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- Sigh of Relief for Commercial Landlords: Letters of Credit Unaffected by a Tenant’s Bankruptcy
The Ontario Court of Appeal, in 7636156 Canada Inc. (Re), 2020 ONCA 681 (“7636156”), recently affirmed the autonomy of documentary letters of credit as valid security for the obligations of a tenant under a commercial lease when that lease is disclaimed by the tenant or the tenant’s trustee in bankr … Read more »
- What Landowners need to know about the Land Owner Transparency Act and the Land Owner Transparency Registry
Overview Today, the Province put the Land Owner Transparency Act (British Columbia) (the “LOTA”) into action and launched a new registry intended to make land ownership “transparent” in BC. As part of its 30-point housing affordability plan, the Province enacted the LOTA to combat money-laundering … Read more »
- CERS: Canada’s Proposed Commercial Rent Subsidy Program under Consideration in Parliament
November 20 update: Bill C-9 received Royal Assent on November 19, 2020. For detailed commentary from members of our Tax Group, please see here. Bill C-9 creating the new Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (the “CERS”) received its Third Reading in the House of Commons on November 6, 2020 and is now unde … Read more »
- Justice Delayed is Justice Denied: Alberta’s Proposed Prompt Payment Legislation
Introduction The Alberta government is signaling major changes to the construction industry with its proposed prompt payment legislation. Bill 37, the Builders’ Lien (Prompt Payment) Amendment Act, 2020[1], passed a second reading on October 28, 2020 and is expected to come into force in July 2021 a … Read more »
- La Cour Supérieure distingue les effets du refus de contracter et ceux du refus d’exécuter sur le processus d’appel d’offre du BSDQ
Dans la décision Construction Intégral MT inc. c. 4198191 Canada inc. (Industries Cama), 2020 QCCS 1953 rendue le 26 juin 2020, l’Honorable Suzanne Tessier de la Cour supérieure du Québec a rejeté l’action du deuxième plus bas soumissionnaire conforme, lequel alléguait qu’un contrat aurait dû lui êt … Read more »