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1. COVID-19 is Ruining my Business – What Do I Do? by Paul Tonita Though these are challenging times for business owners, Pushor Mitchell’s lawyers are here to help. We strive to offer you suggestions and practical legal advice to keep you on track. ... |
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2. The Courts Are Closed – Now What? by Alfred Kempf Courts in Canada have largely shut down as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic except for emergency cases. What does this mean for a civil dispute that you might be involved in? ... |
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3. Employment Standards Severance May Not be Required as a Result of COVID-19 The British Columbia government recently announced that employees may not be entitled to notice of termination or termination pay pursuant to the BC Employment Standards Act if their employment is terminated as a result of COVID-19. ... |
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4. COVID-19 and Residential Tenancies: Does My Tenant Have to Pay Rent? As of March 30, 2020, there are changes to the BC Residential Tenancy Act and BC Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act that will remain in force until our provincial state of emergency ends. ... |
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5. COVID-19 and Residential Tenancies: I am selling my rental unit to a buyer who would like to evict my tenant and receive vacant possession of the property. How will BC’s temporary eviction ban affect our transaction? As of March 30, 2020, there are changes to the BC Residential Tenancy Act and BC Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act that will remain in force until our provincial state of emergency ends. ... |
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6. COVID-19, Builders Liens and Limitation Periods As many people may be aware, on March 26, 2020 the government of BC suspended limitation periods as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. ... |
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7. Personal Injury and ICBC Claims in the Age of COVID-19 At its core, a personal injury claim involves assessing the difference between an injured claimant’s reality, and what their reality would have been had a car accident, or other injury-causing event, had not happened. ... |
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8. Changes to REDMA Policy Statements – Extension of Early Marketing Period The Office of the Superintendent of Real Estate announced the release of Policy Statement 17, which temporarily amends Policy Statement 5 and Policy Statement 6 in relation to the nine month early marketing period. ... |
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9. COVID-19 Commercial Rent Relief by Alfred Kempf The Federal Government announced today a new Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA) program intended to assist businesses that have been impacted by the COVID-19 Global Pandemic. ... |
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10. Update – New Disclosure Requirements for all British Columbia Companies by Paul Tonita In our March edition of our Legal Alert, I wrote about the new disclosure requirements for BC companies to provide information regarding their beneficial ownership and control. ... |
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12. British Columbia Corporations and Societies May Hold Virtual Meetings During COVID-19 by Paul Tonita I have received numerous questions from clients worried about how and when to hold their annual general meetings. ... |
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13. New Filing Deadline for Federal Corporations’ Annual Returns by Paul Tonita All British Columbia and federal corporations in Canada are required to complete annual filings with their respective corporate registry. ... |
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14. Digital Assets and Your Will In a world full of social media, online banking and identities, dealing with digital assets as part of your Will is extremely important ... |
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15. Negligent Construction – Who to Sue and What to Sue For One of the challenges in negligent construction disputes is that plaintiffs often start litigation only knowing something is wrong that needs to be fixed. ... |
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16. When Is Spitting An Assault? Bryan Fitzpatrick interviewed by Global News on spitting and coughing and the definition of assault in the time of COVID-19. ... |
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