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CondoBusiness
Working at heights standard takes effect in April
A new working at heights training standard aimed at preventing deaths and critical injuries in the Ontario construction sector takes effect April 1.
Construction Business
Labour court challenge for Site C dam
The B.C. and Yukon Territory Building and Construction Trades Council has filed a civil lawsuit against B.C. Hydro in B.C. Supreme Court, claiming its open shop labour model for the Site C dam project would unconstitutionally hurt union organization.
CondoBusiness
Ontario aims to move new Condo Act this spring
The Ontario government is aiming to introduce a modernized Condo Act this spring, Minister of Government and Consumer Services David Orazietti said Friday in a phone interview.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
How to identify predatory tenants
Steps to help landlords identify predatory tenants before they slip through the front door, creating a costly stream of havoc in their wake.
CondoBusiness
Budget prep for condo managers
Each year, every condominium corporation requires a budget to be prepared, approved and circulated to unit owners. This is both for information and transparency purposes,
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Canadian security strategy enlists landlords
Bill C-51, the proposed Anti-Terrorism Act, would give CSIS a broader mandate, including entry, search and installing equipment in buildings.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Latent defects and the law
When buying apartment buildings of older stock, buyers should beware of latent defects and know their rights within the law.
CondoBusiness
A flurry of red-tagged emergency generators
When last winter’s ice storm walloped Toronto days before Christmas and knocked out power in parts of the city for upwards of a week, it
Construction Business
Alberta firm convicted under Safety Codes Act
In a landmark decision released on November 3, 2014, the Provincial Court of Alberta found Williams Engineering Canada Inc. (Williams Engineering) guilty of creating unsafe conditions contrary to provincial safety legislation.
CondoBusiness
New Ontario Condominium Act coming soon
It was the condominium-sized elephant in the room at the Condo Conference, an annual two-day event co-hosted by the Association of Condominium Managers of Ontario
CondoBusiness
Building services providers and termination pay
George has been working as head of security at the local shopping mall for the last five years. However, a new security company has just
CondoBusiness
Condo office likely a question of how, not if
All signals suggest that when the Ontario government moves forward with its modernization of the Condominium Act, creating a ‘condo office’ will not be a
CondoBusiness
When residents repeatedly break condo rules
The Ontario courts view a forced unit sale as a last resort, even when residents repeatedly break condo rules. Escalating enforcement measures come first.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
When residential tenants fail to pay
When it comes to collecting money owed as a result of non-payment of rent, for damage to a property or even for utilities, landlords are forced to attend small claims court. Here's what else they should do.
CondoBusiness
When courts force condo owners to sell
Canada's courts are being called upon to find the balance between the rights of condo owners versus the rights of the greater community.
Construction Business
10 ways to ensure a construction claim
There are a number of strategies that parties can take in order to mitigate potential construction claims or challenges that may arise.
CondoBusiness
Keeping petty condo disputes out of court
Prevent small condominium disputes from becoming costly, drawn-out court cases.



