Losing our touch? Environmental Commissioner reports
Ontario’s Environmental Commissioner Gord Miller has issued another sobering report. “Losing our Touch” is Part 2 of the 2011/2012 Annual Report. He concludes: “We are no longer a jurisdiction that the world looks up to.” (I admit I thought that Mike Harris made sure of that.) The Commissioner lists chapter after chapter of “bumbles and foibles”,...
Continue reading the post titled Losing our touch? Environmental Commissioner reportsApprovals Reform gets closer
For most businesses that need new or amended approvals, these changes probably cannot come quickly enough. But the transition period could be painful.
Continue reading the post titled Approvals Reform gets closerUpdate on rent relief for Canadian small businesses
On Friday, April 24, 2020 Prime Minister Trudeau announce more information regarding the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (“CECRA”) program. When it was initially announced on April 16, 2020, little more was known about the CECRA program than that it would assist small businesses with rent for April, May and June. See our blog post...
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Top tips for Canadians crossing the U.S. border: Updated travel advisory
This video is based on an article by Elena Ashford, published on April 17, 2025, by Law360 Canada, titled “Top 10 Tips for Canadian Citizens Crossing the U.S. Border.“ The Government of Canada has recently updated the official travel advisory for Canadians who intend to travel to the United States. The United States Travel Advice webpage...
Continue reading the post titled Top tips for Canadians crossing the U.S. border: Updated travel advisoryTerminating Employees on Job-Protected Leaves: Can I do it?
I recently blogged about the Expanding World of Job-Protected Leaves. In short, over the course of the last 12 years, new job-protected leaves have been added to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (the “ESA”) at an ever-increasing pace. Employers sometimes call me expressing concern about such leaves. Business conditions have changed. Performance concerns have arisen. Employers need flexibility to...
Continue reading the post titled Terminating Employees on Job-Protected Leaves: Can I do it?Goodbye, Backlogs; Hello, Agency Class Actions
Government agencies across Canada are struggling to process a growing backlog of claims. Few agencies are immune. In April 2018, an independent review concluded that Canada’s refugee determination system is dealing with a surge in claims that it is ill-equipped to manage. In December 2017, the media reported on the skyrocketing volume of veterans disability...
Continue reading the post titled Goodbye, Backlogs; Hello, Agency Class ActionsWhat is a Case Conference before a Dispute Resolution Officer?
The Dispute Resolution Program (DRO) program is available in certain locations of the Superior Court of Justice, Family Court, including London, Toronto, Brampton, Milton, Newmarket, Hamilton, Barrie, Durham, and St. Catharines. Family law Case Conferences All family law cases, if they follow the usual progress of a Court case, start with a Case Conference. A Case...
Continue reading the post titled What is a Case Conference before a Dispute Resolution Officer?Jurisdictional Issues in Canadian Defamation Law: Can you sue in your home province?
In this new article Siskinds Associate Mike Polvere takes an in depth look at the issue of cross border litigation and defamation. He discusses how the courts go about choosing the best jurisdiction to hear the matter. Is it prudent to start a libel action in Canada if the person who defamed you resides in...
Continue reading the post titled Jurisdictional Issues in Canadian Defamation Law: Can you sue in your home province?Social media, pollution and enforcement
I think it is fascinating how environmental groups are using electronic media to name and shame polluters that governments have chosen not to rein in.
Continue reading the post titled Social media, pollution and enforcementRenewable energy approval regulation amended
Ontario’s renewable energy approval regulation has been significantly amended, effective January 1, 2011. The ministry received 285 comments on the proposed amendments, and made at least 10 changes as a result. According to the ministry, the key changes that occurred due to public consultation include:
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