Back to school: A reminder that school bus safety is everyone’s responsibility
As students across Ontario prepare to head back to school, our roads will once again become busier with school buses, young pedestrians, cyclists, and families making their way to and from school. The first few weeks of September are an important time for drivers to slow down, pay attention,…
View the post titled Back to school: A reminder that school bus safety is everyone’s responsibilityTariffs, terminations and EI: Implications of Canada’s new support package for employers
On August 25, 2026, the Canadian government announced that starting at 12:01 a.m. on September 8, 2026 it will implement “dollar for dollar” retaliatory tariffs against the United States.[1] In anticipation of the economic impact, the federal government has announced a $3.5 billion rapid res…
View the post titled Tariffs, terminations and EI: Implications of Canada’s new support package for employersCan I use my existing financial statements in a Canadian franchise disclosure document?
A foreign franchisor preparing to enter Canada will usually have financial statements already. A publicly traded franchisor may have audited consolidated statements prepared under International Financial Reporting Standards or U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. A privately held f…
View the post titled Can I use my existing financial statements in a Canadian franchise disclosure document?Privacy pulse: Federal privacy law bill, privacy law damages, and more
This summer and spring brought important developments in privacy and access to information laws. Freedom of information July 1, 2026 – Amendments to the Ontario Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) came into force that include: Certain related amendments were also mad…
View the post titled Privacy pulse: Federal privacy law bill, privacy law damages, and moreCan you accept a deposit before providing franchise disclosure in Canada?
A foreign franchisor entering Canada will often encounter the deposit question before it encounters almost anything else. A promising candidate has completed the initial interviews, perhaps identified a territory and asked the franchisor to stop speaking with competing prospects. The develop…
View the post titled Can you accept a deposit before providing franchise disclosure in Canada?When “at any time” doesn’t mean “any time”: A welcome dose of common sense
For years, employment lawyers in Ontario have had a strange relationship with termination clauses. We love them, we hate them, and sometimes we spend months litigating over a single word buried in a contract drafted years earlier. In fact, it was not uncommon for a termination clause to be s…
View the post titled When “at any time” doesn’t mean “any time”: A welcome dose of common senseJUUL class action certified in British Columbia
Since 2019, Siskinds LLP has represented the plaintiffs in proposed JUUL class actions across Canada, alleging that the e-cigarette devices are hazardous products but were falsely marketed as a desirable, safe and healthier alternative to smoking. These Canadian lawsuits allege the defendant…
View the post titled JUUL class action certified in British ColumbiaWhen trust is exploited: Abuse by professionals in positions of power
Recent news reports have alleged that a physician at Toronto’s SickKids Hospital has been charged with offences relating to child sexual abuse material. Police have stated that they have found no evidence connecting the charges to the physician’s medical practice, and the allegat…
View the post titled When trust is exploited: Abuse by professionals in positions of powerWhen must a franchise disclosure document be delivered in Canada?
One of the easiest mistakes for a foreign franchisor to make when entering Canada is to focus almost exclusively on what must be disclosed and pay comparatively little attention to when disclosure must occur. That approach is understandable. After all, preparing a franchise disclosure docume…
View the post titled When must a franchise disclosure document be delivered in Canada?What must be included in a Canadian franchise disclosure document?
For many foreign franchisors, the decision to expand into Canada eventually leads to a practical question: what exactly has to be included in a Canadian franchise disclosure document? This is an important question because Canadian franchise legislation does not simply require that a disclosu…
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