Publications

It would be difficult to overstate the impact of changes to the Canadian housing market over the last few years. While facing ever-growing real estate prices, homebuyers hoping to qualify for a conventional mortgage now must grapple with a stringent mortgage...

While you aren’t legally required to have a will, it’s certainly a good idea to arrange one, regardless of your age, family status, or socio-economic status. A will is a legal document that acts as a guide as to how you want your estate to be divided and distributed...

When starting a new business venture, selecting a name can be as big or as little of a deal as you want! Selecting a name, however, does not protect it. If your business name holds high value for you, particularly if you intend for it to become a brand name or...

Privacy violation and data breaches are on the rise and affect millions of people in North America every year.  Last year, about 87 million Facebook users worldwide had their data exposed in a massive data breach. On July 19, 2019 Capital One determined that an...

Background In January 2019, the Ontario provincial government launched a consultation on how best to update and modernize the 10-year old Endangered Species Act (the “Act”). The government posted a Discussion Paper outlining the changes of the Act to the Environmental...

In our previous newsletter article, we reviewed the proposed changes to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) under the province’s newly introduced Bill 108, More Homes, More Choice Act. In an attempt to mitigate the increasing backlog of appeals, the government...

The provincial government has released the results of its public consultation on housing supply and affordability in a report entitled More Homes More Choice: Ontario’s Housing Supply Action Plan. One notable recommendation in the report is to amend elements of the...

After five years, the dust has finally settled on Toronto’s revamped noise by-law, coming with a collective sigh of relief from the construction industry. Upon approaching ten years since the by-law was last updated, city councilors believed tighter regulations were...

Earlier this month, the provincial government revealed its highly anticipated 2019 Budget. While some aspects of the Budget have garnered considerable media attention, such as adjustments to education and healthcare spending, the Budget’s impact to the business...