Wednesday, September 6, 2023Jamal RehmanBusiness Law, Corporate LawTransportation & Logistics, Trucking, Ransomware, Cyber Attack, Cyber Risk, Cybersecurity

As the transportation, logistics, and supply chain sectors increasingly shift towards the adoption of artificial intelligence, automation...

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023Rui FernandesBusiness Law, Corporate LawTransportation & Logistics, Bill S-211, Canada-United States of America – Mexico Agreement (“Cusma”) , Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains

On May 11th, 2023 Bill S-211 An Act to enact the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act and to amend the...

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023Rui FernandesCorporate Law, Business LawTransportation & Logistics, Bill C-47, Marine

On June 22^nd, 2023 Bill C-47 received Royal Assent. The legislation entitled “An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in...

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023Saisha MahilCorporate Law, Business LawTransportation & Logistics, Trucking

Federally regulated trucking companies should be aware of changes to the termination provisions under Part III of the Canada Labour...

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Monday, August 14, 2023Lorne SaltmanBusiness Law, Corporate LawTax & Estate Planning, General Anti-Avoidance Rule (GAAR)

In the case of Deans Knight Income Corporation v. The King, the Supreme Court of Canada used the opportunity to...

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Wednesday, August 2, 2023Zev ZlotnickBusiness Law, Corporate LawReal Estate, Lending, Limited Partnership

A limited partnership is a business structure comprised of at least one general partner and one limited partner. General partners are...

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023Zev ZlotnickCorporate Law, Business LawReal Estate

An enforceability opinion is an opinion that the transaction documents constituting legal, valid, and binding obligations of the underlying entities, enforceable against them in...

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023Zev ZlotnickCorporate Law, Business LawReal Estate, Lending, Loans

Is there a difference between perfecting a general security agreement through a PPSA registration and registering a PPSA in respect of a loan...

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Thursday, February 9, 2023Zev ZlotnickBusiness Law, Corporate LawReal Estate

An interesting recent Court of Appeal decision - Everest Finance Corporation v. Jonker...

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Thursday, January 26, 2023Zev ZlotnickCorporate Law, Business LawReal Estate, Lending

A beneficial interest is an individual’s right to benefit from assets held by someone else. With respect to real property, it is imperative for a...

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022Zev ZlotnickBusiness Law, Corporate LawReal Estate, Lending

In Canada, lenders who take mortgages on real property as security should be mindful of section 8 of the Interest Act (the “Act”) and the...

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Tuesday, November 8, 2022Zev ZlotnickBusiness Law, Corporate LawReal Estate, Lending, Loans

A demand loan is a loan that a lender can require to be repaid by the borrower in full at any time. A demand loan has no term, but is simply repayable...

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Thursday, October 13, 2022Zev ZlotnickBusiness Law, Corporate LawReal Estate, Mortgage

In light of substantial increases in interest rates, real property purchasers are looking for alternative lending arrangements. Some alternatives include...

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Wednesday, September 21, 2022Parish BhumgaraBusiness Law, Corporate LawLimited Partnership

One of the more interesting aspects of corporate law is how it allows for the use of corporate structures to facilitate investment. This article discusses how corporate structures can be used to ...

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Tuesday, September 13, 2022Zev ZlotnickBusiness Law, Corporate LawLending, Commercial Real Estate

Loan transactions commonly involve non-corporate entities such as limited partnerships and Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”). It is important for lenders to...

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Tuesday, August 30, 2022Eliane Leal da SilvaCorporate Law

As of August 2, 2022, foreign investors are able to file a voluntary notice where they otherwise would not be subject to mandatory notification or net benefit review. This applies to...

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Tuesday, August 23, 2022Zev ZlotnickBusiness Law, Corporate LawReal Estate, Mortgage, Lending

Ownership of real property in Ontario is divided into legal or registered title ownership and beneficial ownership. Legal ownership and beneficial ownership... 

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Thursday, January 20, 2022Greg Farano, Lindsay Ann Histrop, Ian SpiegelBusiness Law, Corporate LawTrusts

In a previous blog post, we discussed the proposed new T3 Trust Income Tax and Information Return reporting and filing requirements for certain express trusts. These changes

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Thursday, October 14, 2021Clifford S. Goldfarb, James M. Parks, Heather KeachieBusiness Law, Corporate Law, Non-Profit and CharitiesNot-for-profit Corporations Act (ONCA), Ontario Business Registry

On October 19, 2021, the Ontario Ministry of Government and Consumer Services (the “Ministry”) will open the online Ontario Business Registry (“OBR”). The registry will

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Thursday, August 26, 2021Eliane Leal da SilvaBusiness Law, Corporate LawOntario Business Corporations Act, Bill 213: Better for People, Smarter for Business Act

The province of Ontario, by Bill 213, Better for People, Smarter for Business Act (“Bill 213”), has revoked subsection 118(3) of the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) (“OBCA”) which requires that...

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Thursday, August 19, 2021Clifford S. Goldfarb, James M. Parks, Heather KeachieBusiness Law, Non-Profit and Charities, Corporate Law

The Government of Ontario has just announced that the ONCA will be coming into effect on October 19, 2021. The lengthy delay since...

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Thursday, November 12, 2020Clifford S. Goldfarb, James M. Parks, Heather KeachieNon-Profit and Charities, Corporate LawNot-for-profit Corporations Act (ONCA), Business Corporations Act, Ontario

The Not-for-profit Corporations Act (Ontario) (ONCA) that we have been waiting for since 2010 is likely going to come into effect on January 1, 2021 or shortly thereafter. When it comes into effect...

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Thursday, July 30, 2020Lindsay Ann HistropCorporate Law, Tax and Estate PlanningIncome Splitting, Tax Savings

In this blog we will explain how you may be able to benefit from a 1% prescribed-rate loan to split income with certain family members who are taxed at a lower marginal rate.

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Thursday, May 14, 2020Stephen A. Thiele, Lindsay Ann Histrop, Jennifer SearleBusiness Law, Corporate LawCOVID-19, Wills, Powers of Attorney, State of Emergency, Bill 190, Notaries Act, Commissioner for Taking Affidavits Act

The COVID-19 health emergency continues to cause the Ontario government to modernize legislation and to bring it into conformity with ...

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Wednesday, May 6, 2020Arlene O'Neill, Evert Van WoudenbergCorporate LawCOVID-19, Insurance Policy, Business Interruption Loss Policy

As Ontario enters another month of a government ordered lockdown of the economy because of the worldwide COVID-19 health emergency, businesses continue to struggle as they see their revenues and profits plummet. In some cases...

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Monday, April 27, 2020Lindsay Ann HistropTax Law, Tax and Estate Planning, Corporate LawCapital Gains, Capital Losses, Income Splitting, Prescribed Rate Loan Structure

The recent decline in financial markets may present opportunities to obtain refunds of tax paid in prior years. They may also present opportunities for income-splitting if...

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Thursday, April 16, 2020Arlene O'Neill, Kathleen SkerrettCorporate Law, Business Law, Securities Law, Tax LawDirectors and Officers Liability, Directors and Officers Insurance Coverage, HST

With the COVID-19 health emergency continuing for a least another month in Ontario and non-essential businesses remaining closed, directors and officers must continue to remain focused of their duties and to protect the companies they serve as a director or officer and themselves from potential liability.

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Monday, April 13, 2020William S. Bernstein, Lorne Saltman, James M. Parks, Greg Farano, Lindsay Ann HistropCorporate Law, Estate Planning, Income Tax Act, Tax and Estate Planning, Tax LawWills, Estate Freeze, COVID-19

COVID-19 has resulted in significant decreases to the value of many assets, including marketable securities, private businesses and real estate. This provides an opportunity to implement an estate freeze at low values, which allows for future savings in income tax.

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Virtual Signatures for Wills and Powers of Attorney Now Allowed

Monday, April 13, 2020Lindsay Ann HistropCorporate Law, Estate PlanningWills, Powers of Attorney

As the COVID-19 health emergency continues to create financial uncertainty because of the shutdown of non-essential businesses, layoffs and reductions in pay, it is understandable that people are concerned about...

Thursday, June 21, 2018Clifford S. GoldfarbBusiness Law, Ontario Corporations Act, Non-Profit and Charities, Corporate LawSocial Clubs

Transition Requirements for Share Capital Social Clubs Under the Ontario Corporations Act on Proclamation of the Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010

There are 148 share capital social clubs currently in existence in the province of Ontario[1]. These are non-profit companies with...

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