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Ontario government moves to ban suspension for students in Grades K to 3

October 29, 2020 | Gillian Tuck Kutarna

Morning Recess Education Law Newsletter

The author would like to acknowledge the contribution of 2020 Summer Student and 2021/2022 Articling Student Kayla Cockburn. On July 9, 2020, the Ontario government announced “New Changes to Advance Equal Opportunity for Black, Indigenous and Racialized Students.” [1]  The […]

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School board held liable for historical sexual abuse of student

October 29, 2020 | Gillian Tuck Kutarna

Morning Recess Education Law Newsletter

The author would like to acknowledge the contribution of 2020 Summer Student and 2021/2022 Articling Student Lindsay Armstrong. In a recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Trillium Lakelands District School Board was held negligent and vicariously […]

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M&A and cybersecurity – top nine ways to mitigate risk through due diligence

October 28, 2020 | Michael Caruso, Sara Josselyn, David Krebs

MT Cybersecurity Blog

The authors would like to acknowledge the contribution of Iain Paterson, Chief Executive Officer at Cycura, a global team of leading cybersecurity experts headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. While the COVID-19 pandemic[1] is by no means over, increasing M&A activity and […]

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Expansion of s. 38 of the BIA assignment of claims

October 28, 2020 | Tamie Dolny, Monica Faheim, Kenneth R. Rosenstein

Financial Services & Restructuring Communiqué

Historically, an assignment of claims pursuant to s. 38 of Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (the “BIA”)[1] has only been used in the context of an assignment in bankruptcy. For instance, the use of s. 38 of the BIA in the […]

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Proclamation period extended for Ontario’s Not-for-Profit Corporations Act

October 26, 2020 | Karima Kanani, Meg Berkovitz

Health Communiqué

The Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 (“ONCA”) was passed in 2010 but is not yet in force.   The Ministry of Government and Consumer Services had previously indicated a potential ONCA launch date in 2020, however the Ontario Legislative Assembly has […]

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Ontario introduces new bill to insulate against COVID-19 liability

October 22, 2020 | Karima Kanani, Kristen Vandenberg, Lisa Goodfellow

Labour and Employment Communiqué

COVID-19 has placed an unprecedented strain on employers, retailers, service providers, and our health care system. Unfortunately, at the same time that we have all been experiencing and navigating the inevitable increased risks of operating in a pandemic, some providers […]

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Ontario introduces new bill to provide COVID-19 liability protection

October 21, 2020 | Karima Kanani, Kristen Vandenberg

Health Communiqué

COVID-19 has placed an unprecedented strain on the health care system and has resulted in challenges for certain health service providers in service delivery and maintaining the health and safety of the patients and clients that they serve. Unfortunately, at […]

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CBSA Interim Turnaround Policy expiring November 2, 2020

October 20, 2020 | Jaclyne Reive

Transportation & Logistics Communiqué

Highway carriers engaged in cross-border operations should be aware that the Interim Turnaround Policy (the “Policy”) implemented by the Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) will expire as of 11:59pm P.T. on November 2, 2020, as set out in Customs Notice […]

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Supreme Court of Canada’s latest word on bonus entitlements on termination: Matthews v. Ocean Nutrition Canada Ltd.

October 19, 2020 | Michael Cleveland, Lisa Goodfellow

Labour and Employment Communiqué

The Supreme Court of Canada recently released its decision in Matthews v. Ocean Nutrition Canada Ltd.[1] This highly anticipated decision dealt with the entitlement to bonuses and long-term incentive plan amounts in assessing wrongful dismissal damages. The Court concluded that […]

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Important clauses in construction contracts – Part 3

October 15, 2020 | Leanna Olson, Lauren M. Toreson

Breaking Ground: MT Construction Law Western Canada

In our previous blogs part 1 and part 2 of this series, we highlighted a number of key provisions that should be considered in construction contracts. Below we will touch on three more important clauses that should be considered. These […]

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