Tarion is a not-for-profit consumer protection organization established by the Ontariogovernment to administer the province’s new home warranty program. Its role is to ensure thatbuyers of new homes receive the coverage they are entitled to under their builder’s warranty.Tarion has published a number of resources, tools and guides published on its website toensure that new […]
Child Support is governed by the Child Support Guidelines which set out a Support Table forOntario. The Support Table shows the basic monthly amounts of child support to coverexpenses like clothes, food, and school supplies. The basic amount is also called the tableamount.The table amount is based on the gross annual income of the payor […]
Contrary to common opinion and belief, the courts have shifted their determinations of a dismissed employee’s entitlement to reasonable notice of dismissal from a “rule of thumb” to a calculated approach. Today, the former one month per year of service “rule of thumb” has been replaced by the decision in Bardal v. Globe & Mail Ltd., 1960 […]
On April 18, 2023, Lockyer + Hein LLP’s Litigation Partner, J. David Keith was wholly successful at the Ontario Court of Appeal on a decision involving the test for summary judgment in accordance with Rule 20 of the Rules of Civil Procedure. The Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision applied the seminal test in Hyrniak v. […]
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 […]
As a spouse, you are recognized as a dependant. If your husband’s Will fails to make adequate provisions for your support, you may make a claim for dependant support. The determination of the support amount is not simply a mathematical calculation of what you need to survive. The courts also consider the moral obligations of […]
This is an important question for those entering into a meaningful relationship with someone who has a child or children from another partner. In fact, there are many ways that allow someone to act as a parent in a family. One of these is where a person stands in loco parentis to a child. This simply means […]