Business
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August 30, 2024
Study finds auto loans and high mortgage rates continue to fuel insolvencies
Total Canadian household debt has reached a record high of $2.41 trillion, with $626.6 billion — or 26 per cent of it — made up of unsecured debt such as auto loans, credit card debt and instalment loans, according to a new report by Bankruptcy Canada, a national network of licensed insolvency trustee firms.
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August 30, 2024
Public inquiry into foreign interference to hear from policy experts this fall
Experts on foreign interference in democratic elections and institutions will begin testifying this fall as a federal public inquiry enters a crucial policy stage that could help shape future legislative changes.
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August 30, 2024
Report: Nova Scotia workers’ compensation system needs to cut costs, time lost to injury
Nova Scotia’s workers’ compensation system (WCS) should review its cost structure and introduce penalties for workers and employers who don’t co-operate in the return-to-work process to make the underfunded system more sustainable, according to a review of the system.
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August 30, 2024
B.C. court finds hotel liable for cutting employee shifts during COVID-19 pandemic
The B.C. Supreme Court has held that a Vancouver hotel that stopped offering shifts to hourly employees during the COVID-19 pandemic is liable for breach of contract, despite a provision in the employment contracts that assignment of hours would be subject to business demand.
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August 30, 2024
Time to rethink life with no parole | Norman Douglas
On April 3 and 4, 2024, I was enjoying a momentous weekend. I had driven to Wawa and Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. from my home in Collingwood for three book signings. It was during the second one on the Saturday morning when I was shocked.
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August 29, 2024
B.C. auditor general finds no conflict of interest in administration of ZEV grant program
Accounting and consulting firm MNP did not favour its own clients or attempt to find new ones through its administration of British Columbia’s zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) grant program, the province’s auditor general has concluded.
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August 29, 2024
Ontario court upholds regulator’s policy of publishing allegations before tribunal hearings
The Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Ontario’s policy of publishing documents related to enforcement proceedings prior to a hearing before a tribunal is reasonable, the Ontario Superior Court has held.
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August 29, 2024
Right to data portability soon coming into effect in Quebec
Organizations doing business in Quebec face new compliance obligations as the right to data portability comes into force at the tail end of September, spelling the end of a one-year leniency period following the entry into force of Quebec’s sweeping overhaul of its privacy regime.
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August 29, 2024
New international practitioner for Segev
Boaz Nahshoni who is called to practise in the State of New York and in Israel is joining the business, technology, securities and gaming law firm Segev LLP.
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August 28, 2024
New partner at Segev
David McHugh has been appointed a partner at the business, technology, securities and gaming law firm Segev LLP, effective Aug. 2, 2024.