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

Toute personne a droit à la jouissance paisible et à la libre disposition de ses biens, sauf dans la mesure prévue par la loi...

Canada Real Estate

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De Grandpré Chait

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

A costs decision recently handed down by The Honourable Madam Justice Hooper in a recent case involving the Ministry of Transportation contains an important reminder for those who choose to commence third party claims against other tortfeasors.

Canada Insurance

BA

Boghosian + Allen

Builder's Risk Policies: The Continuing Trend To Grant Coverage To Subcontractors

The underlying case stemmed from a water leak from the HVAC cabinet in a residential high-rise building under construction.

Canada Real Estate

BA

Boghosian + Allen

Ontario Approves Majority Of Toronto's Major Transit Station Areas And Protected Major Transit Station Areas With Amendments

On August 15, 2025, the Province of Ontario approved, with amendments, 110 of the 132 Major Transit Station Areas and Protected Major Transit Station Areas originally adopted by Toronto City Council in 2022.

Canada Real Estate

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

Major Modifications – Province Of Ontario Approves City Of Toronto Protected Major Transit Station Area Policies

Canada Real Estate

WL

WeirFoulds LLP

Annual Release Of Holdback Under Ontario's Construction Act: When Does It Apply?

Canada Real Estate

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Inclusionary Zoning In Effect In Toronto After Minister's Approval Of PMTSAs

Canada Real Estate

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Trillium Masonry v Marydel Homes: New Liens For Old Debts?

Canada Real Estate

SU

Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP

Your Guide To Commercial Real Estate Transactions In Ontario

Canada Real Estate

Pacific Legal PC

Posting Security May Not Resolve Shimco Lien Claims!

Canada Real Estate

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Dentons

Coming Soon? – The Latest Revisions To Ontario's Construction Act

Canada Real Estate

ML

McMillan LLP

BC Court Of Appeal Confirms: Subcontractors Still Have A Right To The Holdback, Even After Posting Security

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Clauses clés dans les contrats de construction : Conseils pratiques pour assurer la réussite des projets

Canada Real Estate

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

2025 CCDC Construction Contract Updates

Canada Real Estate

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Wagg Motions: Reforms Needed To Stop Delays And Unnecessary Costs When Accessing Criminal Records For Civil Sexual Assault Proceedings

Canada Litigation

LL

Lerners LLP

Powering The Future: Canada's Leadership In Nuclear Energy & Small Modular Reactors

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Out The Door, Not Off The Hook: Remedies For Employers When Post-Employment Confidentiality Obligations Are Breached

Canada Employment

WH

Williams HR Law

Canadian Intellectual Property Office "Next Generation Patents" Update And Status As Of May 13, 2025

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Smart & Biggar

Investment Opportunities In Canada: The Best Businesses To Start And Invest In.

Canada Immigration

S

Sobirovs Law Firm

Another Ontario CCAA Order Stays Claims Against Performance Bonds

On July 14, 2025, we discussed Justice Steele's order in the Earth Boring et al. CCAA proceeding which stayed claims against performance bonds.

Canada Insolvency

WL

WeirFoulds LLP

Privilèges « Shimco » : La Cour D'appel De La Colombie-Britannique Clarifie La Structure À Double Privilège

Dans l'arrêt Kingdom Langley Project Ltd. Partnership v. WQC Mechanical Ltd. (l'« arrêt Kingdom Langley »), la Cour d'appel de la Colombie-Britannique (la « CACB ») a confirmé la validité des privilèges...

Canada Real Estate

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (July 28, 2025 - August 1, 2025)

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of July 28 to August 1, 2025.

Canada Litigation

BM

Blaney McMurtry LLP

Proposed GST Relief For First-Time Home Buyers: What It Could Mean For You

Thinking of buying your first home? The federal Government of Canada ("Government") has proposed a new GST rebate (the "proposed rebate") aimed at helping first-time home buyers and boosting housing supply.

Woitzik Polsinelli LLP

The Shimco Lien Lives Another Day – Kingdom Langley Project Limited Partnership v. WQC Mechanical Ltd., 2025 BCCA 169

Canada Real Estate

CW

Clark Wilson LLP

Navigating The Evolving Landscape Of Integrated Project Delivery In Canada: 2025 Changes To The CCDC 30

Canada Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

Exécuter la sentence maintenant, puis interjeter appel : un tribunal albertain raefuse de surseoir à l'exécution d'une sentence arbitrale en attendant l'appel

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Jade Scrymgeour And Derren Roberts Write An Article For Water Canada

Canada Government

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

How Contractor Abandonment Impacts The Deadline For Publishing A Legal Construction Hypothec

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Tariffed! – Is This The End Of Fixed Price Contracts?

Canada Real Estate

TM

Taylor McCaffrey

Beyond The Baseline: Wimbledon's Expansion And Its Challenges

Canada Media & IT

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

Finality Over Fairness: A Cautionary Tale In Will Drafting, Limitation Periods

Canada Real Estate

LL

Lerners LLP

Design-Build Requirements In North Carolina

Canada Real Estate

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Alberta Court Decision Extinguishes Lien Security For Failure To Enforce The Lien Within Two Years

Canada Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

Beyond The Baseline: Wimbledon's Expansion And Its Challenges

A recent decision by the High Court of Justice in the United Kingdom has paved the way for a significant expansion of the All England Lawn Tennis Club ("AELTC")...

Canada Media & IT

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

Finality Over Fairness: A Cautionary Tale In Will Drafting, Limitation Periods

The Ontario Superior Court's decision in Tessaro v. Gora, 2025 ONSC 198 quietly answered a long-standing question among estate planners: what happens when a decades-old drafting error is unexpectedly discovered?

Canada Real Estate

LL

Lerners LLP

Design-Build Requirements In North Carolina

Two Ward and Smith attorneys discussed essential design-build requirements in North Carolina, as well as some of the key advantages and disadvantages of this project delivery method.

Canada Real Estate

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Alberta Court Decision Extinguishes Lien Security For Failure To Enforce The Lien Within Two Years

The Alberta Court of King's Bench recently decided in 1951789 Alberta Ltd v Britannia that lienholders who fail to advance their claim within the two-year period prescribed...

Canada Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

Leveling The Playing Field: New Tarion Rule Helps Curb Illegal Home Sales

Canada Real Estate

RA

Robins Appleby LLP

A New Era Of Labour Mobility In Canada

Amid growing tariff challenges from the United States, on June 6, 2025 Canada's federal government introduced Bill C-5, the One Canadian Economy Act. Bill C-5 contained two acts...

Canada Government

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

No Excuse For Delay? You Risk Losing Your Lien And Being Left Unsecured

Getting to trial on construction matters can be a long and arduous journey, but the ability to place a lien charge on a property can provide the claimant with security through that process – or can it?

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Accès à la propriété : le gouvernement fédéral dévoile un nouveau remboursement de la TPS pour les acheteurs d'une première habitation

Le 27 mai 2025, le gouvernement du Canada a déposé une proposition législative afin de créer un nouveau remboursement de la TPS pour les acheteurs d'une première habitation...

Canada Real Estate

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Fasken (French)

Navigating The Process For Minor Variances And Zoning Bylaw Amendments From Proposal To Appeal

Law360 Canada (July 8, 2025, 3:27 PM EDT) -- As a lifelong Londoner, I have watched the city (and its housing prices) grow from a sleepy small town to one of the fastest-growing cities in Canada.

Canada Real Estate

LL

Lerners LLP

Builders Liens In BC: Protecting Contractors And Suppliers In Challenging Economies

Canada Real Estate

LK

Lindsay Kenney LLP

Abandon de chantier par l'entrepreneur : impact sur le délai de publication de l'hypothèque légale en construction

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

When Actions Speak Louder Than Words: Ontario Court Of Appeal Affirms Conduct Demonstrating Intention To Proceed After Breach Can Keep Contract Enforceable

Canada Real Estate

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Pallett Valo LLP

Collaborative Contracts In Construction: A Global Perspective (Video)

Worldwide Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

Unlocking Homeownership: Federal Government Unveils New GST Rebate For First-Time Homebuyers

Canada Real Estate

F

Fasken

Carillion 2.0? Ontario Judge Orders Stay Of Claims Against Performance Bonds

Canada Real Estate

WL

WeirFoulds LLP

The Buzz Behind Modular Homes In Canada

Canada Real Estate

Woitzik Polsinelli LLP

Updates To The 2025 CCDC Construction Management Contracts: What You Need To Know

Canada Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

Construction Challenges In 2025

Canada Real Estate

AH

Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP

GST Relief For First-Time Home Buyers: What You Need To Know

D

Dentons

Key Clauses In Construction Contracts: Practical Guidance For Project Success

Canada Real Estate

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Regulatory Reform For Infrastructure In B.C.: Early Guidance On The Infrastructure Projects Act

Canada Real Estate

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Repenser les redevances d'aménagement en Ontario pour soutenir l'accès au logement

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Beware The Bootstrap!

Canada Real Estate

WL

WeirFoulds LLP

Builders' Risk Insurance: Recent Ontario Court Decision Confirms Broad Interpretation Of Coverage Provisions

Canada Real Estate

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

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

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FH&P Lawyers

Impact Of Tariffs & Trade Turbulence On Construction Projects (Video)

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Gowling WLG

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

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