Legal Insights

What You Need to Know about the Personal Real Estate Corporation
Under the new regulation announced on October 1, 2020, real estate agents are now allowed to incorporate and operate through a Personal Real Estate Corporation (“PREC”). Real estate agents now

COVID-19 Screening Now Required For Access to Ontario Workplaces
The Change Effective September 26, 2020, the Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020, will require most Ontario businesses to introduce a workplace screening tool that requires staff members

8 Things You Should Know When Buying a Business
Are you thinking about buying a business? As a buyer, it is important to understand the process, consider the potential liability and take steps to protect your investment. This Legal

Update: Extension of Temporary Relief from ESA Termination and Severance Provisions
On September 3, 2020, the Ontario government announced an extension to the temporary relief measures from the termination and severance provisions of the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) until January

Recently Fired? 5 Things You Should Know About Your Severance Package
Have you or someone you know found yourself unemployed? Downsized, laid off, fired – whatever the official reason, you are no longer at a job and may be entitled to notice

Marketing Restrictions in the Cannabis Industry
Since the legalization of cannabis and the coming into force of the laws and regulations that govern the use, possession and sale of cannabis on October 17, 2018, there has