What 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?Better access to environmental information in Alberta
Alberta may not often be perceived as a leader in environmental regulation, but they do some things much better than we do in Ontario. For example, consider access to private reports on environmental contamination that have been filed with the province. In Ontario, these reports can be accessed, slowly and with difficulty, through access to...
Continue reading the post titled Better access to environmental information in AlbertaJurisdictional 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?Ontario’s Environment Plan and Reduction of Sulphur Dioxide Emissions Regulation
On November 28th, 2018 the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) posted its climate change plan as part of its environmental plan. Preserving and Protecting our Environment for Future Generations: A Made in Ontario Environment Plan (“Environment Plan”) appears to commit Ontario to reduce its emissions to 30% below 2005 levels by the year...
Continue reading the post titled Ontario’s Environment Plan and Reduction of Sulphur Dioxide Emissions RegulationNational Energy Board to release safety reports
The National Energy Board (NEB) has decided to make more information about the safety of its regulated pipelines accessible to the public. It will be the first energy regulator in North America to do so. The NEB will be posting its inspections reports on the NEB website. The inspection reports will be posted within six weeks...
Continue reading the post titled National Energy Board to release safety reportsFederal wildlife fines to rise, not much time to comment
On December 15, 2012, Environment Canada published proposed Regulations in the Canada Gazette, Part I for a 30-day comment period:
Continue reading the post titled Federal wildlife fines to rise, not much time to commentNew Regulation Outlines Process for Implementing Broader Public Sector Executive Compensation Frameworks
Currently, the Broader Public Sector Accountability Act, 2010 (“BPSAA”) imposes what amounts to a compensation freeze on “designated executives” within a relatively small set of Broader Public Sector (“BPS”) organizations such as hospitals, school boards, universities and colleges. The Broader Public Sector Executive Compensation Act, 2014 (“BPSECA”), which is intended to replace the BPSAA, came...
Continue reading the post titled New Regulation Outlines Process for Implementing Broader Public Sector Executive Compensation FrameworksHealth, wind, science, and our sad federal priorities
Since Ontario regulations already require mitigation if noise is predicted to exceed 40 dBA at sensitive receptors, will it help to spend two years proving that there ought to be mitigation at 45 dBA?
Continue reading the post titled Health, wind, science, and our sad federal prioritiesEnvironmental debates in Hansard
Ecojustice has provided another public service: Environmental Hansard, an easy-to-use website that collects, organizes and distills federal political dialogue on the environment.
Continue reading the post titled Environmental debates in HansardNew ESA Poster Requirements for Ontario Employers
The Ontario Ministry of Labour has just released its new version (6.0) of the Employment Standards Poster entitled “Employment Standards in Ontario”. Ontario employers must immediately post this new poster in each of its workplaces in a location likely to come to the attention of employees. It must be displayed in English. If the majority of the...
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