Foreign Buyer Ban

Bulletin, Legal News

Authors: Nolan Degiacomo, Marc Laatu Date: August 13, 2024 INTRODUCTION The purchase of Canadian property by non-residents has become more complicated with the Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Non-Canadians Act (the “Act”), which came in force January 1, 2023. This bulletin summarizes some of the key issues facing Non-Canadians when purchasing Residential […]

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New Corporate Register for Individuals with Significant Control

Bulletin, Business, Legal News

Author: Jasmine Salamon Date: November 14, 2022 Effective January 1, 2023, the Ontario Business Corporations Act (OBCA), will be amended to require that all Ontario private corporations create and maintain a registry of ‘individuals with significant control’ (ISC). In this article, we answer five frequently asked questions regarding the new Ontario ISC registry requirements so […]

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The New City of Thunder Bay Zoning By-Law

Bulletin, Legal News

Authors: Jasmine Salamon, Marc Laatu Date: October 18, 2022 The new City of Thunder Bay, By-Law No. 1/2022, Zoning By-Law (the “2022 Zoning By-Law”) was approved by City Council on April 11, 2022. Implementation of the 2022 Zoning By-Law was delayed due to several property-specific appeals of the Zoning By-Law to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT). On September 27, […]

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