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New Home Builders Beware: Tarion Implements New Temporary Relocation Warranty Program up to $15K per Home

Aug 1, 2023

Tarion’s new Temporary Relocation Warranty Program requires builders to compensate new homeowners displaced due to warranted defects.

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The Highway to Hydrogen: Recent Hydrogen Developments in Alberta’s Transportation Industry

Aug 1, 2023

Recent hydrogen developments in Alberta's transportation industry.

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Canadian Patent Law Update: Declarations, Limitation Periods, and General Releases

Aug 1, 2023

The Canadian Federal Court reaffirms that limitation periods do not apply to declarations made under Section 52 of the Patent Act.

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Update for Federal Employers: Changes to Termination Notice Period as of February 1, 2024

Aug 1, 2023

Amendments to the Canada Labour Code will increase the minimum notice of termination required for individual terminations, up to a maximum of eight weeks

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Plan for the Ban: UNEP Issues Report Offering Insight and Guidance for World’s First Global Plastics Pollution Treaty

Jul 26, 2023

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has released a report entitled Turning off the Tap, How the world can end plastic pollution.

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ESG Not Just ESG

Jul 25, 2023

This bulletin discusses the push for the inclusion of Indigenous considerations in ESG practices which could lead to the addition of "I" (ESGI).

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Money in the Bank: Guidance from B.C. Court of Appeal on Characterizing Funds as an Investment or Loan

Jul 25, 2023

Case study on British Columbia Court of Appeal decision of Broer v. Multiguide GmbH, 2023 BCCA 134 in characterizing funds as investment or shareholder loan.

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Have a Little Faith in Me: Good Faith in Leasing Lately

Jul 24, 2023

This bulletin explores the duty of good faith in commercial leasing through a summary of recent cases and their takeaways for landlords and tenants.

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Stay Ahead Podcast with Merv Allen and Deland Kamanga

Jul 21, 2023

Mervyn Allen, Partner at McMillan and Co-Leader of the firm's Commercial Real Estate Group, sits down with Deland Kamanga, Group Head of Wealth Management at the Bank of Montreal to discuss finance, diversity, and the future of the banking industry.