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AODA: Meeting design of public spaces accessibility standards during reconstruction – Part 1

May 30, 2023 | Justin McLarty

MT Condominium & Strata Brief

While the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, S.O. 2005, c. 11 (“AODA” or the “Act”) came into force almost twenty years ago, there has been a phased implementation to accessibility requirements under the Act. There has also been […]

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Annual meeting essentials

May 25, 2023 | Karima Kanani, Michele Szynkaruk

Health Communiqué

The Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 (“ONCA”) came into force on October 19, 2021. Not-for-profit corporations incorporated in Ontario will have a three year transition period to make changes to their governing documents to comply with the ONCA. On May […]

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British Columbia Court of Appeal upholds implied undertaking of confidentiality

May 25, 2023 | Karen L. Weslowski

MT Insurance Law Blog

Introduction In the recent case of Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of the Province of British Columbia v. Engineer X, 2023 BCCA 211, the British Columbia Court of Appeal considered whether the implied undertaking should be lifted to allow […]

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Ontario Superior Court provides insight on the legal characterization of holdback amounts concerning a project on First Nations lands

May 25, 2023 | Riccardo Del Vecchio, Michael Fazzari

Breaking Ground: MT Construction Law Ontario Edition

Case commentary – Northwest Angle 33 First Nation. v. Razar Contracting Services Ltd.et al., 2023 ONSC 1233 A recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has provided useful insight into how a trust claim under the Construction Act, […]

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Subcontractor and unjust enrichment – Use it or lose it

May 25, 2023 | Michael Farace, Gleb Matushansky

Breaking Ground: MT Construction Law Ontario Edition

Imagine, if you will, that you are a subcontractor who provided services or materials in respect of a construction project and are still owed monies for your work. You could use the statutory mechanism of construction liens, pursuant to the […]

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Sustainable finance: A panel discussion and key considerations

May 24, 2023 | P. Jason Kroft, Bruno Caron, Bernard Blouin

MT Biosphere™

As net zero goes mainstream, sustainable finance is being increasingly recognized for its critical role in supporting the actions needed to transition towards a low-carbon economy and to preserve, maintain and restore biodiversity. The amount of capital needed by both […]

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Lease consent considerations from a corporate due diligence perspective

May 24, 2023 | Stuart Chaimberg, Matthew Marriott

Real Estate Report

Most commercial leases contain a provision that requires the tenant to obtain the landlord’s consent to any “transfer” of the lease, which usually includes, within its definition, a change of control (both direct and indirect, as well as de facto […]

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Bill C-47: Amending the criminal interest rate in Canada

May 23, 2023 | Ethan Campbell, David Reynolds, Nadim Elkommos, Angelo Mandeville-Sacco

Financial Services & Restructuring Communiqué

On April 20, 2023, following a consultation in 2022, the Government of Canada tabled Bill C-47, the Budget Implementation Act (the “Bill”).  The Bill includes, amongst many other things, amendments to the criminal interest rate provision under section 347 of […]

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Succession and the kinless Canadian: General estate planning considerations – Part 1

May 18, 2023 | Stephen Hsia, Honor Lay

Wealth Matters

More Canadians are living by themselves now than ever before. In 1981, 1.7 million Canadians lived alone.[1] In 2021, this number rose to 4.4 million.[2] Today, single Canadian households make up 29 per cent of households countrywide.[3] Contrary to what […]

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Widow found to be “spouse” for purposes of section 160(1)(a) of the Income Tax Act

May 18, 2023 | Nicole Cianci, Maddi Thomas

Wealth Matters

The Tax Court of Canada recently considered whether the term “spouse” in section 160(1)(a) of the Income Tax Act[1] [“ITA”] includes a widow(er) of a transferor tax debtor in Enns v. The King, 2023 TCC 28. Section 160 permits the […]

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