Business
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September 15, 2025
Feds announce next steps in probe of unpaid work in airline sector
On Aug. 18, the federal government launched a probe on “unpaid work in the airline sector.” Patty Hajdu, minister of jobs and families and minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario, has announced the next phase of the probe, which includes stakeholder outreach and feedback submissions.
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September 15, 2025
PM dedicates $13B to new federal agency that will build affordable housing
Prime Minister Mark Carney has launched a new federal agency called Build Canada Homes, which will “build affordable housing at scale.” Acknowledging the housing crisis impacting people across the country, the federal government has put forth this “unprecedented” investment to increase the housing supply in Canada.
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September 15, 2025
Maria Lucas, Matthew Nefstead join West Coast Environmental Law
Maria Lucas and Matthew Nefstead have been appointed staff lawyers at West Coast Environmental Law, a non-profit group dedicated to safeguarding the environment through law.
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September 15, 2025
CORPORATIONS - Dissent and appraisal remedy - Fair value of shares - Oppression remedy
Appeal by Frank and 628578 B.C. Ltd. from a judgment which ordered the purchase of shares as the appropriate remedy following an oppression claim. Cedar Products Ltd. was started by Frank and Tom. They were shareholders, directors and employees of the corporation. Tom terminated Frank’s employment with Cedar.
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September 15, 2025
Business succession: It’s not business, it’s personal
In an earlier article, I wrote about taking responsibility for planning for the succession of personal and business affairs and threatened that my wife, Maureen McKay, and I would write subsequent articles to explore this topic.
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September 12, 2025
Trade tribunal launches final probe into dumped, subsidized Chinese thermal paper
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal has launched a final inquiry into thermal paper imports from China after the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) made a preliminary finding that the product is being subsidized and dumped in Canada.
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September 12, 2025
Court declines to enforce jurisdiction clause, citing inseparability of claim from larger dispute
The Nova Scotia Supreme Court has declined to enforce an Ontario forum selection clause, ruling that the issues in the relevant third-party claim were unextractable from those in an action already being heard in Nova Scotia.
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September 12, 2025
New owner jurisprudence in section 45 proceedings: A fairer approach background
In a previous blog post, Section 45 proceedings and a Change in the Ownership of the Mark, we dealt with a decision of the Federal Court that considered the impact of the special circumstances exception in s. 45 proceedings where there has been a change in the ownership of the mark.
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September 12, 2025
New settlement offer sent to Dalhousie Faculty Association amid university lockout
Bargaining between the Dalhousie board of governors and the Dalhousie Faculty Association (DFA) has led the university to provide the DFA with a new settlement offer.
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September 12, 2025
LSO advises real estate lawyers of new AML rules for title insurers
Ontario’s legal regulator is asking real estate lawyers to be aware of new anti-money laundering requirements for title insurers starting at the beginning of next month. As of Oct. 1, title insurers across Canada will become reporting entities under the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLTFA) and regulated by the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada, also known as FINTRAC. Title insurance is a policy protecting property owners and lenders from financial loss due to title defects that weren’t discovered during a standard title search, such as fraudulent transfers and unpaid liens.