General Insights

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How the Foreign-Buyer Ban Will Impact the Housing Market

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Published: December 23, 2022

Authors: Saravan Veylan, Dax Moir

Categories: General, Real Estate

Canada’s residential real estate market will undergo a fundamental shift when a two-year ban on foreign buyers takes effect in January. Recently released regulations provide greater clarity on how the… Read More

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Tips for Hiring Seasonal Employees

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Published: June 24, 2022

Author: Ashton Butler

Categories: General, Labour & Employment

This blog was written with the assistance of Matthew Douglas, summer law student. It is that time of year: the temperatures are rising and the end of the school year is… Read More

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Protecting Indigenous Traditional Knowledge Through Trademarks

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Published: June 17, 2022

Author: Lorraine Pinsent

Categories: General, Indigenous, Trademarks

Authors: Adam Lakusta, Lorraine Pinsent Despite Canada’s intellectual property (IP) laws failing to provide protections specifically for Indigenous peoples’ traditional knowledge, there are a number of ways traditional knowledge can be protected –… Read More

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Feds Boost Funding for Cybersecurity, Offer New Resources for SMEs

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Published: April 21, 2022

Authors: Kristél Kriel, Nathan Schissel

Categories: General

The latest federal budget promises just over $1 billion in funding to shore up Canada’s cybersecurity, and a government agency has published new resources to help small and medium-sized organizations… Read More

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Snooping Case Highlights Importance of Educating Employees

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Published: March 28, 2022

Authors: Kristél Kriel, Megan Kheong

Categories: General, Labour & Employment, Privacy, Data Protection & Cybersecurity

The recent case of a health care worker who accessed close to 200 individuals’ medical records underscores how important it is for employers to have clear privacy policies and training… Read More

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Canada Announces Plans to Support Ukrainian Immigration

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Published: March 4, 2022

Authors: Scott Bell, Ivanna Kindrachuk

Categories: General

With the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, countries are looking for ways to assist Ukrainians who are seeking safe refuge. Canada is working to create new measures to assist those affected… Read More

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Victimized By Fraud? This Case Illustrates Your Options

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Published: January 28, 2022

Authors: Walter Pavlic, K.C., Sharon Au, Mandi Deren-Dubé

Categories: General, Litigation

Contempt of Court and a Criminal Conviction: Lessons Learned from Francis Mella Those of you who regularly follow our posts will recall the story of Dave’s Diesel Repair and its fraudulent… Read More

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SK Incentive Programs for Oil, Gas, Helium, Chemical Fertilizer and CO2 Projects

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Published: December 16, 2021

Author: Esha Saxena

Categories: General

Authors: Kevin Mehi, Esha Saxena In an effort to bolster the energy industry, the Government of Saskatchewan has implemented three different programs that offer incentives to specific sectors of the energy industry. These… Read More

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Canada Energy Regulator Denies Enbridge’s Mainline Contracting Application

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Published: November 30, 2021

Authors: Rangi Jeerakathil, Jessica Buhler

Categories: General

A panel of the Canada Energy Regulator (the “Commission”) has denied Enbridge Pipeline Inc.’s (“Enbridge”) proposal to create a new service and tolling framework for the Canadian Mainline. In December 2019,… Read More

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Are Employment Standards Findings Binding on Civil Matters?

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Published: November 22, 2021

Authors: Lynsey Gaudin, Paul Jeronimo

Categories: General

Just because the Employment Standards Board rejects an employer’s argument that it had just cause for terminating an employee, that doesn’t preclude the employer from launching a similar defence in… Read More