Direct Sales in Canada: Understanding not for resale myths
The Not For Resale (“NFR”) distribution entry model to the Canadian market is acutely misunderstood. This discussion will outline the top 3 NFR “myths”, and explore potential legal risks multi-level marketing (“MLM”) businesses face. NFR is a Canadian importation rule Not For Resale is not an importation rule. It is actually an export rule. It...
Continue reading the post titled Direct Sales in Canada: Understanding not for resale myths$50,000 WAPRIITA Fine
On March 4, 2019, Topwin Trading Co. Ltd. (“Topwin”) pled guilty to violating the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act (WAPRIITA) and fined $50,000 in penalties. The Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) notified the enforcement branch of Environment and Climate Change Canada (“ECCC”) upon becoming aware of a...
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In Getting Tough on Environmental Crime?, Ecojustice collates fragmentary, publicly available information to show the marked decline in federal environmental inspections and convictions since 2004.
Continue reading the post titled What's happened to federal enforcement?Rusting wrecks an oil spill timebomb?
Who will pay for cleaning up oil from a 70-year-old wreck? The owner of the ship, who may be long gone, or the Armed Forces that sank it?
Continue reading the post titled Rusting wrecks an oil spill timebomb?Federal Environmental Assessment and Land Use Planning: Interjurisdictional Issues
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has released a decision which demonstrate that the relationship between environmental assessments and land use planning remains as complex as ever, especially when interjurisdictional issues are involved. The October 29, 2018 decision in Halton v. CNR, 2018 ONSC 6095, a motion to stay an application, involves a Canadian National...
Continue reading the post titled Federal Environmental Assessment and Land Use Planning: Interjurisdictional IssuesMaking money from climate change
One of the fascinating things about last week’s EECO conference was that no one was there to debate the terrifying science of climate change. Everyone at the leading edge has moved on to economics: who will make money from climate change, and how? Public and institutional interest in the issue is reflected in the growing...
Continue reading the post titled Making money from climate changeSkytruth: a great site
Skytruth.org is a great site for seeing what is really happening in big environmental problems, like the BP oil spill, and fast-growing oil and gas production fields. They collect and publish up to date aerial photos. That’s another good thing about Google, the web and social media: it’s getting harder and harder to hide things...
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Now that even Exxon Mobil is calling for a carbon tax, why don't we have one?
Continue reading the post titled Want to watch climate change happening?Rehab First Breakfast Seminar Series Speech
On March 6th, Jim Mays gave a speech as part of the Rehabilitation First Breakfast Seminar Series. This article is a text of that speech. Jim joined Siskinds in 1987 and has been a Partner since 1992. He is the Personal Injury Practice Group leader. “I have to say that I feel a little bit...
Continue reading the post titled Rehab First Breakfast Seminar Series SpeechAODA Compliance – Will you be ready for January 1?
Several months ago, I blogged briefly about the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (“AODA”), which became law in 2005. As part of that law, every private-sector and not-for-profit organization that provides goods or services to the public or to third parties and that has at least one employee in Ontario must be in compliance...
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