It is the responsibility of employers to ensure the rules governing the use of social media are clear and widely understood. This means educating staff on a ‘responsible use of technology’ policy or code of conduct and ...

Human rights legislation in Ontario place practical constraints on what information an employer may collect during the hiring process.

Advocates for the commercial real estate industry are united in opposition to a suggested new formula for calculating Toronto’s stormwater service charges.

A recent decision from the CRTC puts TV service providers in a better position to compete in some commercial and institutional buildings.

If passed, Bill 72 would become the Property Owners’ Protection Act, 2012, and amend the existing Ontario New Home Warranties Plan Act, Ontario Building Code and Condominium Act, which, despite the province's condo boom, has not been ...

Timelines to implement standards for integrated accessibility regulation (IAR), which encompass accessibility standards in three areas (information and communication, employment and transportation), have been set.

Quebec’s voluntary retirement savings plans (VRSPs) to capture workers not formally enrolled in company pension or group retirement savings plans.

The ISO 50001 energy management systems standard initially focuses more on commitment to performance than performance itself.

Can a condo corporation enforce a bylaw infraction against an owner when it has not enforced the same infraction against others? The answer is "yes."

Since the first Canadian energy efficiency regulation that phased out a handful of inefficient general service fluorescent lamps (GSFL) was introduced in 1995, there has been steady progress in the availability of more efficient lighting solutions ...

The Ontario government has halted promised property tax relief for commercial and industrial ratepayers in Toronto, Hamilton and several other municipalities with a higher than

Publicly traded real estate companies will continue to deal with multiple securities commissions, according to a recent Supreme Court of Canada ruling. The Court unanimously

Inflation could bring added budgeting woes for Ontario’s rental housing landlords beginning in 2013, when the annual allowable rent increase will be capped at 2.5 per cent. This arises from a new amendment to the Residential Tenancies Act ...

In Ontario, it is unclear which statutory warranty period applies to the occurrence of falling glass given the lack of specific case law and Tarion direction.

Some Canadian property owners whose buildings contain the Limpet brand sprayed asbestos-containing materials fireproofing have partially recovered their costs as part of a successful claim in the U.S. bankruptcy court.

Brownfield sites have risen and fallen out of favour with the economic tides. Today, brownfield development is more consistent due, in part, to the demand in residential and commercial developments.