Data Breach Awareness
Everyday hundreds of businesses across Canada have data incidents. From lost bins to hacked computers, businesses need to be aware of their privacy obligations they owe to their customers and clients. Indeed, businesses are now asking themselves not what if I have a data breach, but when wil…
View the post titled Data Breach AwarenessShould I practice through a professional corporation?
There are many benefits associated with incorporating a professional corporation, including lower corporate tax rates, investment and tax strategies, and planning for retirement. Professionals are advised to seek legal and accounting advice in order to determine whether incorporation is appr…
View the post titled Should I practice through a professional corporation?Understanding the differences between GDPR, CCPA, and PIPEDA – a guide for Canadian businesses
Gone are days of unregulated and untethered data gathering. With the rolling out of the California Consumer Privacy Act, Canadian businesses are now finding themselves navigating a sea awash with a patchwork of extraterritorial legislation. The laws are sometimes inconsistent, often vague, a…
View the post titled Understanding the differences between GDPR, CCPA, and PIPEDA – a guide for Canadian businessesEstablishing a medicine professional corporation: Who is permitted to own shares?
The Regulated Health Professions Act allows medical professionals to establish a corporation for the purpose of practicing medicine. Creating a Medicine Professional Corporation (MPC) may be financially beneficial for physicians since the tax rate of the corporation is much lower compared to…
View the post titled Establishing a medicine professional corporation: Who is permitted to own shares?Expanded tax on split income (TOSI) rules for professionals
Many professionals choose to incorporate a professional corporation to take advantage of the various tax benefits of doing so. Professionals, such as physicians and dentists, who are permitted to include family members[1] as shareholders, have historically been able to benefit from income s…
View the post titled Expanded tax on split income (TOSI) rules for professionalsAdvantages and disadvantages of franchising your business
If you’re reading this article, you’re probably considering franchising as a method of expansion for your business. You might be considering franchising as a result of your own research into expansion options for your business, or (as is often the case) you might be considering franchising b…
View the post titled Advantages and disadvantages of franchising your business6 key elements of a business succession plan
Business succession planning is an important part of operating a successful business and developing a strong retirement plan. In this article, retired Siskinds’ partner and business lawyer, Henry Berg, discusses the importance of careful and intentional planning in order to ensure a successf…
View the post titled 6 key elements of a business succession planInvestigations and inspections
What to do when the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks comes knocking It can be unnerving when a provincial officer from the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (“MECP”) shows up at your business unannounced. Being prepared, and understanding your rights and …
View the post titled Investigations and inspectionsIs a Healthy Environment a Fundamental Right of Citizens
On November 26, 2018 ENvironnement JEUnesse (“ENJEU”)[1] filed an application for authorization against the Government of Canada to bring a class action on behalf of all Quebec residents aged 35 and under claiming a right to a clean and healthy environment. The claim alleged that the Canadia…
View the post titled Is a Healthy Environment a Fundamental Right of CitizensEnvironmental Review Tribunal confirms high evidentiary burden to be removed from an Environmental Protection Act, Section 18 Director’s Order
A July 2, 2019, judgment of the Environmental Review Tribunal in Alizadeh v. Ontario (Environment, Conservation and Parks), 2019 CanLII 62106 (ON ERT), confirms that corporate officers and directors face a high evidentiary burden to rebut the presumption that they are properly named in an En…
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