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If you're an employer in Ontario with 25 or more employees, your onboarding process just got an upgrade — courtesy of O. Reg. 477/24, which came into force on July 1, 2025. Think of it as the province’s way of making sure new hires don’t show up on day one wondering...

While driving into work this week listing to a talk radio show (yes, I still listen to the radio), the R word was mentioned and naturally, it almost put me in panic mode.  What’s the R word you ask?  Recession. Some economic forecasters are predicting Ontario will see...

The short answer is NO - at least for now. Under the current law in Ontario, commercial landlords are not obligated to mitigate their damages when a tenant repudiates a lease and the landlord chooses not to accept the repudiation. In other words, a landlord may “do...

Workplace flexibility is a hot topic in 2025, with many people on both sides. Whether you are for or against increasing your workplace’s flexibility, the fact is that for Gen Z, workplace flexibility is consistently a top two factor in deciding where they wish to be...

Most people have been residential tenants at some point in their lives.   In Ontario, in particular, the media has been full of stories about tenants’ rights as well as tenants and landlords from hell.  As a result, many people have a good idea what can and cannot...

Let’s be honest: terminating an employee can be stressful. Even with a solid plan, many employers start second-guessing themselves — worried about legal blowback, they consider overpaying “just to be safe.” We often hear, “Should we throw in a few extra weeks? Just in...

We talk about the importance of having your Estate documents in place, but not very often do we talk about what happens when the Estate documents need to be invoked. Our firm will not release to an appointed attorney the Powers of Attorney without being provided with...

Last year I wrote a blog about the courts beginning to enforce administrative dismissals on actions that have not been set down for trial within five years. However, that was not the only development in the world of dismissals for delay. In Barbiero v Pollack, the...

Let’s say you’ve spent years growing a beautiful money tree. You’ve watered it, pruned it, protected it from pests (and maybe a few bad business decisions), and now it’s worth quite a bit. The thing is—this tree keeps growing, and if you don’t plan ahead, the taxman...

We always get the question when clients incorporate: Do I have to disclose my name and home address?  Short answer is yes. The Ministry requires the “names and address for service” for each director. Historically, directors would include their home address when...

Human Resource Professionals in law firms can sometimes be considered glorified administrators, when in reality they can perform many management tasks, from full-cycle recruiting, training and development, employee motivation, and tying Human Resource Strategy to your...

On October 1, 2025, the Ontario Small Claims Court limit will increase to $ 50,000.00. Many are heralding this as an increase in access to justice. As a firm that practices in this area, we have a bird' s-eye view of the operations of the Small Claims Court, and we...

From time to time, we have vehicle leasing clients who discover that liens have been registered on the title of their vehicles after their lessees delivered the leased vehicle to a repairer without payment. Many discover that their vehicles are at a repairer upon a...

One of the most common questions I hear when estate planning with clients is: “Can I just add my child to the title of my home?” It’s usually a well-intentioned idea, often meant to avoid probate or simplify the estate plan. But unfortunately, what seems like a...

We certainly have had a lot of changes in our Province, with the Provincial election, the stepping down of our Prime Minister, and the call for the Federal Election taking place at the end of April – all the while the back and forth of the US tariffs.  I certainly had...

Corporations involved in buying and selling goods must be aware of the Sale of Goods Act (“SGA”) as failure to do so could result in missing out on potential remedies or potential liability under the SGA. In 2024 the Supreme Court of Canada In Earthco Soil Mixtures...

Maybe you’ve read our Blogs casually and unexpectedly find that you need a lawyer, so you reach out to our firm excitedly expecting to work with one of the regular contributors to these Blogs. Maybe you’ve Googled “Lawyers Etobicoke” and our name popped up as the...

We often hear, “You’re not the normal law firm,” and we take that as a compliment. Part of that is we speak plainly, we respond promptly, and we understand you’re running a business that needs us to help, not get in the way. Other ways we do that are more specific and...

Having had multiple Trials scheduled within a short period of time recently, one issue persisted: the opposing representative’s line of questioning during the Examination in Chief. Examination in Chief, or Direct Examination, is where the representative asks their...

Let’s talk about termination clauses—the legal equivalent of a well-marked exit sign. If you’re in business and your contracts don’t have a clear way out, you might find yourself trapped in a deal that refuses to die (like that app membership you keep forgetting to...

In litigation, there are times when a party may disregard a court order, whether it pertains to payments, attendance, or other matters relevant to the ongoing enforcement process. Ignoring a court order can result in the party being held in contempt of court. The...