21 April 2020

Great article today in Kawartha Lakes This Week, featuring our advice and comments about balancing cyber security, employees’ privacy and working-at-home relationship during the pandemic: ______________________ Working online, from home? Protect yourself from cyber criminals The COVID-19 Pandemic has forced many Kawartha Lakes businesses to rely on the online market for the first time NEWS 03:00 […]

Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act (the “OHSA”) statutorily imposes duties on everyone in the workplace, including a positive duty on employers to take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances to protect employees’ health and safety. Businesses deemed “essential”, or “non-essential” businesses continuing to operate remotely, must ensure their health and safety policies and practices meet

WHAT CAN BE TAKEN TO COURT CURRENTLY? Firstly, during Ontario’s State of Emergency, all limitation periods have been suspended. If you have a case that must be commenced, legally, by a certain date, that date is now extended at least until after the State of Emergency is ended. Secondly, the Ontario Courts have made it

Today more federal funding was announced, focusing on the vulnerable in the City of Kawartha Lakes, including our seniors.  The government allocated $350 million to support vulnerable Canadians through charities and non-profit organizations that deliver essential services to those in need. The newly-announced Emergency Community Support Fund will flow through national organizations that have the ability

When two married spouses separate, among other issues they must resolve, they must “equalize” their “net family property”, respectively. Basically, the spouse whose net worth increased more between the date of marriage and the date of separation must pay to the other spouse one-half of the difference in that increase over the other spouse, subject

Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act (the “OHSA”) statutorily imposes duties on everyone in the workplace, including a positive duty on employers to take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances to protect employees’ health and safety. Businesses deemed “essential”, or “non-essential” businesses continuing to operate remotely, must ensure their health and safety policies and practices meet