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Melissa Lukings, Associate As the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation approaches, it is crucial for us, as members of the legal community in Ontario (and in Canada as a whole), to reflect [...]

Shreshtha Garg, Family Law Associate It is that time of year again, where we see school buses on the road, children from the neighbourhood with their backpacks or even waiting to be dropped to [...]

Despite the higher start-up costs and administrative requirements, incorporation offers many benefits to a business such as the creation of a separate legal entity, limited liability, lower [...]

Lister Beaupré is proud to announce that as of January 30, 2018, the Managing Partner of Lister Beaupré, Andrew Lister, has been called to the Bar of the Northwest Territories. We would be happy [...]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

By NIGEL McKECHNIE Some employers prefer to place employees on independent contractor agreements because benefits are twofold: i) this type of contract allows for flexibility; and ii) employers [...]

By SOGOL NASERIAN The Government of Canada introduced a few notable changes to the Express Entry system, which came into effect on June 6, 2017. These changes were: 1. Applicants can now collect [...]

By SAMARA BELITZKY   The Court of Appeal for Ontario has recently confirmed that if the application of a termination clause potentially violates the Employment Standards Act, 2000, S. O. [...]

By SAMARA BELITZKY     On March 8, 2017, the Ontario Human Rights Commission (“OHRC”) reinforced International Women’s Day by releasing its report on sexualized and gender-based dress codes [...]

BY GRACE H. SKOWRONSKI   With the recent influx of large organizations announcing imminent workplace investigations and the release of high-profile workplace investigation reports flooding [...]