On June 14, 2022, Bill C-26 was introduced into the House of Commons of Canada. Bill C-26 proposes to enact the Critical Cyber Systems Protection Act (CCSPA), among other things, which would make certain federally-regulated ...
On May 18, 2021, Health Canada approved the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children 12 years of age and older. In the months following the announcement, courts across the country have begun ruling on a new r...
In a recent Ontario decision, Caplan v Atas, 2021 ONSC 670, the court recognized a new tort of harassment to address ongoing vexatious and harassing behaviours online. The court said “enough is enough” to interne...
After an eleven-year wait, the Ontario government has announced the Not-for-profit Corporations Act, 2010 (ONCA) will come into force on October 19, 2021. Currently, the Corporations Act (the OCA) governs Ontario's non-shar...
December 7th, 2020 The Canadian government has proposed the most significant changes to Canadian privacy law since the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), Canada's federal private-sector pr...
Peter Murphy, HBA, JD November 12, 2020 It appears the wait for Ontario's Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (“ONCA”) will continue into 2021. Currently, Ontario not-for-profit corporations are governed by the Corp...
A new law provides Ontario not-for-profit corporations temporary flexibility to schedule and conduct AGMs in the pandemic and post-pandemic period. The new law will expire 120 days after the end of Ontario's current state of...
Everyone has the ability to deal with their assets in any way they see fit during their lifetime. The theory goes that one should have that same ability upon death. Testamentary freedom is an unassailable concept in Canadian...
Ontario had shut down many sectors of its economy in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, but the residential renovation industry has continued - despite concerns about the access to work crews in multifamily buildings. Th...
The difficult issue of how to balance the rights of students with special needs who pose a risk of harm to others with the rights of other students and staff to a safe environment is slated to be discussed by education lawye...