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Can a Non-Compete Protect Your Business?
April 4, 2018
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Canadian Consulting Engineer
Employers keen to protect their business commonly put non-competition clauses in their employment contracts, or a stand-alone non-competition agreement. A duty not to compete during the period of employment is fine, and even implicit in every employment relationship. One that...
Indigenous Laws and Perspectives in Environmental Assessments
March 27, 2018
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Environmental Law & Aboriginal Law-Vancouver Joint Section Meeting, CBA (BC Branch)
OSC Rule for Distributions Outside of Canada Coming Into Force
March 26, 2018
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The Ontario Securities Commission (the “OSC”) has adopted OSC Rule 72-503 Distributions Outside Canada (the “Rule”) along with Companion Policy 72-503CP (“72-503CP”), both of which will come into force on March 31, 2018. The purpose of the Rule is to...
Steve O’Melia is quoted in the Waterloo Chronicle on Ontario Municipal Board hearing regarding proposed Muslim centre
March 20, 2018
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Waterloo Chronicle, "OMB says Muslim centre opponents can’t remain anonymous"
Fear of harassment with limited support for the assertion isn’t a good enough reason to keep the names of those fighting a proposed Muslim centre on Erbsville Road confidential. In a decision handed down Feb. 26, the Ontario Municipal Board...
Steve O’Melia is quoted in the Waterloo Region Record in an article on an OMB appeal regarding proposed Muslim centre
March 20, 2018
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The Record, "OMB says Muslim centre opponents can’t remain anonymous"
Fear of harassment with limited support for the assertion isn’t a good enough reason to keep the names of those fighting a proposed Muslim centre on Erbsville Road confidential. In a decision handed down Feb. 26, the Ontario Municipal Board...
Recent Developments for Charities & Not-For-Profits
March 14, 2018
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Miller Thomson Social Impact seminar
CSA Provides Clarification to Issuers with U.S. Marijuana-Related Activities
February 21, 2018
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On February 8, 2018, the Canadian Securities Administrators (the “CSA”), the umbrella organization of Canada’s provincial and territorial securities regulators, published CSA Staff Notice 51-352 (Revised) Issuers with U.S. Marijuana-Related Activities (the “Revised Notice”), which sets out the CSA’s latest...
Insurance Coverage for Natural Disasters
February 9, 2018
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Canada's Equine Guide 2018, p. 20-24
In recent years, many parts of Canada have been devastated by natural disasters, including forest fires, ice storms, and floods. These disasters have impacted the equine community by causing loss and damage to barns, fencing, pastures, feed supplies and livestock,...
Steve O’Melia is quoted in the Waterloo Chronicle on a case involving the appeal of a proposed Muslim Prayer Centre
January 30, 2018
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Waterloo Chronicle, "Appeal of Muslim prayer centre goes forward with disputes outstanding"
An appeal of a proposed Muslim prayer centre is proceeding to a full Ontario Municipal Board hearing April 24 – 27, but it didn’t come without some disagreement. In a pretrial OMB hearing that dragged on all day, the appeal...
Case Law Review: Municipal Tax – Quebec
January 30, 2018
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Canadian Property Tax Association, 2018 Ontario Chapter Valuation and Legal Symposium
9185-6617 Québec Inc c. Cour du Québec, 2017 QCCS 1648 Following the discovery of a latent defect, namely pyrite, in its commercial building located in the City of Longueuil, the Appellant, 9185-6617 Quebec inc. (“9185”) sought a reduction of the...