The outdoor/adventure industry has been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, businesses such as fishing and hunting lodges, guest ranches, ecotourism lodges, seasonal campgrounds and other commercial recreation operators… Read More
This article was prepared with the assistance of Angalee Ghirra, summer law student.
As the British Columbia government moves closer towards fully reopening its economy, businesses and other organizations are looking… Read More
British Columbia will now become the first jurisdiction in Canada to statutorily permit and regulate benefit corporations (“B Corps”).
Bill M 209, the Business Corporations Amendment Act (No. 2), 2019, which… Read More
2020 has been an unprecedented year for outdoor/adventure businesses. The COVID-19 pandemic has closed international borders to tourists and other visitors, and social distancing requirements have necessitated the large-scale shutdown… Read More
This blog was originally published on March 31, 2020. It has been updated to include Saskatchewan and Manitoba consumer-protection legislation.
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended our day-to-day lives. In the outdoor/adventure… Read More
A recent decision out of the B.C. Court of Appeal that overturned a B.C. Supreme Court ruling has significant implications for ski hills and other outdoor/adventure tourism operators who rely… Read More
Increasingly, people are venturing into the backcountry, and are relying on friends (or even strangers) to make safe decisions for the group, and for themselves, even if those people have… Read More
The growing B Corporation movement is making its mark worldwide and companies such as Patagonia – an American outdoor clothing company, and Intrepid Group – the world’s largest adventure travel company, are… Read More
In a previous MLT Aikins Insight, we discussed the new Transport Canada rules, regulations, and fines surrounding recreational drone use in Canada. While these rules introduced new “basic” and “advanced”… Read More
Authors: Ryan Morasiewicz and Negina Khalil, summer articled student
A liability waiver is a legal document – a contract – that a participant in an activity signs to waive his or… Read More
