Hospitals’ ability to conduct ‘Vulnerable Sector Checks’ will be impacted by Bill 113

Bill 113, An Act respecting police record checks, received Royal Assent on December 3, 2015 and, once proclaimed, will become the Police Record...

R. v. Araya: Court of Appeal Decides “Rather Unusual Sentence Appeal”

In R. v. Araya, the Ontario Court of Appeal completed its review of a sentence for manslaughter nearly four years to the day from when the sentence...

Pension Announcements in the 2016 Federal Budget – What You Need to Know

In the 2016 Federal Budget (the “Budget”) released on March 22, 2016, the federal government made several announcements regarding the...

Canadian Securities Administrators Release 2015 Enforcement Report

Each year the Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”), an umbrella organization of Canada’s provincial and territorial securities...

Accurately Recording Statements of the Court: A Cautionary Tale

Justice Perell of the Ontario Superior Court was recently given pause in the midst of a certification motion in Davidson v Canada (Attorney General)...

Budget Briefing 2016

A summary of the significant tax proposals included in Federal Budget 2016. Find out how these tax changes will affect Canadians and Canadian...

Directors Liabilities – Even After Settlement

The Ontario Superior Court has ruled that claims for professional misconduct can still be brought against directors and officers despite a class...

Pension de-risking – FAQs

Clients turn to our pensions and benefits law experts for advice on how they can manage pension risk. Below are some of the most frequently asked...

We wanted pension changes, but OAS age wasn’t one of them

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said this week that the upcoming federal budget will reverse the previous government’s decision to gradually increase...