Business
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July 05, 2024
Feds publish Feeds Regulations, 2024, first update in over 40 years
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has announced its publication of the 2024 Feeds Regulations, said to be modernized to include new and updated requirements to “improve the safety of livestock feed and the food production continuum.”
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July 05, 2024
New chief legal officer & corporate secretary for Business Development Bank of Canada
President and CEO of Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) Isabelle Hudon announced in a July 4 news release the appointment of Maxime Laverdière as the new chief legal office and corporate secretary of the BDC.
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July 05, 2024
Canada’s Capital Gains Tax and the exodus to the U.S.
There may be a change coming to the way Canada taxes capital gains. While Prime Minister Justine Trudeau claims it will affect a minuscule percentage of Canadians, it has more than a minuscule percentage of Canadian taxpayers on edge. The new taxing regime is complex, with 56 pages of guidance. While some taxpayers are already subject to a capital gains tax inclusion rate (meaning the amount of capital gain that is currently included in computing a taxpayer’s income) of 50 per cent on their realized gains, the capital gains inclusion rate under the taxing regime will exceed 66 per cent on some assets in certain circumstances.
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July 05, 2024
Vavilov and Chevron: Does Canada need an Administrative Procedure Act?
The recent refusal of the Canada Industrial Relations Board to follow the direction of the Minister of Labour in connection with the labour dispute involving WestJet Airlines Ltd. (WestJet) and the Airline Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) highlights an ongoing flaw in the administrative law principles that govern the regulatory state in Canada.
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July 05, 2024
B.C.’s Pay Transparency Act: Employer reporting obligations, Pay Transparency Report
Starting Nov. 1, 2024, British Columbia employers with over 1,000 employees (approximately 33 per cent of B.C.’s workforce) will be required to submit pay transparency reports to comply with new obligations under the Pay Transparency Act and related regulations. This mandate will extend to employers with over 300 employees by Nov. 1, 2025, and to those with over 50 employees by Nov. 1, 2026.
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July 05, 2024
Criminal appeal decision zeroes in on Browne v. Dunn
Criminal litigation usually refers to criminal cases and ignores cases reported in civil actions. One important exception is that criminal trial counsel must abide by the “rule in Browne v. Dunn.”
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July 04, 2024
Disclosure found to harm national security in CSIS collection of protestor information: Court
The Federal Court has allowed a disclosure application in part relating to allegations of the national intelligence agency unlawfully collecting and spreading information about groups protesting the Northern Gateway Pipeline.
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July 04, 2024
Ontario court: Limited partners can sue general partners for breach of agreement, LPA
The Ontario Court of Appeal has held that limited partners have standing to directly sue the general partner in the event of a breach of the limited partnership agreement and the Limited Partnerships Act (LPA).
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July 04, 2024
Pallett Valo expands with senior lawyer hire
The established business law practice at Pallett Valo LLP grew with the addition of senior lawyer Ryan Azotini, a news release from the firm announced.
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July 03, 2024
Impact of the Pay Transparency Act on workplace equality
In May 2023, British Columbia passed the Pay Transparency Act. Starting May 11, 2023, employers in British Columbia are no longer allowed to ask candidates about their previous pay or retaliate against current or former employees for discussing or revealing their pay to others in the workplace or to job applicants.