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Social media screening for job applicants: Human rights and privacy risks Alberta employers should be aware of

March 22, 2024 | Shayla Klein, D. Josiah Allison

Labour and Employment Communiqué

In the digital age, the recruitment landscape has expanded beyond traditional methods, with social media becoming a significant tool for evaluating potential candidates and completing background checks. However, the practice of “creeping” on candidates’ social media profiles during the hiring […]

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Canadian structured finance commentary that happened in Vegas but didn’t stay in Vegas

March 19, 2024 | Shaun Parekh

Structured Finance and Securitization Communiqué

Many of Miller Thomson’s structured finance team members, including myself, Jason Kroft, Ahmad Adam and Margaret Shodeinde, took to the Las Vegas Strip at the end of February. No, it wasn’t to try our hand at the World Series of […]

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Privacy prevails: The Supreme Court of Canada’s landmark decision regarding IP address privacy

March 19, 2024 | David Krebs, Amanda Cutinha, Jayme Millar

MT Cybersecurity Blog

On March 1, 2024, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in R v Bykovets, finding that IP addresses attract a reasonable expectation of privacy.  Accordingly, corporations should take note that they have no legal obligation to provide the […]

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Officer and director liability for cybersecurity breaches: Canadian implications of the SolarWinds case

March 19, 2024 | David Schnurr, David Krebs, Jayme Millar

MT Cybersecurity Blog

Facts With the continued prevalence of cybersecurity threats and the many times associated consequences of business interruption, reputational damage, personal data breaches, disclosure of confidential and proprietary information, as well as loss of revenue, it comes as no surprise that […]

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New trust reporting rules: CRA clarifies stance on late penalty relief for bare trusts

March 19, 2024 | Kaitlyn Nelson, Stephen Hsia

Wealth Matters

On March 12, 2024, the Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) clarified its position on the application of late filing penalties to bare trusts. Bare trusts that fail to meet the filing deadline for the 2023 tax year will only be subject […]

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Source deductions and remote work: A new administrative policy

March 14, 2024 | Stéphanie Pépin

Tax Notes

Employers are required to determine the province or territory of employment of their employees to make appropriate source deductions.  In recent years, the sharp rise in full-time or hybrid remote work has made it harder for employers to comply with […]

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Demystifying par value shares: tax advisors beware

March 14, 2024 | Thomas Ghag

Tax Notes

Par value shares are often considered one of the last vestiges of the old Canadian corporate legislation. The current federal corporate legislation, and the majority of provincial corporate legislation, no longer permit the issuance of par value shares. However, the […]

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Compliance and procedures for development near transit projects in Ontario

March 14, 2024 | Justin McLarty, Jesse White, Keshbir Brar

Real Estate Report

Navigating development near transit corridor lands can present significant complexities, particularly in light of the regulations established by Ontario’s Building Transit Faster Act, 2020, S.O. 2020, c. 12  (the “Act”). The Act, which is aimed at expediting the completion of […]

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Inspection and testing compliance under the Ontario Fire Code

March 12, 2024 | Justin McLarty

MT Condominium & Strata Brief

All condominiums in Ontario are subject to the Fire Code (the “Fire Code”) under the Fire Protection and Prevention Act (“FPPA”). The Fire Code is designed to ensure that all occupied buildings in Ontario have appropriate fire protection equipment, that […]

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Alberta announces new policies for future renewable energy projects

March 8, 2024 | Tyson A. Wagner, Caitlin Smith

EnviroNotes!

On August 3, 2023, the Government of Alberta enacted the Generation Approvals Pause Regulation, which prohibited the Alberta Utilities Commission (“AUC”) from issuing approvals for renewable energy projects between August 3, 2023 and February 29, 2024.[1] The stated purpose of […]

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