COVID-19: Federal Government Announces Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy Details
We recently advised you here that the federal government increased the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy for businesses struggling due to COVID-19 from up to 10% ... Continued
COVID-19: Response Options Under a Commercial Lease
It is definitely not “business as usual” for many commercial landlords and tenants given the challenges faced by ongoing costs, business closures, and the changing ... Continued
Parenting During a Pandemic, Part III: Child Support Issues
Parts I & II of our Parenting During a Pandemic series addressed how to co-parent effectively during a pandemic by being FAIR and how to ... Continued
Limitation Periods Suspended During COVID-19
We wrote earlier regarding the Notice issued by the Supreme Court of British Columbia to the Profession to adjourn all civil and family matters scheduled ... Continued
COVID-19: Federal Job-Protected Leave under Canada Labour Code Announced
Note: On June 25, 2020, the BC Government extended the temporary layoff period to a maximum of 24 weeks. You can find our latest coverage ... Continued
Questions Answered – Is Your Business “Essential”?
As predicted, promptly following the publication of this article on March 25, 2020, B.C. released its own list of essential services, following on the heels ... Continued
Federal Government Increases Wage Subsidy for Employers
Note: The federal government has since made further changes to the Canadian Emergency Wage Subsidy. You can find our latest coverage of the topic here. ... Continued
COVID-19 and the Vacancy Exclusion in Homeowner Insurance Policies
The COVID-19 global pandemic poses an unprecedented risk to public health and safety and has already had a tremendous impact on our economy, forcing businesses ... Continued
Parenting During a Pandemic, Part II: Difficult Decision-Making
In Part I of our Parenting During a Pandemic Series, we addressed how to co-parent effectively during the COVID-19 pandemic. Part I can be found ... Continued
How COVID-19 Travel Restrictions and Exemptions are Affecting Canadian Immigration
In response to Covid19 the Government of Canada has introduced travel restrictions and certain defined exemptions for persons other than Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents ... Continued
Court Has Been Suspended – Impact of COVID-19 on Trials, Mediation, Discoveries and IME’s
As a result of COVID-19, our Supreme Court of British Columbia has set out certain requirements in order to protect the public: maintain and preserve ... Continued
COVID-19 And Business Interruption: Is It Covered By Your Commercial Property Policy?
The COVID-19 global pandemic poses an unprecedented risk to public health and safety and has already had a tremendous impact on our economy, forcing businesses ... Continued