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Collaborative Approaches To Construction Management

Stakeholders interested in Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) can explore collaborative contracting principles through a modified CCDC-5B Construction Management Contract.

Canada Real Estate

L,

Langlois Lawyers, LLP

Ontario Expands Scope Of Buyers Entitled To HST Relief On New Homes

Ontario's new HST rebate promises significant savings for new home buyers, but builders face mounting challenges as they navigate pricing uncertainties and construction deadlines while the enabling legislation remains unenacted. With rebates reaching up to $130,000 and complex eligibility requirements spanning multiple years, the gap between policy announcement and legislative reality creates operational complications for an industry already managing tight timelines and buyer expectations.

Canada Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

Anchored Down: Long-Term Leases And The Limits On Landlord Exit Rights

You are a landlord with a prime commercial property and redevelopment plans. Your anchor tenant has occupied the premises for decades and holds renewal options with no intention of leaving...

Canada Real Estate

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

When Equity Steps In: Relief From Forfeiture After A Missed Renewal Deadline

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice examined whether a commercial tenant that missed a lease renewal deadline by over a month could preserve its tenancy through equitable relief from forfeiture.

Canada Real Estate

DL

Dale & Lessmann LLP

Not All Work Will Extend The Lien Period

Canada Real Estate

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Entre sol brut et centres de données : pourquoi les modèles de type « powered shell » gagnent du terrain au Canada

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Between Dirt And Data Centres: Why The Powered Shell Model Is Gaining Traction In Canada

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Part 3 – Resurgence Of Encumbered Land And POPs As Parkland

Canada Real Estate

DH

Davies Howe

FIFA World Cup 2026 Toronto Mobility Plan: What Tenants, Landlords, And Businesses Should Review

Canada Real Estate

WL

WeirFoulds LLP

Des conséquences béton pour cause de délais : la Cour de l'Alberta rejette une réclamation pour défaut de construction résidentielle dans l'affaire Peters c. Countryside Masonry

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Concrete Consequences For Delay: Alberta Court Dismisses Residential Construction Defect Claim In Peters v Countryside Masonry

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Commercial Reasonableness Is All Important When Interpreting A Lease

Canada Real Estate

CP LLP

Caveat Emptor And Commercial Real Estate Considerations

Canada Real Estate

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Subcontractors And Delay Penalties: Understanding Your Obligations

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Employment Law Update: Key Changes And Obligations For Ontario Employers In 2026

Canada Employment

GW

Gowling WLG

Distinguishing Between Disciplinable Gossip And Actionable Good Faith Concerns In The Workplace

Canada Employment

RG

Roper Greyell LLP – Employment and Labour Lawyers

How The Canadian Foreign Accrual Property Income (FAPI) Regime Works—and Why It Matters To Foreign Corporations, Foreign Trusts

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

When Fairness Ends And Judgement Begins: What Carreau v. Canada Clarifies About Procedural Fairness In Workplace Investigations

Canada Employment

LL

Lerners LLP

2026 Ontario Budget: Enhanced HST Relief On New Homes

Canada Real Estate

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

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Construction & Planning

Collaborative Approaches To Construction Management

Stakeholders interested in Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) can explore collaborative contracting principles through a modified CCDC-5B Construction Management Contract.

Canada Real Estate

L,

Langlois Lawyers, LLP

Anchored Down: Long-Term Leases And The Limits On Landlord Exit Rights

You are a landlord with a prime commercial property and redevelopment plans. Your anchor tenant has occupied the premises for decades and holds renewal options with no intention of leaving...

Canada Real Estate

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Ontario Expands Scope Of Buyers Entitled To HST Relief On New Homes

Ontario's new HST rebate promises significant savings for new home buyers, but builders face mounting challenges as they navigate pricing uncertainties and construction deadlines while the enabling legislation remains unenacted. With rebates reaching up to $130,000 and complex eligibility requirements spanning multiple years, the gap between policy announcement and legislative reality creates operational complications for an industry already managing tight timelines and buyer expectations.

Canada Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

What Builders Should Know: Update On GST/HST Rebates For Residential Home Sales

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Not All Work Will Extend The Lien Period

Canada Real Estate

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Between Dirt And Data Centres: Why The Powered Shell Model Is Gaining Traction In Canada

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Entre sol brut et centres de données : pourquoi les modèles de type « powered shell » gagnent du terrain au Canada

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Concrete Consequences For Delay: Alberta Court Dismisses Residential Construction Defect Claim In Peters v Countryside Masonry

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Des conséquences béton pour cause de délais : la Cour de l'Alberta rejette une réclamation pour défaut de construction résidentielle dans l'affaire Peters c. Countryside Masonry

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

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Conveyancing

When One Owner Dies: Understanding The Right Of Survivorship For Individuals And Corporations

However, this structure introduces an additional layer of complexity, when determining how the right of survivorship applies when a joint tenant is a corporation.

Canada Real Estate

PV

Pallett Valo LLP

Start The Clock: How Long Do Estate Trustees Have To Administer Real Property?

In today's world of high real estate prices, the property held by an estate is often its most valuable asset.

Canada Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

Homeowner Staves Off Enforcement Of Judgment Against Co-owner's Registered Interest (Brunton V. Lanzarotta)

Ontario's Land Titles Act is intended to be a true and accurate reflection of the state of title to a property.

Canada Real Estate

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

If They Repudiate, You Can Remediate: Remedies For Alberta Landlords In Commercial Lease Abandonment

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

The Fight Of Survivorship

Canada Real Estate

CM

Casey & Moss LLP

Can Your Neighbour Expropriate Your Land? (A Consideration Of Remedies For Trespass)

Canada Real Estate

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Purchasing Real Property In Alberta – The Lawyer's Role

Canada Real Estate

RM

Reynolds Mirth Richards & Farmer

Neighbour Entitled To Retain Land Upon Which Lasting Improvements Were Made (Margaritis v. Milne)

Canada Real Estate

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

Property Owner Allowed To Maintain Property's Use As Three Dwelling Units (Vitale v. Toronto (City Of))

Canada Real Estate

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

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Estate Management

Canadians Buying A U.S. Vacation Property: Should You Use A Trust?

Many Canadians dream of owning a vacation property in the United States, whether it is a condominium in Florida, a cottage in Vermont, or a ski chalet in Colorado, U.S. situs property represents both lifestyle and investment value.

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Understanding Probate In British Columbia: What You Need To Know

Probate in British Columbia is the legal process that confirms a deceased person's will and authorizes the executor to administer the estate. While not every estate requires probate, it is often necessary when real estate or significant assets are involved.

WG

Watson Goepel LLP

Life Just Got Easier For Attorneys For Property. Well, Sort Of.

An Attorney for Property has the "power to do on the incapable person's behalf anything in respect of property that the person could do if capable, except make a will," says subsection 31(1) of the Substitute Decisions Act (Ontario) ("SDA").

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

Sneaky Trusts: The Legal Plot Twist With Gratuitous Property Transfers

Canada Real Estate

AH

Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP

Finality Over Fairness: Tessaro v. Gora, 2025 ONSC 198, A Cautionary Tale In Will Drafting And Limitation Periods

LL

Lerners LLP

A Canadian Tax Lawyer's Updated Guide On Non-Resident Trusts In Canada

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

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

Canada Real Estate

LL

Lerners LLP

Est-il vraiment possible de faire une donation sur son lit de mort? Qu'en dit le droit québécois?

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Can You Really Make A Gift On Your Deathbed? What Québec Law Says

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

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Real Estate

CRA Real Estate Tax Audits Using MLS Data: Builder Risk, GST/HST Exposure & Audit Defence Strategies In Canada

CRA real estate tax audits have entered a new phase of sophistication, with the Agency increasingly relying on third-party data sources — most notably MLS listings — to identify potential non-compliance.

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Anchored Down: Long-Term Leases And The Limits On Landlord Exit Rights

You are a landlord with a prime commercial property and redevelopment plans. Your anchor tenant has occupied the premises for decades and holds renewal options with no intention of leaving...

Canada Real Estate

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Ontario Expands Scope Of Buyers Entitled To HST Relief On New Homes

Ontario's new HST rebate promises significant savings for new home buyers, but builders face mounting challenges as they navigate pricing uncertainties and construction deadlines while the enabling legislation remains unenacted. With rebates reaching up to $130,000 and complex eligibility requirements spanning multiple years, the gap between policy announcement and legislative reality creates operational complications for an industry already managing tight timelines and buyer expectations.

Canada Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

What Builders Should Know: Update On GST/HST Rebates For Residential Home Sales

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

British Columbia Expands Provincial Sales Tax To More Professional Services

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Would The Real Guarantor Please Stand Up

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Not All Work Will Extend The Lien Period

Canada Real Estate

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

When Equity Steps In: Relief From Forfeiture After A Missed Renewal Deadline

Canada Real Estate

DL

Dale & Lessmann LLP

Between Dirt And Data Centres: Why The Powered Shell Model Is Gaining Traction In Canada

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

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Latest Videos

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Understanding The Impact Of Ontario's Construction Act Changes (Video)

GW

Gowling WLG

Crowe Master Series: Troika Group (Video)

CM

Crowe MacKay LLP

Property Division After Separation In Ontario: Married Vs. Common-Law (Video)

DS

Devry Smith Frank LLP

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

FH

FH&P Lawyers

Real Estate & Renewables 101 (Video)

BD

Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

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