McMillan is responding to the COVID-19 outbreak by providing legal guidance to businesses to support organizational decision-making in this ever-shifting environment. We continue to monitor and respond to impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak as they develop. Gain insight and awareness of key and evolving legal trends that may impact your business.
Fireside Discussion with Grant Vingoe, OSC Acting Chair
Construction after COVID-19: Finding new Coherence Amid a Shaken Industry
Establishing the New Normal: Return to Work Considerations in the COVID-19 Era
Questions and Answers that were addressed from the webinar
Managing Disputes During COVID-19
The Impact of COVID-19 on your Workforce in Canada
Alberta Businesses & COVID-19: How to Navigate from a Legal Perspective
"Essential" Workplaces and Services – A National Roundup and Best Practices for Managing Business Closures
The Impact of COVID-19 on the Construction Industry: McMillan Answers Your Questions
Managing Tax Matters in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Automotive
Facility Image Programs: Disruption Brings Opportunities
Business Continuity and Essential Service Designations
COVID-19: Alberta Government Announces List of Essential Services
COVID-19: New Emergency Rules for Operating Businesses in BC: How to Comply with BC's "Essential Business" and Public Health Orders
COVID-19: "Essential" Information About the Consequences of Continuing to Operate a "Non-Essential Business" in Ontario and Québec
Coronavirus – A Preparedness and Response Guide for Canadian Businesses
Business Immigration
UPDATE - Prohibition of Entry into Canada to Minimize the Risk of Exposure to COVID-19 - Travel Restrictions and Quarantine Requirements
Business Law
When COVID met MAE in the Ordinary Course: Ontario Court Orders Buyer to Complete its M&A Transaction
Ontario Declares New State of Emergency and Public Health Restrictions
Getting M&A Deals Done in the COVID-19 Era
Alberta's Recovery Plan: Invest Alberta and the Invest Alberta Corporation
Material Adverse Effect Clauses in a COVID-19 World
Charities and Not-for-profit Corporations – AGM Challenges and Solutions During COVID-19 Outbreak
May 1 Update: COVID 19: Temporary Relief of Corporate Requirements for Shareholder and Director Meetings
Update - British Columbia Business Corporations Act Transparency Register Requirements Extended to October 1, 2020
The Impact of COVID-19 on Agribusiness – Business and Legal Considerations
COVID-19: The Importance of the Written Word
Managing Supply Chain Disruptions: The Importance of Force Majeure and Dispute Resolution Clauses
Capital Markets
Update - Securities Regulators Publish Reforms to Enhance Client-Registrant Relationship
Significant Regulatory Relief for Market Participants Announced in Response to COVID-19
Protecting Against Shareholder Activism in Uncertain Times
CSA Provides Guidance on Conducting Shareholder Meetings During COVID-19 Pandemic
CSA to Provide Temporary Relief From Regulatory Filing Obligations Due to COVID-19
COVID-19 Pandemic Prompts Canadian Companies to Consider Virtual Shareholder Meetings
Commercial Real Estate
July 20 Update: POLICY STATEMENT 17 - Extension of the Early Marketing Period in Response to COVID-19
COVID-19 and Commercial Tenancies - Alberta's Commercial Tenancies Protection Act
Protecting Small Business Act, 2020 - Ontario's Temporary Ban on Commercial Tenant Evictions
May 22 Update: Rent Relief on its Way for Small Businesses and Commercial Landlords
April 30 Update: Rent Relief on its Way for Small Businesses and Commercial Landlords
Competition and Antitrust
Need to Collaborate with Competitors to Respond to the COVID Crisis? Competition Bureau is Ready to Provide Guidance
Cartels in a Time of COVID
Opportunities in Challenging Times: The Failing Firm Provision of Canada's Competition Act
Construction
Round 2: Ontario State of Emergency Again Restricts Construction
Can You Register A Builders Lien For Pre-Construction Services on a Cancelled Project? – Case Comment: Shelly Morris Business Services Ltd v Syncor Solutions Limited
Construction through COVID-19 in Canada: A Guideline for what each Province and Territory is Doing
How to Prepare for the Post-COVID-19 World of Construction
Show me the Money: Government of Ontario to Amend Emergency Order to Allow Release of Holdbacks
Project Management Amid COVID-19 - The Triage
Responses to Select Questions from the “The Impact of COVID-19 on the Construction Industry: McMillan Answers Your Questions” Webinar
The Impact of COVID-19 on the Construction Industry: A Reference Guide to the Changed Landscape
Can I Safely Release Holdback in Ontario After March 16, 2020
Employment and Labour
January 8, 2020
A New Lockdown and Curfew in Québec: What Employers Must Know
January 4, 2021
Toronto Announces Reporting Obligation and Enhanced Measures for Employers
December 18, 2020
Ontario Extends COVID-19 Period to July 3, 2021
December 9, 2020
Sick, Lies, and Questionnaire: Arbitrators Uphold Terminations of Employees who Breached COVID-19 Safety Protocols
October 7, 2020
Federal Government Amends Canada Labour Code in Response to COVID-19
October 6, 2020
Mandatory Indoor Face Coverings: What Ontario Employers Need to Know
Ontario Employers be Aware: New Mandatory Screening Requirements for Ontario Workplaces
Temporary Layoff and Constructive Dismissal Relief for Ontario Employers Extended to 2021
Bill 195 Ends the State of Emergency: What Ontario Employers Should Know
RETURN TO WORK: Complying With Provincial Health Guidelines
Ontario Provides Employers with Temporary Relief from COVID-Related Termination Risks
Combatting Civil Fraud Against Businesses in the Age of COVID-19
Federal Government Broadens Access to the Canada Emergency Response Benefit and Purposes Wage Support for Essential Workers
BC Government Announces Important Changes to the Employment Standards Act in Response to COVID-19
Ontario Amends Employment Standards Legislation in Response to COVID-19
COVID-19 – Employer Considerations & Planning for Work Disruption
Environmental
Cross-Country Check-In: COVID-19 and the Environment
Financial Services
Federal Government Relief Programs for Small and Medium Enterprises
OSFI outlines additional regulatory adjustments to foster financial resilience and stability during COVID-19
OSFI's Regulatory Adjustments in Response to COVID-19 Impacts
COVID-19: It's Time to Revisit Financing Agreements
Foreign Investment
Canada Freezes Shandong out of the Arctic
Canada Orders Temporary Extension of National Security Review Periods Under the Investment Canada Act
Heightened Scrutiny of Foreign Investment in the Time of COVID
Franchise and Distribution
9 Things You Should Do Right Now to Protect Your Franchise System During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Intellectual Property
COVID-19: Expedited Examination of Canadian Trademark Applications
COVID-19: Accelerated Examination of Patent Applications for Small Entities
Innovating During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Bill C-13 Receives Royal Assent: Change to the Canadian Patent Landscape in Response to COVID-19
COVID-19: Seeking Court Relief Regarding the Disease of Trademark Infringement
Insurance
Significant Expansion of Ontario's Personal Health Information Protections amid COVID-19: What you need to know
Does Your Business Interruption Insurance Cover You for COVID-19?
Insolvency Litigation and Construction Law
Where the Restructuring Meets the Road: the Intersection Between Insolvency Proceedings and Construction Law
Investment Funds and Asset Management
Regulatory Alert: Canadian Securities Administrators Publish Blanket Relief Order Relaxing Filing Deadlines for Market Participants
Litigation
Update: Ontario Resumes Limitation Periods and Procedural Deadlines
COVID-19 and commercial rents: The Court decides. Amicable resolutions are recommended
Class Actions "Zooming" Forward during the COVID Pandemic?
Litigating During COVID-19: Still Possible
Stop the Clocks! What Does the Suspension of Civil Delays in Québec Mean for You?
Canadian White-collar Crime Perspectives: Government Investigations and COVID-19
Pivoting Production to Address COVID-19 Shortages – What Manufacturers and Distributors Need to Know
Heading Towards an Epidemic of Class Actions
Holdbacks in the time of COVID-19: Potential Impacts of Emergency Measures on BC
Unbearable Lite-ness: Lenders' Remedies in the Age of Missing Covenants
COVID-19: Ontario Suspends Limitation Periods and Procedural Deadlines
Municipal and Land Use Planning; Development
COVID-19: July 22nd Update on the Impacts to Development Applications and Hearings
COVID-19: July 6th Update on the Impacts to Development Applications and Hearings
COVID-19: June 3rd Update on the Impacts to Development Applications and Hearings
COVID-19: May 20th Update on the Impacts to Development Applications and Hearings
COVID-19: May 6th Update on the Impacts to Development Applications and Hearings
COVID-19: April 22nd Update on the Impacts to Development Applications and Hearings
COVID-19: April 15th Update on the Impacts to Development Applications and Hearings
COVID-19: April 7th Update on the Impacts to Development Applications and Hearings
COVID-19: March 30th Update on the Impacts to Development Applications and Hearings
COVID-19: What is the Impact on Development Applications and Hearings?
Privacy and Data Protection
COVID-19 Realities Push Ontario Government to Launch Public Consultation to Improve the Province's Privacy Laws
Global Privacy Authorities Remind Video Teleconferencing Companies of Privacy Expectations
The road to a "new normal": contact tracing and privacy considerations in Canada
Public-Private Partnerships
Pandemic and Epidemic Events: Addressing the Risk in P3 Projects
Real Estate
Policy Statement 17 - Extension of the Early Marketing Period
Regulatory
Federal Aid Package for Energy Sector and Alberta's Plan to Spend It
Restructuring, Bankruptcy and Insolvency
Has COVID-19 Lit the Fuse on Insolvencies in the Canadian Cannabis Industry?
Asking Lenders for Time to Deal with COVID-19 Problems
Coronavirus: Harbinger of a New (Old) Approach to Restructuring in Canada?
Tax
CRA Simplifies Process for Deducting Work from Home Expenses
Government Proposes Relief for Issuers of Flow-Through Shares
Government Proposes Fundamental Changes to the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy
Government Expands Entitlement to the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy
Calculating the CEWS: Meaning of "Leave With Pay" Leaves Questions Unanswered
The Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy: Increased Assistance on the Horizon
Corporate Directors Beware! Trap Lurks Beneath the Surface of Recent COVID-19 GST/HST/QST Remittance Relief
Transportation
Transport Canada Relaxes Mandatory Off-Duty Time for Truck Drivers Transporting Essential Cargo
Canada’s Infrastructure Bank: An Opportunity to Step Up and Rebuild Canada’s Post-Pandemic Economy
Extraordinary Events Call For Extraordinary Responses