Articles 2021

A summary of proposed amendments to the Early Childhood Educators Act, 2007, the Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996, and the Education Act contained in Bill 48, including discussion of stakeholder reactions.

Topics covered included another decision in the ongoing Residential School Settlement saga (procedural fairness), family law (unequal division of property and striking pleadings for failure to comply with disclosure order), estates (passing accounts by an attorney under a POA), real property (termination of APS of land and 99 year leases contravening the Planning Act), security for costs, appellate jurisdiction and stay pending appeal in the context of vexatious litigants.

An outline of some of the significant confirmed changes with their effective date of implementation if known, as well as proposed changes working their way through the legislative process.

Cryptocurrencies have gained considerable momentum in Canada and may ultimately mature into a mainstream asset class.3 Accordingly, policymakers ought to consider the implications of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies on the Canadian insolvency regime. There is no Canadian jurisprudence or guiding principles dealing directly with cryptocurrencies. However, this paper examines recent American case law, and highlights some of the key issues relevant to insolvency law in Canada.

The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario recently held that a school is not obligated to provide a therapy to a student if it is not necessary for meaningful access to education.

Bill 57, An Act to enact, amend and repeal various statutes received Royal Assent on December 6. It amends over 45 statutes. Why should construction practitioners take note? Schedule 8 of Bill 57 amends the Construction Act, making further amendments to certain recent amendments implemented by the Construction Lien Amendment Act, 2017. The following summarizes the amendments to the amendments.

Five things you could do to recession-proof your practice.

If you write in French, you should read this.

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario released this past week.