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Landlord and Tenant Board panel aims to define legal relationships between indirect housing providers, landlords and tenants
January 27th, 2015 by Celia ChandlerThe Stronger Workplaces for a Stronger Economy Act: Meeting your obligations as an employer in 2015
January 14th, 2015 by Safia LakhaniThe Stronger Workplaces for a Stronger Economy Act was passed by the Ontario legislature in November 2014. The Act amends five statutes relating to employment and labour relations, and introduces new obligations for employers in 2015.
Below is a brief summary of amendments to existing legislation under the Act. It is important that employers are familiar with their obligations as these changes come into effect.
Taking the fight for housing rights to court
December 18th, 2014 by Safia LakhaniEarlier this year, we considered the Ontario Superior Court’s decision on the landmark Charter application regarding housing rights in Tanudjaja et al. v. the Attorney General (Canada) (“Tanudjaja”). The applicants, four individuals in precarious housing situations, requested the Superior Court make a declaration that the federal and provincial governments had violated their rights under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms: specifically, the right to life, liberty and security (Section 7), and the right to the equal protection and equal benefit from the law (Section 15), by failing to implement a national and provincial housing strategy.
More news from the LTB on co-op evictions
December 3rd, 2014 by Celia ChandlerWe are now aware of 26 co‑op eviction decisions released by the LTB. Of those, we know that 17 settled at the Case Management Hearing stage. Case Management Hearings are conducted primarily in person, but also by telephone on occasion. Our experience at Case Management Hearings has been a positive one – the parties have come prepared to agree to repayment terms with an understanding of the consequences to co‑op members who default. Unfortunately, across the province the LTB has reported that two of the settlements have failed; in those cases, co‑op members who have agreed to settlements did not fulfil their terms and have been evicted as a result. But as far as we know the remaining 15 settlements are in place and working to keep co-op members back on track with payments.
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Anti-terror bill C‑44: Pushing the limits of Canadian rights
November 27th, 2014 by Shelina AliOn October 29, 2014 the government introduced Bill C‑44, an Act to amend the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act and other (related) Acts, cited in short form as the Protection of Canada from Terrorists Act. Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney stated that the amendments put forward under Bill C‑44 are required to keep Canadians safe from terrorism and to protect and uphold the privacy of confidential informants. However, in achieving the government’s stated goals, Bill C‑44 deliberately pushes the limits of Canadians’ right to privacy, protection from unreasonable search and seizure, and the right to life, liberty and security of the person.
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