Resources, Articles, & Advocacy
Advocacy | May 30, 2025
Your OBA LegUp Policy and Legislative Update Week of May 26
Legislative Update | May 26, 2025
Your OBA LegUp Policy and Legislative Update Week of May 19
Toronto Passes Controversial 'Bubble Zone' Protest Bylaw: Toronto councillors have passed a bylaw aimed at restricting protests around places of worship, daycares and schools in the city. The bylaw – slated to come into effect on July 2 – allows schools, childcare centres and places of worship to request the city restrict protest within a 50-metre radius around their properties.
Article | May 16, 2025
Bridging the Justice Gap: How Marginalized Communities Can Navigate the Criminal Justice System
This article explores practical ways to improve access to the criminal justice system for marginalized communities in Canada. It highlights key support systems such as Legal Aid, pro bono clinics, court workers, and legal education tools, emphasizing the shared role of law students, lawyers, and institutions in closing the justice gap.
Advocacy | May 16, 2025
Your OBA LegUp Policy and Legislative Update Week of May 12
Province Tables Tariff-Era Budget: The Ford government plans to run a substantial deficit of almost $15 billion and spend more than $230 billion this year. On Thursday, Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy presented the government’s 2025 budget, a document dominated by the tariff response and how it will impact the economy.
Advocacy | May 16, 2025
OBA Update - Budget 2025
On Thursday, May 15, 2025, the government tabled A Plan to Protect Ontario, the 2025 provincial budget
Article | May 15, 2025
Employee Ownership Trusts: A Guide to Structuring and Settlement
Between January 1, 2024 and December 31, 2026, business owners can access significant tax benefits when selling a qualifying business to an employee ownership trust ("EOT") pursuant to a transaction that constitutes a qualifying business transfer. Among other benefits, eligible vendors are entitled to receive a shared pool of up to $10 million in capital gains deductions (the "EOT Deduction").
Article | May 15, 2025
One Year In: How Canada's Membership in the Apostille Convention Transformed Document Authentication
Canada’s ratification of the Apostille Convention replaces the traditional – time-consuming and complex – legalization process with a standardized one-page Apostille certificate that, once issued, is recognized as valid by all member countries without further authentication. This benefits individuals by easing international mobility for work, education, or personal business and helps businesses by smoothing cross-border transactions. Canada's adoption of the Convention is not without challenges, including the delay in implementing electronic Apostilles, which limits efficiency. Still, Canada’s accession to the Convention is a major step toward global integration and strengthens its legal and commercial ties with member countries.
