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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

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Miller Thomson LLP

Sous-traitants et pénalités de retard : quelles obligations?

La clause pénale constitue un outil contractuel puissant visant à dissuader les divers intervenants d’un projet de contrevenir aux obligations contractuelles et à assurer une indemnisation en cas de pareil défaut.

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Renters' Rights Act 2025: The Final Countdown To 1 May 2026

With just weeks to go until the first major phase of reforms under the Renters' Rights Act 2025 take effect, the Government has ramped up its preparations with a flurry of activity.

Canada Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

Waiver Of Solicitor-Client Privilege In Commercial Leasing Litigation

The law asserts that client communications with a lawyer are protected by solicitor-client privilege, meaning they are protected from disclosure to third parties, including an opponent in litigation.

Canada Real Estate

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Mind The Lease: Timely Issues Shaping Commercial Lease Negotiations

Canada Real Estate

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Review Title Before Drafting, Advising On Long Term Lease

Canada Real Estate

PV

Pallett Valo LLP

Mind Your Pleadings: Ontario’s Highest Court Warns On Implied Waiver Of Privilege

Canada Real Estate

PV

Pallett Valo LLP

Cracking The Option To Extend: Litigator And Solicitor Perspectives On Commercial Lease Compliance And Implications

Canada Real Estate

ML

McMillan LLP

From Royal Assent To Reality: The Impact Of The Making Life More Affordable For Canadians Act On Developers And Builders

Canada Real Estate

TM

Torkin Manes LLP

No Oral Contract Between Brothers Over Cottage Ownership (Poole v. Poole)

Canada Real Estate

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

Builders Liens In BC: The Importance Of Filing On Time

Canada Real Estate

CW

Clark Wilson LLP

From The Breach To The Bottom Line: Ontario Court Assesses Consequential Damages Flowing From Premature Departure Of Anchor Tenant

Canada Real Estate

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Beyond The High-Rise: A Guide To Non-Standard Condominiums For Developers

Canada Real Estate

PV

Pallett Valo LLP

Affordable Housing In Challenging Times: Market Update And Insights From Active Projects In Toronto And The GTA

Canada Real Estate

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Canada Labour Code: New Equal Treatment Wage Obligations On The Horizon

Canada Employment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

How To Master The 24-Month Holding Period Requirement For QSBC Shares And Lifetime Capital Gains Exemption In Canada

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

The Court Says Fairness Comes First In CRA Decisions, Godin v. Canada (Attorney General), 2024 FC 1386

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

CRA Trust Reporting Requirements In Canada: T3 Filing Rules, Bare Trust Updates & Tax Audit Risk

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

If A Company Is Revived, Are Former Directors Liable For Unpaid GST Again? Maragos v. The King (2026 TCC 4)

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

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Related Country Guides

Construction & Planning

Managing Change In Public Infrastructure Projects

Change management issues in engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracting often negatively affect project execution and unnecessarily complicate disputes.

Canada Government

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Sous-traitants et pénalités de retard : quelles obligations?

La clause pénale constitue un outil contractuel puissant visant à dissuader les divers intervenants d’un projet de contrevenir aux obligations contractuelles et à assurer une indemnisation en cas de pareil défaut.

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

From Royal Assent To Reality: The Impact Of The Making Life More Affordable For Canadians Act On Developers And Builders

After months of speculation and patient anticipation on the part of developers/builders and home buyers facing a difficult new home landscape, on March 12, 2026...

Canada Real Estate

TM

Torkin Manes LLP

Beyond The High-Rise: A Guide To Non-Standard Condominiums For Developers

Canada Real Estate

PV

Pallett Valo LLP

Builders Liens In BC: The Importance Of Filing On Time

Canada Real Estate

CW

Clark Wilson LLP

Trust Or Bust: Safeguarding Adjudication Proceeds From Bankruptcy

Canada Insolvency

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Dentons Canada LLP

L’Ontario fait progresser le regroupement des offices de protection de la nature : Modifications proposées à la Loi sur les offices de la protection de la nature

Canada Real Estate

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Exploration Agreements In Manitoba: Tips And Pitfalls

Canada Environment

TD

Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP

Expropriation Law 2025: A Year In Review

Canada Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

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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.

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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

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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

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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

Renters' Rights Act 2025: The Final Countdown To 1 May 2026

With just weeks to go until the first major phase of reforms under the Renters' Rights Act 2025 take effect, the Government has ramped up its preparations with a flurry of activity.

Canada Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

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

Mind The Lease: Timely Issues Shaping Commercial Lease Negotiations

From the return-to-office push across Canada and liquidation of the Hudson's Bay Company in 2025 to the rapid rise of artificial intelligence and broader economic shifts, there is a lot going on in the world...

Canada Real Estate

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

From Royal Assent To Reality: The Impact Of The Making Life More Affordable For Canadians Act On Developers And Builders

Canada Real Estate

TM

Torkin Manes LLP

Cracking The Option To Extend: Litigator And Solicitor Perspectives On Commercial Lease Compliance And Implications

Canada Real Estate

ML

McMillan LLP

Mind Your Pleadings: Ontario’s Highest Court Warns On Implied Waiver Of Privilege

Canada Real Estate

PV

Pallett Valo LLP

Review Title Before Drafting, Advising On Long Term Lease

Canada Real Estate

PV

Pallett Valo LLP

Beyond The High-Rise: A Guide To Non-Standard Condominiums For Developers

Canada Real Estate

PV

Pallett Valo LLP

From The Breach To The Bottom Line: Ontario Court Assesses Consequential Damages Flowing From Premature Departure Of Anchor Tenant

Canada Real Estate

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

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Crowe MacKay LLP

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FH&P Lawyers

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