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Advance Directives and Living Wills

If you already have a will, chances are you understand how important this legal document is for expressing your final wish and relieving your loved ones...

Employee non-competes are not only unenforceable they are illegal!

In Ontario, unlike non-solicit and non-disclosure provisions, as of October 25, 2021 employers cannot enter into employment contracts or other agreements with employees that requires them...

Toronto’s Vacant Home Tax

As of 2022 Torontonians need to pay to keep their homes vacant, whether by choice or not!  That's right, the City of Toronto added Chapter 778,...

Does your occupancy period count towards your 12 month anti-flipping of property?

Does your occupancy period count towards your 12 month anti-flipping of property? Bill C-32 makes a few simple changes to the Canadian Income Tax Act (the "Act")...

Can a foreign buyer enter into a purchase for a Pre-Construction Condo that closes after the 2-year ban?

The simple answer, is no.  Although not exactly clear, the language in the Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Non-Canadians Act (the "Act"), does...

My New Construction Condo Is Not What I Thought It Would Be?

Four years later (if your lucky depending how early you purchased your preconstruction condominium unit), you just finished your pre-delivery inspection ("PDI") with a builder representative...

Foreign Buyer Ban and Anti-House Flipping Laws Implemented in 2023

The Foreign Buyer Ban If you have been trying to buy a house over the last few years, you may feel it's impossible to get one...

Interest on your condo deposits; how and when do you get paid by the builder or when does the builder have to pay you?

Normally, unless explicitly written into your contract, interest is not required under law in Ontario to be paid on your deposits or any other amounts paid...

Holiday Decorations for Condominiums

With the holidays upon us, many of us get into the festive mood by decorating our homes for the season. Your options are practically limitless if...

Estate Planning for Serious Illnesses

Everyone should consider estate planning regardless of their health status as it relieves their loved ones of the burden of determining what they would have wanted...