The Ontario government is investing $1.7 million over the next two years in community-based programs to combat hate-motivated crimes. The funding will flow through the Safer and Vital Communities (SVC) Grant to not-for-profit organizations and First Nation Band Councils. Applicants are required to partner with their local police service and are encouraged to partner with at […]
The Ontario government has now released its final bait management strategy to protect the province’s lakes and rivers from the threat of invasive species and fish diseases. As part of this new strategy, the government will be establishing four bait management zones to limit the movement of live bait across the province. Live bait that
In a recent wrongful dismissal case, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice held that a potential violation of the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000 (the “ESA”), no matter how remote, will render a termination clause in an employment agreement void and unenforceable. In this case, the employee was a construction employee employed by Canaan since 2012. On November 10,
The Ontario government recently announced a made-in-Ontario Intellectual Property Action Plan to help ensure the tremendous social and economic benefits of taxpayer-funded research and innovation stays right here in the province. In addition, the government unveiled the second round of research projects approved and supported through the $20 million Ontario COVID-19 Rapid Research Fund. Through these
The Ontario government is expanding the Risk Management Program a year earlier than planned by $50 million for a total of $150 million annually. This funding supports farmers with unforeseen challenges such as fluctuating market prices, extreme weather events like flooding or drought, and disease. Approximately 80 per cent of eligible commercial production in the
WHAT IS MY CREDIT SCORE AND WHY DO I CARE ABOUT IT? Your “credit score” ranges from 300 to 900. It is used to evaluate your creditworthiness. For example, credit card companies, banks, landlords and other lenders may use your score to determine the risk factor when loaning you money, renting you a property or
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Defamation has two forms: libel (written words) and slander (spoken words). For a defamation case, a person must prove: 1. the words at issue were defamatory (meaning they would negatively impact the person’s reputation in the eyes of a reasonable person); 2. the words, in fact, referred to the person complaining about those words;
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“Kawartha” is an anglicization of the word Ka-wa-tha (from Ka-wa-tae-gum-maug or Gaa-waategamaag, a word coined in 1895 by aboriginal Martha Whetung of the Curve Lake First Nations – the word meant “land of reflections” in the Anishinaabe language, according to Whetung. The word was later changed by tourism promoters to Kawartha, meaning “bright waters and happy lands” the population is approximately 76,000 there are
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1.You could go to jail if you in any way melt, deface, alter or change any coin [Canadian Currency Act]. 2.Practicing witchcraft, sorcery and the dark arts is strictly illegal [Criminal Code, s. 365]. 3.You cannot challenge anyone to a duel (swords or pistols) – period [Criminal Code, s. 71]. 4.Possessing any comic book depicting
THE HIRING PROCESS – DO’S AND DON’TS BEFORE THE INTERVIEW: DO: Create a uniform hiring process for all applicants: Draft interview questions in advance based on the essential duties and requirements of the position. Develop the “answers” and assess applicants based on these objective criteria. Ask all applicants the same questions. These measures guard against
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