TORONTO EMPLOYMENT LAWYER William J. Smith is a Toronto employee lawyer and employment law expert at Devry Smith Frank LLP. Bill was called to the bar in 1980 and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Glendon College, and a J.D. from the University of Toronto Law School. Bill has practiced with the firm since […]
TORONTO COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LAWYER William J. Smith is a Toronto commercial real estate lawyer at Devry Smith Frank LLP. Bill was called to the bar in 1980 and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Glendon College and a J.D. from the University of Toronto Law School. Bill has practiced with the firm since […]
If you have recently been denied a job due to a lack of proof of permanent eligibility to work in Canada, you may be entitled to compensation under Ontario human rights law. In a decision last year from the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal, Haseeb v Imperial Oil Limited 2018 HRTO 957, an employer (Imperial Oil) refused to […]
Bill C-86 institutes a long list of amendments to several Federal statutes, including the Canada Business Corporations Act (“CBCA”), and officially comes into force on June 13th, 2019. What does this mean for your corporation? Prior to these amendments, the CBCA required only federally-registered corporations to maintain a general securities register under s. 50(1). As […]
In 2018, Bill C- 46 was passed and with it came significant changes to impaired driving laws in Canada. Bill C-46 repealed sections 249 to 261 of the Criminal Code and replaced it with Part VIII.1 – sections 320.11 to 320.4 The changes include three new offences referring to a blood drug concentration (BDC) over […]
The answer to the above question is really dependent on how someone obtains their cannabis and what one then does with their legal cannabis. Bill C-45 has now become law and in a previous post we spoke about the use of recreational cannabis and its legalization on October 17, 2018, by the federal government. In response, the […]
An important part of preparing for a real estate transaction is making sure that you have sufficient identification documents to satisfy the requirements of your realtor, lawyer and mortgage lender. Each of these professionals will require that you provide documents to verify your identity. The usual requirement is two pieces of valid and unexpired identification […]
On October 17, 2018, the historic formation of a new industry was birthed and the decriminalization of cannabis and its recreational use was finally introduced. A day whereby some thought would most certainly never be the case, however, the general perception of liberalism in Ontario may, in actual fact, not be as unrestricted as one […]
A recent decision stemming from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice is likely to have far-reaching implications on wills across the Province, and your will could be one of them. On September 11, 2018, Justice Sean Dunphy ruled that wills cannot leave the distribution of one’s assets to the discretion of one’s trustees. If it […]
Padmapper released a rent report earlier this year showing Barrie as the third most expensive city in Canada to rent a two bedroom ($1,650/month), and the fifth most expensive for a one bedroom ($1,250/month). That’s an increase of roughly 15% from rental prices in 2016. With the Barrie rental market heating up, landlords and tenants […]