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Reminder To Developers: Ongoing Obligations Under CSAIR And REDMA

Real estate developers in British Columbia are reminded of their continuing obligations pursuant to Part 2.1 of the British Columbia Real Estate Development Marketing Act (REDMA) in respect of the Condo and Strata Assignment Integrity Register (CSAIR)...

Canada Real Estate

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Ontario Approves Majority Of Toronto's Major Transit Station Areas And Protected Major Transit Station Areas With Amendments

On August 15, 2025, the Province of Ontario approved, with amendments, 110 of the 132 Major Transit Station Areas and Protected Major Transit Station Areas originally adopted by Toronto City Council in 2022.

Canada Real Estate

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

Major Modifications – Province Of Ontario Approves City Of Toronto Protected Major Transit Station Area Policies

On Friday, August 15th, Ontario's Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing (the "Minister") approved, with modifications, the City of Toronto (the "City")'s Official Plan Amendments 524, 537, 540, 544, 570, and 575.

Canada Real Estate

WL

WeirFoulds LLP

Power Of Sale In Real Estate Law: A Step-By-Step Overview

With interest rates and property values constantly shifting, Ontario's real estate market is experiencing an unprecedented increase in mortgage defaults. When a borrower defaults on their mortgage...

Canada Real Estate

Woitzik Polsinelli LLP

Inclusionary Zoning In Effect In Toronto After Minister's Approval Of PMTSAs

Canada Real Estate

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Changes To Quebec Real Estate Transfer Duties – Group Transfers

Canada Real Estate

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Interim Occupancy Explained: How To Prepare For An Interim Occupancy?

Canada Real Estate

SB

Sorbara Law

Another Day, Another Dollar: Steep Financial Consequences For Landlords Failing To Follow Through On Their Move Into A Rental Property

Canada Real Estate

AH

Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP

Modifications annoncées aux droits sur les mutations immobilières du Québec — Transfert par / à un groupe

Canada Real Estate

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Changes To Quebec Real Estate Transfer Duties - Transfer By / To Group

Canada Real Estate

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Selling A Condo In Québec: What Changes As Of August 14, 2025

Canada Real Estate

DG

De Grandpré Chait

Your Guide To Commercial Real Estate Transactions In Ontario

Canada Real Estate

Pacific Legal PC

Solidifying Lease Agreements Provide Clarity, Certainty

Canada Real Estate

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Is A Witness Required For Personal Guarantees Or Signatures?

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

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

BC Hydro Doubles Down: 2025 Call For Power Continues Clean Energy Push

ML

McMillan LLP

Webinar: AI Regulation: Navigating Innovation And Privacy In A Shifting Regulatory Landscape

Worldwide Technology

IC

In-House Counsel Worldwide

Contracts For Services vs. Contracts For Goods In Ontario

Canada Commercial

Pacific Legal PC

Ontario Court Comments On AI Competency

Canada Technology

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Could You Qualify For A New Home HST Rebate?

When purchasing a newly built home or condo in Canada, many buyers are often surprised by the additional cost of Harmonized Sales Tax (HST).

Canada Real Estate

Woitzik Polsinelli LLP

Enforcing A Judgment In Ontario Small Claims Court: What You Need To Know (And How I Can Help)

Winning your case in Small Claims Court is a big victory but it's not always the end of the road.

Canada Transport

NL

Nelligan Law

Manitoba Is Now Open For Food

Manitoba is a taking the provincial lead in the "public interest" that there should not be any restrictions, either directly or indirectly that restricts the use of land for a grocery store or a supermarket.

Canada Real Estate

TM

Taylor McCaffrey

Money Talks: The Commencement Of Published Monetary Orders At The Residential Tenancy Branch

In British Columbia, most disputes between residential landlords and tenants are governed by the Residential Tenancy Branch under the Residential Tenancy Act, S.B.C. 2002, c. 78 (the "RTA").

Canada Real Estate

AH

Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP

Posting Security May Not Resolve Shimco Lien Claims!

Canada Real Estate

D

Dentons

Understanding Toronto's New Houses Licensing By-law

Canada Real Estate

UL

Unified LLP

Town Of Canmore's New Residential Property Tax Scheme Given The Go-Ahead By The Alberta Court Of King's Bench

BM

Bishop & McKenzie

The Ontario College Land Disposition Process And Limitations When Encumbering Real Property

Canada Real Estate

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Principes de gouvernance des immeubles en copropriété : ouverture au changement

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Evictions In Toronto (2025): What Landlords And Tenants Should Know

Canada Real Estate

UL

Unified LLP

Ontario's Rent Increase Guidelines For 2025: What Tenants And Landlords Need To Know

Canada Real Estate

UL

Unified LLP

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

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Property Tax Relief Ahead: Court Overrules Outdated Exemption Criteria For Ontario Charities

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Harmonisation et modernisation du régime en matière de privilèges en Colombie-Britannique

Canada Real Estate

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Ontario's Rent Increase Guidelines For 2025: What Tenants And Landlords Need To Know

Ontario set its rent increase guideline for 2025 back in June of 2024, and we can expect a formal announcement for 2026 any day now.

Canada Real Estate

UL

Unified LLP

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

Trusts are a common and effective tax planning tool for the distribution of income amongst different recipients.

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Property Tax Relief Ahead: Court Overrules Outdated Exemption Criteria For Ontario Charities

Charities that serve economically vulnerable populations will no longer be required to artificially structure their activities to take advantage of one of Ontario's broader charitable exemptions from property tax.

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Harmonisation et modernisation du régime en matière de privilèges en Colombie-Britannique

La Commercial Liens Act (« CLA ») de la Colombie-Britannique est entrée en vigueur le 30 juin 2025. Cette nouvelle loi apporte des modifications importantes à la législation régissant les privilèges...

Canada Real Estate

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Proposed GST Relief For First-Time Home Buyers: What It Could Mean For You

Woitzik Polsinelli LLP

How Contractor Abandonment Impacts The Deadline For Publishing A Legal Construction Hypothec

A legal hypothec published past the deadline can be invalidated, even if the work is not finished. This is highlighted in a recent Québec Superior Court decision...

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Navigating Ontario's Strong Mayor Powers: Practical And Strategic Insights

Law360 Canada (July 29, 2025, 10:01 AM EDT) -- In November 2022, Ontario introduced asignificant shift in municipal governance through amendments to the Municipal Act, 2001, empowering select mayors with new executive authorities known as strong mayor powers.

Canada Government

LL

Lerners LLP

Avoiding Competition Pitfalls In Commercial Real Estate: The Bureau's Updated Guidance Explained

Canada's Competition Bureau (the "Bureau") has issued updated guidance on how it will apply recent amendments to the Competition Act (the "Act") to its property controls guidelines, with a focus on exclusivity clauses and restrictive covenants in commercial real estate.

Canada Real Estate

CW

Clark Wilson LLP

Beyond The Purchase Price: Evaluating Leasing Risks In Commercial Acquisitions

The acquisition of commercial real estate in Ontario presents complex legal and financial considerations, particularly where properties are subject to existing leases

Canada Real Estate

FR

Fogler, Rubinoff LLP

The New British Columbia Commercial Liens Regime

Canada Real Estate

WG

Watson Goepel LLP

Landlords Now Liable For Tenants' Criminal Acts

Canada Real Estate

SB

Sorbara Law

Buying Or Selling Property As A Non-Resident In Canada? What You Need To Know

Canada Real Estate

Woitzik Polsinelli LLP

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

Canada Real Estate

LL

Lerners LLP

Gift Or Loan? How To Help Your Child Buy A Home Without Legal Headaches

OE

O'Sullivan Estate Lawyers LLP

Lines In The Sand: A Case Of Adverse Possession From Cottage Country

Canada Real Estate

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Buyer Entitled To Recover Deposit Where Neither Side Was Ready To Complete Transaction (Nieuwenhuis v. FRP Inc.)

Canada Real Estate

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

Incremental Change: After 50 Years, The Supreme Court Is Primed To Reconsider Commercial Landlords' Remedies

Canada Litigation

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Design-Build Requirements In North Carolina

Canada Real Estate

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Court Of Appeal Clarifies Statute Of Frauds And Part Performance In Real Estate Disputes

Canada Real Estate

ML

McMillan LLP

The New British Columbia Commercial Liens Act

Canada Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

Leveling The Playing Field: New Tarion Rule Helps Curb Illegal Home Sales

Canada Real Estate

RA

Robins Appleby LLP

Small Claims Court Jurisdiction Increasing To $50,000: Options For Existing Plaintiffs

Canada Litigation

SW

Soloway Wright

Tarion Warranty Coverage Essentials: What Every New Homebuyer Should Know

Canada Real Estate

Woitzik Polsinelli LLP

Bill 17: Building Even Smarter And Faster Than Before?

Canada Real Estate

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

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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: Governance Considerations (Video)

TL

Torys LLP

2024 Budget Changes: Real Estate, Home Taxes And Rentals

FH

FH&P Lawyers

News And Insights From Osler's Market-Leading Real Estate Team - Fall 2023 (Video)

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Common Real Estate Queries: Lending To A Condominium Corporation (Video)

GW

Gowling WLG

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