

Wearing non-medical masks or face coverings can be an added public health measure for containing the spread of COVID-19. To date, the Government of Ontario has not implemented a  province-wide mandatory face covering requirement due to the substantial variation in […]

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Commiteeship under the PPA: Criteria for selection

July 16, 2020 | Alexander Swabuk

MT Estate Litigation Blog

In British Columbia, the Patients Property Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 349 (the “PPA”) sets out the legislative framework and authority for an individual to apply for the right to manage an incapable person’s personal and financial affairs. Section 6 of […]

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COVID-19:  Cross country update (July 14 & 15, 2020)

July 15, 2020

Labour and Employment Communiqué

Federal The Government of Canada announced the following measures: Support for International Students In response to COVID-19, a number of temporary policy changes were made to support international students, learning institutions and other stakeholders: International students with valid study permits […]

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