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Alberta court confirms competent Testator’s right to privacy

February 18, 2021 | Carolyn S. Inglis

Wealth Matters

In the recent Alberta decision of Duhn Estate, 2021 ABQB 35, the Court of Queen’s Bench has confirmed that, absent a sufficient evidentiary basis, the Court will not displace a testator’s right to keep her pre-death financial life private and […]

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New trust reporting requirements – A status update!

February 18, 2021 | Brittany Sud

Wealth Matters

In the 2018 Federal Budget, the federal government proposed to increase reporting requirements for trusts and impose penalties for failing to comply.  Later that year, the Ministry of Finance released draft tax legislation on the new trust reporting requirements.  Fast-forward […]

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Mortgagees in possession: Considerations for condominium corporations

February 18, 2021 | Katherine Cavan

MT Condominium & Strata Brief

Condominium corporations are tasked with the difficult responsibility of managing the property and assets of the corporation on behalf of the various condominium owners and balancing the competing interests and needs of such owners. What happens in the scenario where […]

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A step forward for charities: Senator tables Bill to reform restrictive rules

February 17, 2021 | Susan M. Manwaring, Andrew Valentine, Katrina Kairys

Social Impact Newsletter

Early last week, Senator Ratna Omidvar tabled Bill S-222, The Effective and Accountable Charities Act (the “Bill”), to break down barriers for Canadian charities working with other organizations, both in Canada and abroad.  The Bill, if enacted, will bring age […]

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Protection for employees accessing federal recovery program benefits

February 17, 2021 | Nathanial Day

Labour and Employment Communiqué

On February 3, 2021, the Government of Saskatchewan issued a press release announcing that it has amended The Employment Standards Regulations to extend job protection to employees accessing the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit or the Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit. Don […]

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Legislative amendments to standardize workplace PPE

February 17, 2021 | Nathanial Day

Labour and Employment Communiqué

On February 3, 2021, the Saskatchewan Government announced that it has made amendments to The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 1996 (“Regulation”) to standardize workplace requirements for first aid kits based on the Canadian Standards Association (“CSA”) standard 22110-17 guidelines. […]

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Lenders take note: Exercising discretion in good faith affirmed by the Supreme Court of Canada

February 16, 2021 | Aliza Premji, Amanda Robertson, Kenneth R. Rosenstein

Financial Services & Restructuring Communiqué

On February 5, 2021, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Wastech Services Ltd. v. Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District[1] (“Wastech v. Metro”), where it clarified the duty of contracting parties to exercise discretion in good faith. […]

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Further changes to the Alberta Labour Relations Code now in effect

February 16, 2021 | Stephen M. Torscher

Labour and Employment Communiqué

Further amendments to the Labour Relations Code are now in force. Bill 32, the Restoring Balance in Alberta’s Workplaces Act, 2020, received royal assent on July 29, 2020. Many of the amendments to the Employment Standards Code and the Labour […]

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The Consumer Privacy Protection Act (CPPA): Increasing accountability and transparency

February 16, 2021 | Jaclyne Reive

MT Cybersecurity Blog

In a recent MT Cybersecurity Blog, we discussed Bill C-11, the Consumer Privacy Protection Act (the “CPPA”), which was introduced on November 17, 2020, by the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry with the aim of modernizing federal privacy law […]

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Claiming home office expenses due to the COVID-19 pandemic

February 12, 2021 | Maxime Chabot

Social Impact Newsletter

The Canada Revenue Agency (the “CRA”) announced in December new measures designed to simplify the ability of taxpayers to deduct employment expenses related to remote working. These new measures are a simplified method to calculate the deduction with a flat […]

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