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First-Time Buying A Home In Canada: Essential Tax Incentives And Rebates You Should Know

First-time home buyers in Canada have access to a variety of government programs designed to support their entry into the housing market. This article focuses specifically on Federal tax-related programs—most of which are administered by the Canada Revenue Agency.

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Nova Scotia Condominium Fee Reform: Regulatory And Market Outlook One Year Later

Effective August 30, 2024, Nova Scotia implemented amendments to the condominium development fee regime under the Condominium Act through O.I.C. 2024-289 (N.S. Reg. 150/2024).

Canada Real Estate

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Cox & Palmer

Progress On The Grenfell Inquiry Phase 2 Recommendations: Key Updates For The Construction Industry

The Grenfell Inquiry Phase 2 Report (the Inquiry Report), published in September 2024, made 58 recommendations for further building safety reform with wide-ranging and significant implications for the construction industry.

Canada Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

Alberta's Infrastructure Mandate: Paving The Way For Construction Growth In 2025

On Sept. 22, 2025, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith released a mandate letter to Infrastructure Minister Martin Long, outlining a broad set of priorities that will shape Alberta's capital planning and infrastructure...

Canada Real Estate

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Performance Bonds Remain Effective Despite Stay Ordered In CCAA Proceedings

Canada Real Estate

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

From Bids To Bricks Part 1 (Video)

Canada Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

Le rôle des experts pour réduire les risques de litiges dans les projets de construction

Canada Real Estate

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

SCC Confirms Adverse Possession Of Municipal Parkland In Ontario Remains Alive And Well

Canada Real Estate

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WeirFoulds LLP

New Proposed Regulations For Ontario's Construction Act

Canada Real Estate

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

When Deadlines Don't Match Reality: A Practical Application Of Contractual Limitation Periods

Canada Real Estate

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Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP

Federal Gov't Announces Initial Nation-building Projects For New Major Projects Office

Canada Real Estate

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Ontario Proposes New Regulations To Complement Pending Construction Act Amendments: Key Takeaways For Industry And Counsel

Canada Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

Re Fakoori: A Lower Standard For Breach Of Trust Claims In The Construction Law Context?

Canada Real Estate

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Clark Wilson LLP

2025 Late Payments Reform: The Government Consults On Landmark Changes To B2B Payment Rules

Canada Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

Comment traiter les tarifs douaniers et autres obstacles à l'accès aux marchés au moyen du mécanisme de règlement des différends entre investisseurs et États

Canada International

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Changes To Canada's Retaliatory Tariff Regime: Key Takeaways For Importers

Canada International

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Fasken

Responsible AI Is Not Just A Tech Issue, It Is A Leadership Imperative

Canada Technology

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

US Suspends De Minimis Duty-Free Treatment

Canada International

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Millar Kreklewetz

Regulating Deepfakes Through Copyright: Would Denmark's Proposed Approach Be Right For Canada?

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Miller Thomson LLP

Modernization Of The CCDC Contracts: A Retrospective On The Recent Updates And What They Mean For Ontario Owners And Contractors

Over the years, the Canadian Construction Documents Committee (CCDC)1 has built out a suite of standardized documents for procurement and delivery...

Canada Real Estate

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Dentons Canada LLP

Proposed Regulations To The Ontario Construction Act: What You Need To Know

On November 6, 2024, Bill 216, Building Ontario for You Act (Budget Measures), 2024 ("Bill 216") received Royal Assent. As outlined in our earlier bulletin, Bill 216 introduces amendments to the Construction Act...

Canada Real Estate

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Fasken

Construction In An Urban Jungle

When you think of Winnipeg you really don't think of an "Urban Jungle" as you would think of New York or Toronto but with an increase of population, a focus on rapid public transit corridors...

Canada Real Estate

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Taylor McCaffrey

Updated Strategies For Tariff-affected Construction Projects

The ongoing trade "war" between the U.S. and Canada, who in the last several months have implemented tariffs on the others' goods (with additional measures potentially on the way)...

Canada Real Estate

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Reducing Dispute Risk In Construction Projects: The Role Of Experts

Canada Real Estate

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Is Your Arbitration Clause Abusive? The Québec Court Of Appeal's Decision Hydro-Québec v. Terrassement St-Louis Inc., Examines The Scope Of Such Clauses In A Contract Of Adhesion

Canada Litigation

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Gowling WLG

Standstill Agreement: Alberta Decision Finds Advance In Coverage Action Constitutes Advance In Main Action

Canada Litigation

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Appel d'offres publics en construction : peut-on modifier une soumission après dépôt ? La Cour tranche

Canada Real Estate

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Addressing Canada's Housing Crisis: The Critical Role Of Municipalities

Canada Real Estate

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Procido LLP

CCDC Contract Updates – Key Changes To The CCDC 5B

Canada Real Estate

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Cassels

Summary Dismissal Denied: ABCA Upholds Need For Full Trial In Construction Hazard Case

Canada Litigation

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Scott Venturo Rudakoff LLP

Appel d'offres publics en construction : peut-on modifier une soumission après dépôt ? La Cour tranche

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Prompt Payment, Liens And Adjudication: Reviewing The Status Of Legislation In Canada

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Public Construction Tenders: Can A Bid Be Modified After Submission? The Court Rules

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Summary Dismissal Denied: ABCA Upholds Need For Full Trial In Construction Hazard Case

Trotter and Morton Limited v Biegel, 2024 ABCA 312 is a case of interest with respect to what factual issues can be dealt with on summary judgment versus what requires a trial.

Canada Litigation

SV

Scott Venturo Rudakoff LLP

Appel d'offres publics en construction : peut-on modifier une soumission après dépôt ? La Cour tranche

En matière d'appel d'offres publics en construction, l'intégrité du processus doit l'emporter sur l'objectif d'obtenir le plus bas prix.

Canada Real Estate

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Miller Thomson LLP

Prompt Payment, Liens And Adjudication: Reviewing The Status Of Legislation In Canada

Payment delays are among the biggest risks in construction projects, often creating cash flow problems that can derail schedules and strain relationships.

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Public Construction Tenders: Can A Bid Be Modified After Submission? The Court Rules

In public construction tenders, the integrity of the process must take precedence over the pursuit of the lowest price.

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Important Updates To The CCDC 5A, 5B, 17, And 30 Contracts

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Le gouvernement du Québec adopte le Règlement sur les paiements et le règlement rapides des différends en matière de travaux de construction

Le 16 juillet 2025, le gouvernement du Québec a adopté le Règlement sur les paiements et le règlement rapides des différends en matière de travaux de construction...

Canada Real Estate

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Québec Government Adopts The Regulation Respecting Prompt Payments And The Prompt Settlement Of Disputes With Regard To Construction Work

On July 16, 2025, the Québec government adopted the Regulation respecting prompt payments and the prompt settlement of disputes with regard to construction work (the "Regulation")...

Canada Government

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Canada Launches Major Projects Office Under The Building Canada Act

On August 29, 2025, the federal government launched the Major Projects Office (the MPO) under the Building Canada Act to facilitate financing and advance major projects through a streamlined regulatory approval process.

Canada Government

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Hearings, Holdbacks, And Housekeeping: Upcoming Changes To The Construction Act Regulations

Proposed changes to the Construction Act regulations are now available for public consultation.

Canada Real Estate

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Cassels

The Regs Are Coming! Proposed Regulations To Ontario's Construction Act Released For Comment

Canada Real Estate

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McMillan LLP

Une nouvelle ère s'ouvre au Canada pour la mobilité de la main-d'œuvre

Canada Real Estate

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Miller Thomson LLP

Major Transit Station Areas Approved – With Major Implications

Canada Real Estate

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Goodmans LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 25 – August 29)

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

"Major" FAQs About Toronto Transit Station Development Policies: Ontario Approves 120 PMTSAs And MTSAs In The City

Canada Real Estate

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Cassels

Toronto's Major Transit Station Areas And Protected Major Transit Stations Areas Get The Final Stamp

Canada Real Estate

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Dentons Canada LLP

Integricon v. Stevens: Superior Court Prevents An "Evisceration" Of Statutory Adjudication

Worldwide Real Estate

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Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP

En L'absence De Justification, Un Retard Pourrait Entraîner La Perte Du Privilège Et De Toute Garantie

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Re Earth Boring: CCAA Order Restricts Calls On Performance Bonds – A Pragmatic Approach To Restructuring?

Canada Real Estate

SU

Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP

Court Of Appeal Overturns The Application Of A Contractual Limitation Period In A Construction Contract

Canada Real Estate

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Expiry Of Lien Security For Failure To Enforce

Canada Real Estate

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McLennan Ross LLP

An Update On The City Of Toronto's Inclusionary Zoning Policies

Canada Real Estate

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WeirFoulds LLP

Construction Law Insights From 2024

Canada Real Estate

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McKercher LLP

Chronique – Le droit de propriété à l'épreuve du nouveau régime d'expropriation

Canada Real Estate

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De Grandpré Chait

Mitton v. MTO – A Cautionary Tale Regarding Third Party Claims

Canada Insurance

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Boghosian + Allen

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Construction Law In BC: How Tariffs, Contracts, And Costs Impact Construction Projects (Video)

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FH&P Lawyers

WATCH – Construction Law Update: Key Cases From 2023-2024 (Video)

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Clark Wilson LLP

Crowe Master Series - Beedie's CFO Mason Bennett: Who Is Beedie Group? (Video)

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Crowe MacKay LLP

Construction Law: Fact Versus Fiction (Video)

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Fasken

Revisiting Five Noteworthy Expropriation Cases From 2023

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Gowling WLG

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