Lengthy Delays for Permanent Residence Card Renewals
Background: Anecdotal evidence (Vancouver Sun) suggest that potentially thousands of Permanent Residents are experiencing significant delays of between 3 months to 2 years in the ... Continued
Canadian Employee Relocation Council calls for Sweeping Changes to Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program
Background: The Canadian Employee Relocation Council (CERC) has written to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Human resources, Skills and Social Development with recommendations ... Continued
International Mobility Program Employer Audits/Inspections
Background: The International Mobility Program (IMP) encompasses amongst other things the Intra-company Transferee (ICT) and NAFTA immigration streams. Audits and inspections are conducted on a ... Continued
Mobilite Francophone is Launched
Background: On June 1st 2016 Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) launched a Federal initiative to encourage skilled francophone workers to come to Canada to ... Continued
Bernard Pinsky in The Lawyers Weekly
In The Lawyers Weekly, Bernard Pinsky recently discussed financial advisors facing tough new rules. Bernard states that “it’s going to make it quite a bit ... Continued
The CSA announces new proposals affecting investors and advisors
In a recent Advisor article, Bernard Pinsky discusses the CSA’s new proposals that, if adopted, may increase the cost of advisor services, leaving less return ... Continued
Landlord not liable for fire losses after failing to install smoke alarm
Jennifer Loeb was successful in the BC Court of Appeal on behalf of an insured landlord following a house fire in a rental property. The ... Continued
Representations & Warranties – No One-Size-Fits All
Private M&A purchase and sale agreements in Canada follow a very familiar pattern and typically include what can be described as the ‘usual representations and warranties’. ... Continued
TSX Proposes Amendments to Introduce Website Disclosure Requirements and to Amend Security Based Compensation Disclosure
The TSX proposes amendments to introduce website disclosure requirements and to amend security based compensation disclosure.
Alberta Introduces Ontario-style Participation Fee for Reporting Issuers
The ASC announced that it will adopt ASC Rule 13-501 Fees, which will replace the ASC’s current fee schedule.
Civil Resolution Tribunal launches beta Solution Explorer
The Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT) has launched the beta version of Solution Explorer, a tool for helping people manage and resolve disputes in BC. For ... Continued
Business Succession Update
Articles for this newsletter cover topics related to business succession. This newsletter is valuable to anyone looking to buy and/or sell a company. The articles ... Continued