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Trades the winners in 5 panel decision of the Court of Appeal confirming Section 9 Trusts survive insolvency

April 14, 2020 | Kevin D. Sherkin

Breaking Ground: MT Construction Law Ontario Edition

The author would like to acknowledge the contributions of Joshua Sherkin. On March 11, 2020, the Court of Appeal for Ontario released its decision in Urbancorp Cumberland 2 GP Inc. (Re) 2020 ONCA 197 (“Urbancorp”), stating that a s.9(1) trust […]

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Construction and the Occupational Health and Safety Act: Workers’ right to refuse or stop work

April 14, 2020 | Damien Buntsma, Elyse Calvi

Breaking Ground: MT Construction Law Ontario Edition

Over the past three weeks, we have seen the COVID-19 pandemic create business chaos across all of Canada. For many employers, especially in the construction industry, they have been faced with daily issues of ensuring sufficient manpower levels in order […]

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COVID-19: Financial Services update, measures to permit remote electronic witnessing of documents

April 14, 2020 | David G. Gerecke, Q.C., Aliza Premji, Victoria Wu, Jenna Zaleski, Rebecca Jennings, Jean-Charles Panzini

Financial Services & Restructuring Communiqué

Although the COVID-19 crisis is having an enormous impact on businesses, commercial activity has not ended. As a result, lawyers continue to work on transactions for our clients, but most are doing so remotely. This new approach to legal work […]

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Have losses? Plan so that you can use them!

April 14, 2020 | Catherine (Cathie) Brayley, Regan A. O’Neil

Wealth Matters

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 […]

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COVID-19: Cross country update (April 12, 2020)

April 12, 2020

Labour and Employment Communiqué

Federal The Government of Canada announced the following measures: Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy The bill that creates the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS), COVID-19 Emergency Response Act, No. 2, received Royal Assent on April 11, bringing the CEWS into law.  […]

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COVID-19: Cross country update (April 9, 2020)

April 9, 2020

Labour and Employment Communiqué

Federal The Government of Canada announced the following measures: Starting today, small business owners can apply for support from the Canada Emergency Business Account through their banks and credit unions.  Eligible small businesses and non-profit organizations can get interest-free loans […]

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Estate freeze: The time is now

April 9, 2020 | Raymond G. Adlington, M. Elena Hoffstein

Wealth Matters

The COVID-19 pandemic is currently causing over half of the global population to be living under some form of self-isolation.  Provincial and territorial government directives are properly constricting business and social activity across Canada to protect our collective health and […]

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Estate planning during the Coronavirus pandemic: Giving it away

April 9, 2020 | Sandra L. Enticknap, KC, TEP

Wealth Matters

Estate planning can be a challenging process in the best of times.  No one wants to face the reality of illness or death. The current pandemic forces us to face that reality.  While most of us are in self-isolation, we […]

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Restarting the clock on a trust’s 21-year deemed disposition: The Coronavirus (COVID-19) economy may be the right time

April 9, 2020 | William J. Fowlis, KC, FCPA, FCA, TEP

Wealth Matters

An estate freeze is an effective mechanism used in estate and succession planning for owners of privately held corporations or for investors with investment portfolios.  An estate freeze normally contemplates the current shareholder/owner being issued fixed value preferred shares in […]

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COVID-19: A relief resource for commercial tenants and landlords across Canada

April 9, 2020 | Catherine (Cathie) Brayley, Maxime Chabot, Katlyn Cooper, Nizar Dahrouge, Claire R. Durocher, Lisa Goodfellow, Hodson Harding, Shetal Jas, Savvas Kotsopoulos, Lesley Kim, Colleen Ma, Troy McEachren, Tara Piurko, Kayla Romanow, Joshua I. Selby, Kelly Starrak, Manjit Singh

Real Estate Report

Miller Thomson LLP recognises this is an unprecedented time and we continue to be committed to the well-being and sustainability of our clients. The government and various other institutions have implemented a number of measures aimed at providing economic relief […]

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