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Getting Around the Principle of Immunity

Daoust Vukovich LLP Sep 28, 2020

Years ago (in 1975 and 1977), the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that a tenant could rely on its landlord’s insurance policy in certain circumstances. Many a lawyer has tried to help their landlord clients to “contract out” of the law laid…

Construction

SAMM Developments breaks ground at Regal Plaza Corporate Centre

Building Sep 28, 2020

SAMM Developments has broken ground on Regal Plaza Corporate Centre, a $104 million, 335,650 square foot mixed-use business complex at 600 Dixon Rd. (at Martin Grove Rd.) in Toronto.The new Corporate Centre is located near Highway…

Construction

Cash Injection: What SR&ED can do for the construction sector

Richard Hoy Sep 14, 2020

Covid-19 may have brought the construction industry to a standstill briefly but there is an often misunderstood tax relief that can help the sector bounce back.Companies in this sector often assume they aren’t classed by the Government…

Real Estate

Co-working companies adjust to running shared workspaces in a pandemic

Anita Balakrishnan - The Canadian Press Sep 3, 2020

TORONTO — Flexible short-term workspaces from companies like WeWork, Spaces or Regus were once hailed as the future of the office as more people branched off into startups, freelance and gig work that allowed them to work from anywhere,…

Real Estate

Business rent aid program to fall well short of budget, PBO projects

The Canadian Press Sep 2, 2020

OTTAWA — A federal spending watchdog says a program aiming to providing rent relief to small and medium-sized businesses will cost just under $1 billion this fiscal year.The report this morning from the parliamentary budget officer says…

Real Estate

Businesses could qualify for one more month of rent relief as program extended

The Canadian Press Aug 4, 2020

OTTAWA — The government announced on Friday that the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance program has been extended once again, and will now cover a portion of August's rent for businesses that qualify.To get the rent…

Real Estate

July added to COVID 19 commercial rent relief program

The Canadian Press Jul 2, 2020

OTTAWA — Federal and provincial governments have agreed to extend a commercial rent relief program to help cover July costs for eligible small businesses, with a few changes.The Finance Department says the program will no longer…

Real Estate

Ontario businesses say temporary commercial evictions ban only a start

David Friend - The Canadian Press Jun 10, 2020

TORONTO — Small business owners have spent months urging the Ontario government to hear their pleas for a temporary ban on commercial evictions, but some say the answer they've received doesn't go nearly far enough.A provincial…

Real Estate

Beyond a Bathrobe and Bunny Slippers – Survival Skills for Working from Home

Kate Zabriskie Jun 2, 2020

Working from home by choice or by mandate presents a unique set of opportunities and challenges. If you’re new to telecommuting, you might find that without some discipline, you’re waking up well beyond normal work hours and adopting…

Real Estate

As malls re-open across the country, worries grow that consumers won’t come back

Ian Bickis - The Canadian Press May 26, 2020

Malls across the country are beginning to open their doors after weeks of government-mandated shutdowns, but both operators and retail tenants are stepping into uncharted territory amid the COVID-19 pandemic.In the near-term, operators…

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