The Complete Brief
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March 27, 2025
A business owner’s guide to the 2024 GST/HST tax break
The Canadian government’s Tax Break for All Canadians Act was introduced to offer economic relief during the holiday season, by providing a one-time break from GST/HST from Dec. 14, 2024, to Feb. 15, 2025.
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March 27, 2025
Coping with the implied undertaking rule
Recent decisions in the Federal Court deal with the scope of the implied undertaking rule.
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March 27, 2025
The problem with immigration detention | John L. Hill
Many Canadians are feeling apprehensive since the election of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States. We fear for our economy with on-again, off-again threats of tariffs. We become angered at suggestions of annexation to become the 51st state. Few of us have felt the oppression of concerted state action affecting our daily lives.
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March 26, 2025
Saskatchewan introduces additional six per cent sales tax on vaping products
Vapour products in Saksatchewan will face an additional six per cent provincial sales tax (PST) as the provincial government is set to remove an exemption on vapour products as part of an effort to discourage their use.
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March 26, 2025
B.C. Court of Appeal rules forum selection clause doesn't apply in defamation case against X
A forum selection clause in the social media platform X’s terms of service does not apply to a defamation lawsuit brought against it over content posted on X, the B.C. Court of Appeal has ruled.
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March 26, 2025
New FINTRAC anti-money laundering regulations allow some businesses to share information
The federal government has published new regulations regarding new obligations under the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act and associated regulations for factors, cheque cashers and financing or leasing entities.
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March 26, 2025
B.C. court allows new plaintiff in proposed class action against Canadian airport authorities
The British Columbia Supreme Court has allowed an application in a proposed class action against several Canadian airports, rejecting the defendants' arguments that the proposed plaintiff was barred from bringing a claim under the Class Proceedings Act due to his residency.
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March 26, 2025
SpringLaw brings in new employment and labour lawyer
SpringLaw has announced that Calvin To has joined the firm as an employment and labour lawyer in Toronto.
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March 26, 2025
Rae Christen Jeffries LLP welcomes newest associate
The management labour and employment law firm of Rae Christen Jeffries LLP has announced a new associate, Piraveena Ganesarasa.
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March 26, 2025
Ontario Law Commission seeking public input on improving protection orders
The Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) has launched two surveys aimed at gauging opinions about how to improve protection orders in the province to ensure people are kept safe from intimate partner and family violence.