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Changes to the Competition Act In the landscape of Canadian commerce, maintaining fair competition is important to fostering economic growth and protecting consumer interests. Through two pieces of legislation in [...]

The latest story making the rounds in the Toronto news has been a report that Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment ('MLSE'), the parent company of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Raptors, [...]

Most commercial leases contain a provision which requires the tenant to seek consent from its landlord if the tenant wishes to assign the lease, sublet the leased premises or effect [...]

As the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy ('CERS') program ends, the Canadian federal government (the 'Government') recently announced new targeted COVID-19 support measures to support commercial tenants: the Tourism and Hospitality [...]

Following on from 2019, 2020 is off to a bad start for short-term rental operators, known in the industry as 'hosts' ('Hosts'). In November 2019, the Ontario Land Planning Appeal [...]

Fresh off his convincing electoral victory, Premier Doug Ford has announced that he plans to begin the process of scrapping Ontario's existing approach to the retail sale of cannabis, which [...]

Background, Purpose, and Implementation of the New Lease1 Building on its 2017 expansion of rent control to all residential units and the City of Toronto's recent registration and maintenance obligations [...]

The rise of the 'sharing economy' has spawned many new industries, but perhaps one of the most prominent (together with ride sharing) has been the explosion in 'vacation rental by [...]

On March 28, 2017, Toronto City Council adopted Agenda Item LS17.1, which authorizes the creation of a new by-law (the 'By-law') to govern apartment buildings in Toronto, and creates significant [...]

Less than twenty-four hours after being called out by a candidate for the leadership of the NDP, CBC News has reported that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal government plans on [...]