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Update: Draft Legislation on Landlord Tax Liabilities Provides Relief for Residential Tenants

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Since the publication of our blog, Tenants Beware: The Risks of Landlord Tax Liabilities, draft legislation released by the Department of Finance on August 12, 2024, has proposed a change to the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the...more

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Canadian Competition Bureau Stakes Out Aggressive Stance on Property Controls in Preliminary Enforcement Guidance

Following the Canadian Competition Bureau’s 2023 Retail Grocery Market Study in which it recommended that provincial and territorial governments take measures to limit property controls in the grocery industry, including...more

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Don’t Walk Away! Landlord Remedies on Lease Repudiation

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Markets change. Situations change. Plans change. And in the face of change, tenants are often faced with future lease obligations that no longer suit their business plans. They need (or at least want) to change the deal with...more

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Tenants Beware: The Risks of Landlord Tax Liabilities

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A recent ruling from the Tax Court of Canada underscores the significance of tenants verifying their landlords' residency status in adhering to any obligations to withhold taxes in accordance with Part XIII of the Income Tax...more

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Let's Be Reasonable: Landlord Consents to Lease Assignment

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What sort of things go through a commercial landlord's mind when receiving a notice from its tenant that the tenant wants consent to assign its lease? The answer is, all sorts of things. The landlord may want the space...more

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Ontario Landlords May Now Have Lien Claim Exposure from Tenant’s Work

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The Construction Act (Ontario) (formerly known as the Construction Lien Act) (the “Act”) was substantially amended last year. The first phase of those amendments came into force in Ontario July 1, 2018. Under the Act as it...more

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