Articles 2025

While many employers are already considering, or are in the process of, taking steps to address the growing adoption and use of generative AI among their employees, important legal regulatory frameworks are also in development at both the Provincial and Federal levels. For lawyers advising employer clients grappling with generative AI in the workplace, it is increasingly important to keep an eye on the regulatory developments ahead.

This article assesses Metro Taxi Ltd v City of Ottawa, 2024 ONSC 2725, a common issues trial decision holding a government liable for failing to enforce its laws and prosecute a competitor of the class members.

Please find below our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal of Ontario for the week of September 9, 2024. It was a very busy week.

This article contains excerpts from The Totally Not Fake Dictionary of Ontario Employment Law. In this new, groundbreaking work, the author aims to “tell it like it is." Readers will note that most entries contain multiple definitions drawn from real life. Pick the definition that you prefer depending on who your client is presently, and your deeply held biases.

In May, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) announced a set of initiatives it is testing to support early-stage capital raising for Ontario businesses. The initiatives include an extension of Ontario Instrument 45-507 Self-Certified Investor Prospectus Exemption (Interim Class Order), which permits Ontario investors who may not meet the accredited investor financial criteria, but have qualifying education or work experience, to invest in private Ontario businesses.

One of the most vexing issues in family law is determining what is a person's income for the purposes of paying support. This article provides an overview of some of the most common concepts related to calculating income for support purposes.

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of September 2, 2024. There were only three substantive civil decisions released this week.

This article presents an overview of the powers and duties of municipalities under the Building Code Act and the Ontario Building Code, provides examples of where municipalities can be vulnerable to liability, and discusses the view of the Canadian Courts on municipal liability.

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of August 26, 2024.

On August 20, 2024, the province of Ontario published the new Provincial Planning Statement, 2024, a province-wide policy instrument that, once in force, will replace both the Provincial Policy Statement, 2020 and A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe. It will come into force on October 20, 2024.