New Fisheries Minister’s Mandate to Advance Bill C-68 – the reform of the Fisheries Act
On August 28, 2018, Prime Minister Trudeau issued a fresh mandate letter to Canada’s new Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honorable Jonathan Wilkinson, who was appointed on July 18, 2018. The minster is directed to implement and develop the Oceans Protection Plan; to achieve the government’s goal of protecting 10...
Continue reading the post titled New Fisheries Minister’s Mandate to Advance Bill C-68 – the reform of the Fisheries ActOntario Court of Justice Sentences Corporation and its Director to $420,000 Fine and 45-day jail term for Contravention of PCB Regulations of Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999
Environment and Climate Change Canada has reported that on August 21, 2018, a Collingwood corporation and its director were sentenced to a $420,000 fine plus a 45-day jail term, for 10 counts of contravening the PCB Regulations under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, and one count of failing to comply with an environmental protection...
Continue reading the post titled Ontario Court of Justice Sentences Corporation and its Director to $420,000 Fine and 45-day jail term for Contravention of PCB Regulations of Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999P.E.I.'s climate plan will not include a carbon tax
On Wednesday, July 11th, P.E.I’s Environment Minister Richard Brown stated that the province will submit a climate plan to Ottawa by September 1st, 2018. This climate plan will not include a carbon tax nor a plan for a cap-and-trade system; the two options that the federal government has given the provinces for pricing carbon pollution....
Continue reading the post titled P.E.I.'s climate plan will not include a carbon taxHawaii to Ban Sale and Distribution of Sunscreens Deemed Harmful to Coral Reefs
On July 3, 2018, Hawaii Governor, David Ige signed a Bill to ban the sale and distribution of sunscreens containing the chemicals oxybenzone and octinoxate. The Hawaiian state legislature passed Bill SB2571 in May of this year in response to scientific evidence suggesting that oxybenzone and octinoxate play a role in the death of coral...
Continue reading the post titled Hawaii to Ban Sale and Distribution of Sunscreens Deemed Harmful to Coral ReefsAntrim: Supreme Court gives compensation for nuisance when highway moved
The Supreme Court of Canada has restored compensation to the Antrim truck stop, which lost its coveted place on the edge of a major highway when the highway was moved. The Court held that the $393,000 loss in business loss and property value was too heavy to expect Antrim to shoulder alone, even though the...
Continue reading the post titled Antrim: Supreme Court gives compensation for nuisance when highway movedMinistry of Transport pays $250,000 for Fisheries Act charges
Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation has plead guilty to two charges under the old federal Fisheries Act, and has agreed to pay a $250,000 penalty. The charges were laid by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), and relate to sediment released from a Highway 11 construction project near Burks Falls, Ontario, March 30 to April 15, 2011....
Continue reading the post titled Ministry of Transport pays $250,000 for Fisheries Act chargesCourt weighs in on constructive dismissals and layoff during COVID-19 pandemic
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic many employers were forced to reduce their workforces (often by placing employees on layoff) due to closures or declines in business because of the public health emergency. Employers looked for ways to respond to this situation that would balance their obligations to employees, obligations that generally flow from two sources:...
Continue reading the post titled Court weighs in on constructive dismissals and layoff during COVID-19 pandemicCanadian direct sales and multi-level marketing: Financial representation and disclosure
According to the Section 55 of the Competition Act, if operators of a multi-level marketing (“MLM”) plan wish to make financial representations to a prospective participant, fair, reasonable, and timely financial disclosure must also be disclosed. At its core, this requirement ensures a prospective participant will be presented with easy to access financial information which...
Continue reading the post titled Canadian direct sales and multi-level marketing: Financial representation and disclosureCitizens have some success against quarry, but…
Citizens Against Melrose Quarry must feel a bit like Groundhog Day all over again. They won, sort of, but are now back at the beginning again. The quarry owner may feel the same way. The citizens’ group is a not-for-profit group incorporated in 2013 and consisting mainly of local residents, farmers and others opposed to new or...
Continue reading the post titled Citizens have some success against quarry, but…Employers should brace themselves for more workplace inspections
The Ontario Minister of Labour has announced that it will be increasing workplace inspections to ensure employers are operating safely as part of its Stay Safe All Day campaign to reduce the spread of COVID-19. What sectors will be most affected? The campaign is said to focus on workplaces in the following sectors: Manufacturing; Warehousing;...
Continue reading the post titled Employers should brace themselves for more workplace inspectionsReceive Blog Posts
By subscribing to our blog, you will receive an email when a new post is added. You can unsubscribe at any time by sending an email to us at [email protected] with the word “unsubscribe” in the subject line.