Author name: Jason Ward

WARDS LAWYERS – ANNUAL 13 TIPS FOR A LEGALLY-CONSCIOUS/FUN CHRISTMAS DAY – MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!

WARDS PC LAWYERS ANNUAL LEGAL TIPS FOR CHRISTMAS DAY Our annual (non-exhaustive) tips to you and your family for a safe, fun and legally-prudent Christmas Day for 2015: 1)         On Christmas Eve after early bed time, apply a liberal, but discreet, thin layer of baby powder on the floor outside each childs room to […]

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STILL GETTING SPAM EMAILS? YOU CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT – THE LAW WILL HELP

Rogers Media Inc. (Rogers) recently paid $200,000 as part of a settlement involving the CRTC for Rogers alleged violations of Canadas anti-spam legislation (CASL). The CASL requirements about Commercial Electronic Messages (CEMs) have been the law since July 1, 2014. Rogers is not the first to be fined. Porter Airlines paid a significant penalty earlier

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MY ESTATE PLAN AND WILL – WHAT HAPPENS IF I MARRY (OR DIVORCE)? HERE ARE THE BASICS YOU NEED TO KNOW

Everybody should have an estate plan namely, a Will and powers of attorney, at least. What happens to your existing plan if you marry or separate/divorce? If you marry, you will (perhaps unwittingly) revoke your Will automatically in Ontario, unless your existing Will specifically says that you made it in contemplation of marriage. Therefore, if you

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HIRING EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERING – THE NEW RULES FOR CRIMINAL BACKGROUND AND VULNERABLE SECTOR CHECKS

As of December 1, 2015, the new Police Record Checks Reform Act, 2015, (the Act) is passed as law in Ontario. This will affect how employers, for example, conduct criminal background checks for new and existing employees and the information that will be available for these checks. The Act brings into law fairly sweeping and

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POLICE RECORDS CHECKS – EMPLOYMENT AND VOLUNTEERS – THE LAW IS CHANGING – KEEP UP

The Ontario government enacted the Police Record Checks Reform Act on Dec. 1, 2015. This will change the law about obtaining police records checks. This will apply to, for example, employers who request these on hires and organizations who require police records checks for volunteers. The legislation is not yet in force, but will be

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PARENTS MAKING ADULT CHILDREN JOINT ACCOUNT HOLDERS – KNOW THE LAW – MORE ABOUT LEAVING A LEGACY OF LITIGATION

Recently I blogged about parents placing their adult children as joint holders of a bank account or other asset and the risks of doing so. Lori M. Duffy and Hayley Peglar, lawyers at Weir Foulds LLP, recently blogged about this issue, too. Their blog is a great summary of the perils that can materialize with

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