Bill 245, known as the Accelerating Access to Justice Act, received Royal Assent on April 19, 2021. Schedule 9 of Bill 245 made various amendments to the Succession Law Reform Act (SLRA), which impacts individual rights and entitlements under a Will and on an intestacy. Most of the changes came into effect on January 1, […]
Effective this year, the Government of Canada has introduced the Underused Housing Tax Act (Canada) (the “UHTA”). The affected owners of residential properties in Canada are required to file annual returns and pay underused housing tax. The following categories of corporations that are owners of residential property in Canada in any capacity may be affected owners […]
You may run into an issue where one party fails to obey an order. It is important to know what recourse you have in this situation. Pursuant to Sub-rule 8(1) of the Family Law Rules, if a person fails to obey a court order, the court may deal with the failure by making any order that it […]
In Boston v. Boston, Justice Major noted that in the Supreme Court of Canada the purpose of spousal support is to relieve economic hardship suffered by one party following the breakdown of the marriage and that there is no reason spousal support cannot continue past the date of retirement. However, on retirement a spouse can […]