Insights Header image
Insights Header image
Insights Header image
post

The Core of Montreal’s Chinatown Receives Heritage Status: Process and Implications

Sep 6, 2023

This article explains the process and implications of heritage classification, and discusses the recent classification of Chinatown’s core.

post

Ontario’s Old Construction Lien Act is Still With Us – Here’s What to Do About It

Aug 11, 2023

We identify best practices that contractors and others providing construction services should adopt to avoid missing lien periods in Ontario.

post

Bill 112: The Hazel McCallion Act, 2023 and Potential Impacts of the Proposed Dissolution of the Peel Region

May 31, 2023

On May 18, 2023, Ontario passed Bill 112 proposing the dissolution of Peel Region, and similar legislation could impact other regions in the near future.

post

Ontario Seeks to Remove Barriers and Promote Inclusivity for Women on Construction Worksites

Apr 26, 2023

Ontario has taken a significant step forward to promoting the inclusion of women in the construction sector.

post

Client News Alert: Ontario Introduces Bill 97 and Says Goodbye Growth Plan, Hello New PPS – Bill 97 and the new Proposed Provincial Planning Statement

Apr 12, 2023

Further changes have been proposed to Ontario's land use planning regime, which will collapse the Growth Plan and Provincial Policy Statement into one document

post

Major changes proposed to Quebec’s land use planning and development regime: focus on environmental impacts

Apr 3, 2023

This bulletin summarizes the proposed amendments to Quebec’s land use and development regime that have environmental implications.

post

Competing Claims for Construction Holdback – Whose Money is it, anyway?

Apr 1, 2023

The Court reviews the application of trust claims to construction projects on Federal lands, and illustrates the importance of a carefully drafted contract.

post

Broadening the Environmental Enforcement Toolkit: Ontario Expands Administrative Monetary Penalty Regime for Environmental Violations

Feb 28, 2023

Ontario is broadening its existing administrative monetary penalties (AMPs) regime for environmental violations.

post

How to Identify the Proper Use Under Municipal By-Laws: Recap of Applicable Guidelines

Feb 20, 2023

This bulletin summarizes a recent Quebec Court of Appeal decision recapping the guidelines applicable to classifying a use under municipal zoning by-laws.