Family
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January 10, 2025
Impact of Trudeau’s departure on future immigration policies | Colin Singer
Justin Trudeau’s resignation as Canada’s prime minister marks a significant turning point for the nation’s immigration policies. It was these policies that largely accounted for his meteoric downfall. Currently, the Conservative Party of Canada’s leader, Pierre Poilievre, has an insurmountable 29 percentage point lead in public opinion polls, the Wall Street Journal reported on January 7.
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January 10, 2025
Lessons from RECO: Disclosure of septic systems | Harjot Atwal
“Take time for all things. Great haste makes great waste.” — Benjamin Franklin
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January 09, 2025
Federal government announces various changes to Canada Pension Plan now in effect
The federal government has announced various changes to the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) that became effective as of Jan. 1, including a new benefit relating to students who are children of contributors that are disabled or deceased, a death benefit top-up and new rules for survivors’ pension entitlement.
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January 09, 2025
Yukon child advocate lauds move to regulate social workers
Yukon’s voice for children and youth is calling the territory’s ongoing bid to regulate social workers a welcome — albeit “long overdue” — move toward creating accountability in the profession and greater protection for the public.
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January 09, 2025
Uncertainty surrounds citizenship by descent laws due to prorogation of Parliament
As the current Parliament session has been prorogued until March 24, 2025, the federal government will be unable to meet the extended deadline to implement changes to Canada's citizenship by descent laws, which the Ontario Superior Court of Justice had set to be March 19, 2025.
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January 09, 2025
Lessons from RECO: Asbestos and UFFI | Harjot Atwal
“The ultimate answer is use to less toxic [materials] so that the public hazard from their misuse is greatly reduced.” — Rachel Carson
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January 08, 2025
Incumbent on Ontario lawyers to be aware of new rules and regs to better serve clients: lawyer
New year, new rules. A suite of new regulations and statutes have come into force in Ontario as of Jan. 1, running the gamut from cannabis retailing to rules for workers to child protection and building codes.
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January 08, 2025
University of Calgary receives multimillion dollar gift for family law centre, research chairs
The Alberta Law Foundation has announced a $26.8 million gift to fund a new centre at the University of Calgary that will focus on improving outcomes for people involved in the family justice system.
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January 08, 2025
New Year’s resolution suggestions for family lawyers | Gary S. Joseph
I have often referred to the importance of mentoring and the benefits I have reaped and continue to reap from the mentoring I enjoyed from the late James C. MacDonald, QC. However, I also was the beneficiary of some most helpful mentoring from, surprisingly, (but perhaps not so), family lawyers who were at times aggressive opponents during my career. I am now going to share some of this transmitted wisdom in the form of suggested New Year’s resolutions for family lawyers. Here’s my top 10 suggestions:
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January 08, 2025
MARITAL OR FAMILY PROPERTY - Equalization or division - Conduct of parties - Asset types - Inheritances or gifts
Appeal by husband from two trial orders relating to storage costs and value of his inherited interest in a property in Palm Desert, California and order varying sealed bid process for dividing family property, replacing it with an order for private sale of properties.