Occupancy permits: For a newly built or renovated dwelling or an extension or addition thereto, it is necessary to find out whether or not the local municipality has issued an occupancy permit under its building by-law or property standards by-law or under the Ontario Building Code. However, there could be several reasons why an occupancy permit has not been issued. To start with, some municipalities do not issue

There are other searches besides a title search, that are necessary to assure title and enhance the marketability of a property. The purpose of these searches are to determine if there are any statutory liens or orders that may affect a property, and if a property complies with municipal by-laws or other statutory requirements. Depending on the type of property that is being purchased, the nature of the searches will change.

The Franchise Relationship & LicensingTransferring from one person to another, information or industrial or intellectual property rights to enable the transferee to engage in a commercial activity is the basis of franchise and licence agreements, yet simply just another form of contractual relationship. Business entities between them can make a franchise or license agreement of any sort.

The most basic form of business organization, used in a wide variety of circumstances, is called a sole proprietorship. Such organizations are relatively inexpensive to set up and require few legal formalities. In fact, a sole proprietorship comes into effect when an individual carries on business for his or her own account without the involvement of other individuals, excepting employees. Quite a number of small businesses

It is an obligation of the attorney for property to find and read the grantor’s will so as to ensure that assets specifically given in the will are not inadvertently liquidated or the grantor’s estate plan destroyed. The attorney is prohibited by the Substitute Decisions Act (SDA) from disposing of property specifically given in the will, unless a sale is required to support the grantor or the property can be given to the

The common law of agency, broadly speaking, constitute the powers of attorney. This relationship of an agency is established when one person, principal, donor or grantor authorizes another person, agent or attorney to act as his or her agent. An agency relationship used to terminate in common law, when the donor became mentally incapable. As this common law principle seriously limited the practical utility

For long the corporate ladder has been an issue of survival of the corporate fittest, highly dominated by the white male.  So much so, that the white male is often thought of as the underlying decision maker, the one who makes the final corporate changes along with the one who delegates and sets the management positions for those who seek employment.  In perspective the white male holds all the cards with an

How does one win an Oscar?  Is George Washington considered so highly as an individual because he was the first American president or because he now has the capital of the U.S named after him?  How about Abraham Lincoln, not the first American president but just as renowned.  Is it because he was the first to abolish slavery in the U.S or is it because there sits a huge statue of him in front of the parliament

In its earliest stages the strongest influence on a “movement” is likely to be the charismatic leader who personally symbolizes its values.  At some point intellectuals play a leadership role by contributing to the developing ideology of the movement, be it corporate strategy or game planning.  And if a movement endures and grows for any length of time, administrative leaders arise who are concerned with the practical

The term labour movement is often applied to any organization or association of wage earners who join together to advance their common interests.  It more broadly applies, however, to any association of workers by geographical area, trade or industry, or any other factor.  While labour unions have been the almost exclusive centre of the modern labour movement in Canada, United States, Western Europe, and in