The Ontario Ministry of the Environment ("MOE") published on October 21, 2013 a new noise guideline which consolidates and replaces the previous guidelines dealing with both land use planning and the approval of industrial and commercial facilities

The City of Toronto is in the process of dramatically changing how its "Employment" lands are treated.

Did you pay too much in property taxes in 2013? Were your 2013 property taxes higher than you expected or wanted? Did your 2013 taxes increase by more than the percentage increase in the municipality’s budget?

Did you pay too much in property taxes in 2013? Were your 2013 property taxes higher than you expected or wanted?

The Ontario Ministry of the Environment ("MOE") published on October 21, 2013 a new noise guideline which consolidates and replaces the previous guidelines dealing with both land use planning and the approval of industrial and commercial facilities.

Earlier this year, the Province announced that implementation of the Ontario Not-For-Profit Corporation Act, 2012 will be delayed until at least January of 2014.

All the signs are pointing to a new City-wide Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto being enacted at the City of Toronto’s Council meeting on May 7-8.

The Province has recently published a default by-law for Ontario not-for-profit corporations in draft form on the Ontario Ministry of Consumer Services website.

The new By-law will be a comprehensive By-law covering the entire amalgamated City of Toronto.

Over the last eight to ten years, there has been a dramatic increase in interest in social enterprises or entrepreneurship throughout the world.

Over the last eight to ten years, there has been a dramatic increase in interest in social enterprises or entrepreneurship throughout the world.

This article is published as businesses and individuals try to wind down for the end of December.

Recently, several of our clients, under the impression the Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010, Bill 65, ("the Act") is now in force, have asked when they must comply with the new Act.

On January 4, 2012, the Province of Ontario added greater clarity to the property tax treatment of renewable energy generation facilities by amending Ontario Regulation 282/98 under Ontario’s Primary Property tax statute, the Assessment Act.

In the June 2010 edition of the Real Estate & Urban Development @ Gowlings newsletter we reported on the amendments to the "Act respecting duties on transfer of immoveables" and its effect of allowing the City of Montréal to increase the amount of transfer tax imposed on real estate.