Family enterprises are unique, and family business issues can be complicated to navigate due in part to competing interests. For family business owners that are planning for succession and inter-generational… Read More
The use of side letters in Canadian private equity and venture capital funds continues to be a common practice, and can assist Funds to secure key investments. However, it is… Read More
Effective October 24, 2021, the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy was replaced by two new programs.
Update:
On December 17, 2021, Bill C-2 received Royal Assent which ended the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy… Read More
Rising commercial insurance costs are making it difficult for Alberta companies to purchase adequate insurance at affordable prices. In response, the Alberta Government has tabled Bill 76: the Captive Insurance… Read More
Limitation periods set defined time limits on when someone must commence a lawsuit once they discover they have been wronged. If a lawsuit is not brought within the limitation period,… Read More
The Small Business Venture Capital Tax Credit Program (the “Program”) is a lesser known program under The Income Tax Act (Manitoba) that incentivizes investments in eligible issuer corporations in the… Read More
The Real Estate Services Act and its accompanying regulations (collectively, “RESA”) will come into force on January 1, 2022. One of the many changes brought about by RESA is the… Read More
This blog was prepared with the assistance of summer law student Devon Fjellner.
Boards of directors in Alberta may find there is a lack of clarity in Alberta’s Business Corporations Act… Read More
This blog post was prepared with the assistance of summer student Adam Bendig.
Canadian legislators continue to extend the application of sales taxes to online transactions. In 2019 an amendment to… Read More
On March 29, 2021 and June 1, 2021, changes to the Business Corporations Act (Alberta) (ABCA) and the Partnership Act (Alberta) (PA) were proclaimed into force.
The Alberta Government made these… Read More
