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Joint Ventures: Financing Considerations And Potential Pitfalls

If you are an investor, developer or lender in a joint venture that is proposing to finance the property that is the subject of the joint venture, it is important to protect your interests...

Canada Real Estate

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Power Of Sale Explained: Key Considerations For Realtors And Homeowner

In real estate, especially during times of financial distress, properties may be sold under a Power of Sale. This legal process allows lenders to recover debts when a borrower defaults on their mortgage...

Canada Real Estate

SB

Sorbara Law

Real Estate Purchaser Protections Upheld: B.C. Court Of Appeal Confirms That A Purchaser's Lien Survives Despite An Alternative Claim For Recession

A certificate of pending litigation (CPL) is a powerful tool in the litigator's arsenal. It is often used in claims for specific performance and constructive trusts (both remedial and substantive) as a means...

Canada Real Estate

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Bare Trust Agreements For Couples

When couples embark on the journey of purchasing property together, the excitement of homeownership often overshadows important conversations about individual property rights. A recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision...

Canada Real Estate

SB

Sorbara Law

Court Of Appeal Summaries (June 30 - July 4, 2025)

Canada Litigation

BM

Blaney McMurtry LLP

No Reasons Required For Using Lawyer Review Clause To Terminate Transaction (Yui v. Yan)

Canada Litigation

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

A Realtor's Fiduciary Obligation To The Client - A Review Of Court Perspectives On Agents Submitting Offers On Properties Their Clients Are Also Interested In

Canada Real Estate

SB

Sorbara Law

Important Tarion Update For Builders - Tarion Introduces Unique Home ID And New Warranty Information Sheets

Canada Real Estate

SB

Sorbara Law

Commercial Leasing: New Competition Act Rules Empower Private Parties

Canada Real Estate

ML

McKercher 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

Canadian Startup Zown Heads South To Revolutionize The US Real Estate Market

Canada Real Estate

GL

Goodmans LLP

The Competition Bureau Weighs In With Final Property Control Guidelines

Canada Anti-trust

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Are You Considered A Professional Seller, A Non-Professional Seller Or A Manufacturer?

Canada Real Estate

DG

De Grandpré Chait

Conflit d'intérêts dans l'administration d'une succession : ce que l'affaire Virdi Estate (Re) enseigne aux exécuteurs testamentaires

Canada Litigation

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Don't Use Severance As Leverage: Courts Are Not Impressed

Canada Employment

SL

Spring Law

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

SB

Smart & Biggar

Return To Office Mandate Deemed Constructive Dismissal

Canada Employment

MR

McLennan Ross LLP

Lease Termination Clauses: Know The Target Before Pulling The Trigger

Canada Real Estate

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

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

Making a gift to a loved one shortly before death may seem like a generous or meaningful gesture. However, in Québec, some of these "last-minute" gifts – known in legal terms as gifts mortis causa...

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

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

Making a gift to a loved one shortly before death may seem like a generous or meaningful gesture. However, in Québec, some of these "last-minute" gifts – known in legal...

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Understanding When A Municipality Can Be Sued In Saskatchewan: A Guide For Residents And Municipalities

When someone is injured on municipal property in Saskatchewan, a key question arises: Can the municipality be held responsible?

Canada Litigation

PL

Procido LLP

Competition Bureau Releases Updated Guidance On Enforcement Approach To Property Controls

On June 4, 2025, the Competition Bureau (the Bureau) published its finalized guidance, Competitor Property Controls and the Competition Act (the CPC Guidance), regarding the application of the Competition Act (the Act) to competitor property controls.

Canada Anti-trust

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

A Victory For Affordable Housing Providers: Ontario Court Of Appeal Allows Stamford Homes Appeal In Property Tax Exemption Matter

Canada Real Estate

D

Dentons

Tax Me Baby One More Time - Understanding Property Taxes

SB

Sorbara Law

Le Bureau de la concurrence publie ses orientations relatives aux contrôles de propriété visant des concurrents

Canada Anti-trust

FF

Fasken (French)

Neighbours In Right-Of-Way Dispute Are Authors Of Their Own Misfortune (Bennett v. Chadwick)

Canada Real Estate

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (June 16-20, 2025)

Canada Litigation

BM

Blaney McMurtry LLP

Commercial Leasing In Ontario: Everything You Need To Know To Protect Your Business

Canada Real Estate

Pacific Legal PC

Five Critical Considerations In Real Estate Purchase Agreements

Canada Real Estate

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Municipalities And Fairness For Latecomers: BC Court Of Appeal Confirms Procedural Fairness Applies To Municipalities Making Decisions About Latecomer Charges

Canada Real Estate

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Navigating Bill 10: What Ontario's New Law Means For Residential Landlords

Canada Real Estate

RA

Robins Appleby LLP

Principles Of Condo Governance: Limits Of Board Authority

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Five Critical Considerations In Real Estate Purchase Agreements

Recent trends in Canadian real estate transactions reveal evolving negotiation practices and shifting approaches...

Canada Real Estate

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Municipalities And Fairness For Latecomers: BC Court Of Appeal Confirms Procedural Fairness Applies To Municipalities Making Decisions About Latecomer Charges

Under the British Columbia Local Government Act, a municipality that imposes infrastructure building requirements on a developer may require another developer who benefits from the infrastructure...

Canada Real Estate

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Navigating Bill 10: What Ontario's New Law Means For Residential Landlords

Earlier this month, Ontario introduced Bill 10, the Measures Respecting Premises with Illegal Drug Activity Act, 2025, officially making it law.

Canada Real Estate

RA

Robins Appleby LLP

Principles Of Condo Governance: Limits Of Board Authority

"If we know that a group of people has the power to do something, it is natural to think that each of the members of the group, to some degree at least, has the power to do it." So says the moral philosopher...

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Ross v. Luypaert: Separating Shared Property Interests Through The Partition Act (Ontario)

Canada Real Estate

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Erratum : À-Propos Juridique Construction

Entre les négociations collectives en cours, les nouvelles règles d'inclusion et de diversité sur les chantiers, les hausses de coûts et les enjeux liés à la rareté de la main-d'œuvre...

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Les conteneurs maritimes et les municipalités

Peut-on laisser un conteneur maritime indéfiniment sur son terrain, sans permis...

Canada Real Estate

BB

BCF Business Law

Tarion Changes For New Home Purchasers: Transaction Notice Requirement

Tarion is an independent, non-profit organization which aims to protect purchasers and owners of newly constructed homes by ensuring that builders meet their obligations under the Ontario...

Canada Real Estate

SW

Soloway Wright

The B.C. Commercial Liens Act: Unifying And Modernizing

British Columbia's new Commercial Liens Act (Act) comes into force on June 30, 2025. This new legislation brings substantial changes to the law governing liens, intending to reduce the risks...

Canada Litigation

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (June 9-13, 2025)

Canada Litigation

BM

Blaney McMurtry LLP

New Powers, New Questions: Understanding Ontario's Safer Municipalities Act, 2025

Canada Government

GW

Gowling WLG

From Trilogy To Doctrine: The Growing Strength Of Legal Nonconforming Rights In Ontario

Canada Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

Binge Eating Cottages

Canada Real Estate

TM

Taylor McCaffrey

Breaking The Mold: Manitoba's New Legislation Reshapes Grocery Store Property Controls

Canada Real Estate

ML

McMillan LLP

Failure To Adduce Expert Evidence In Professional Negligence Claim Fatal To Plaintiff (Korlyakov v. Riesz)

Canada Real Estate

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

Buyer Beware: What Buyers Need To Know About Kitec Piping

Canada Real Estate

SB

Sorbara Law

Annulment Clauses And Good Faith

Canada Real Estate

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Negligent Construction: Claims For Latent Defects Causing Danger

Canada Real Estate

SW

Soloway Wright

Operational Living Insights: PropTech In The Living Sector (Podcast)

Canada Technology

GW

Gowling WLG

Rethinking Development Charges In Ontario, A Path To Affordable Housing

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Can You Swing It? Crane Swing Agreements — Are They Necessary?

Canada Real Estate

RA

Robins Appleby LLP

Case Commentary: Osman v The King – GST/HST New Housing Rebate Claim Denied Due To Lack Of Intention To Occupy Property First

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

No Geotechnical Survey: An Error By The MTQ?

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Federal Government Announces Reforms To Mortgage Rules – Is It Enough?

Canada Real Estate

Woitzik Polsinelli LLP

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Highlighted Content

How To Dispute Your Tax Assessment Under Toronto's 2024 Vacant Home Tax; 100,000 Tax Assessments Were Reversed In 2023

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

FINTRAC And CRA Team Up To Combat Money Laundering The Proceeds Of Tax Evasion Using Real Estate

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

What You Need To Know About Foreign Buyer's Tax In Canada

Canada Immigration

Gs

Green and Spiegel

A Toronto Tax Lawyer's Guide For Toronto Vacant Home Tax (VHT)

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Regulations Amending The Ability Of Foreign Workers To Buy Residential Property In Canada

Canada Real Estate

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Everything You Need To Know About The Underused Housing Tax (2022), On Vacant Or Underused Housing In Canada

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Guide To The Canadian Tax Treatment Of Halal Mortgages: Halal Mortgages Are Shari'ah-Compliant But Taxable In Canada

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Latest Videos

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Trends In Corporate Real Estate (Video)

BD

Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

Real Estate Joint Ventures For Investors: Liquidity Provisions (Video)

TL

Torys LLP

2024 Budget Changes: Real Estate, Home Taxes And Rentals

FH

FH&P Lawyers

Condo Adviser Episode 39: When, Why And How To Change Condo Manager (Video)

GW

Gowling WLG

Osler's Legal Professional Resource Groups (Video)

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

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