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Alberta Human Rights Commission dismisses complaints about mandatory mask policies

Labour and Employment Communiqué

Companies in Canada have had to take unprecedented measures to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic over the past 18 months. While provincial and municipal governments have at times made it mandatory for people to wear face coverings while in indoor […]

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4 key areas your remote work policy should cover

Labour and Employment Communiqué

As we progress through the COVID-19 pandemic, we are seeing more businesses adopt a hybrid model workplace with some employees returning to the office and others continuing to work from home. With this new model likely to become the norm […]

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OSFI updates cybersecurity breach notification requirements

MT Cybersecurity Blog

The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (“OSFI”) released a new Advisory on Technology and Cyber Security Incident Reporting, effective August 13, 2021 (the “Advisory”) which seeks to govern how federally-regulated financial institutions (“FRFIs”) should disclose and report technology […]

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Bringing a compliance application against a unit owner? Why you should think twice

MT Condominium & Strata Brief

A condominium corporation which intends to bring a compliance application is generally faced with a dilemma.  On the one hand, s. 134(1) of Ontario’s Condominium Act, 1998, S.O. 1998, c. 19 (the “Condominium Act”)  permits the condominium corporation to proceed via […]

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Episode 9: What is health law?

Morning Commute with Miller Thomson

What is health law? It's much more than medical malpractice. Listen to our latest podcast episode for a conversation on how wide-ranging this area of law can be.

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Finding direction on directive #6: New COVID-19 vaccine policy requirements for health services providers

Labour and Employment Communiqué

With Directive #6[1] (the “Directive”) recently issued by the Ontario Chief Medical Officer of Health, a broad variety of organizations will be required to implement workplace policies regarding proof of vaccination and antigen testing by September 7, 2021. This deadline […]

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Ontario to require proof of vaccination in select settings

Labour and Employment Communiqué

As Ontario braces for a Delta-driven fourth wave of COVID-19, the government has announced that it will require people to be fully vaccinated and to provide proof of their vaccination status to access certain businesses and settings. Starting September 22, […]

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Appel d’offres en cours : interdiction pour le donneur d’ouvrage de négocier avec un tiers

Construction Newsletter - Quebec

Journal Constructo – 26 août 2021 Pendant la période de validité des soumissions, un donneur d’ouvrage peut être tenté de vérifier s’il peut obtenir un meilleur prix auprès d’autres entrepreneurs avant d’annuler l’appel d’offres. En procédant ainsi, le donneur d’ouvrage […]

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International contests no longer need to be registered in Quebec

Marketing, Advertising & Product Compliance Communiqué

The Province of Quebec is the only jurisdiction in Canada that administers a registration regime regulating contests and sweepstakes. Up until now, all publicity contests open to Quebec residents with prizing worth more than $100 have needed to be registered […]

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Court denies validity of claim of lien but awards damages in unjust enrichment

Breaking Ground: MT Construction Law Western Canada

The British Columbia Supreme Court recently considered whether a subcontractor’s claim of a builders lien was registered  within the prescribed time limits in British Columbia’s Builders Lien Act, SBC 1997, c 45 (the “Builders Lien Act”).  What makes this case […]

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