Articles 2025

On May 19th, 2021 Canada’s Federal, Provincial and Territorial Privacy Commissioners released a joint statement on the privacy implications of Covid-19 vaccine passports. Vaccine passports may offer substantial public benefits; however, in exchange for access to these benefits, individuals will be required to disclose personal health information. As a result, the Commissioners emphasize the importance of addressing privacy considerations from the outset.

Virtual care has allowed Canadians more convenient and faster access to health care providers during the COVID-19 pandemic. For health care providers who with to practice virtual care across provinces and territories licensing challenges remain. This article summarizes licensing requirements for physicians practising virtual care across provincial or territorial borders, as well as tips and best practices for regulated health professionals.

A recent British Columbia Supreme Court decision provided the Court the first opportunity to interpret and apply certain sections of the relatively recently enacted BC Franchises Act. This article details the analysis and precedential value of the decision for the scope and application of s. 12 of the BC Act, as well as outlining the Court's in depth consideration of defining the franchise relationship.

Following are this week's summaries of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of June 14, 2021.

If you are a business, not-for-profit, or charitable corporation incorporated in Ontario, or a foreign business corporation required to report Ontario income taxes, then you are required to file a corporate annual return under the rules of the Corporations Information Act (Ontario).

Can the franchisor-franchisee relationship create a conspiracy? In its decision Pearce v. 4 Pillars Consulting Group Inc., the B.C. Court of Appeal upheld the lower court's decision to certify a number of claims, including civil conspiracy, in a class proceeding against both franchisee and franchisor defendants. This article highlights the outcome of the decision and considers potential consequences and considerations for franchise systems.

In O'Reilly v. ClearMRI Solutions Ltd, the Court set aside the motion judge’s determination that that the two appellant corporations were common employers, and set aside the judgment against one of them. In Wiseau Studio, LLC v. Harper, on a motion to review, the Court, with very brief reasons, set aside Justice Thorburn’s ground-breaking order for security for judgment ordered against the appellants.