26 March 2020

During the COVID-19 pandemic, what happens when a person in Ontario becomes disabled or incapacitated due to the virus, to the extent that the person cannot make decisions about his or her own health care or treatment?  In short, someone else is authorized or appointed to make those decisions for the incapacitated person, subject to […]

The Superior Court has affirmed that separated and divorced co-parents must work cooperatively, flexibly and together to parent children during this unprecedented crisis.  The Family Court in this, and every other Ontario, jurisdiction is closed, except that only urgent and emergency matters will be considered, despite the extraordinarily strained judicial resources available currently.  We have written

Both regrettably and predictably, racism and discrimination appear to be surging with the spread of the COVID-19 virus.  Credible sources now report that xenophobia, racially-motivated acts of discrimination and harassment towards ethnic groups is increasing.  Through public messaging by some, including the President of the United States, COVID-19 has been referred to as the "Chinese" and the

Canada’s “Work-Sharing” program is an adjustment program, which may offer relief and an alternative to employers financially impacted by COVID-19, including those experiencing a slow down in business, but who continue to operate at some level. The program is intended to assist employers to avoid layoffs, particularly during this pandemic, if the employer experiences a

Are you appointed as another's power of attorney for personal care, particularly an elderly person who may be residing at a retirement or long-term living facility? If so, during this pandemic, you need to be prepared to act in your fiduciary capacity, including to make difficult healthcare decisions on behalf of the person who appointed you,