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Nearly two years after the project first became subject to foreclosure proceedings, the Davie & Nicola project in the West End of Vancouver has been sold to a new developer, according to filings in the Supreme Court of British Columbia. Full story: https://lnkd.in/gNcxirtA OpenForm Properties | Michael Buchan | Carey Buntain | Chris Wieser | Kevin Murray | Mitchell Knoepfel | Megan Low | Avison Young | Canada #Vancouver #BCrealestate #realestate #realestatenews

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In a new article, Partner Raj Kehar and Associate Nikolas A. Koschany provide an overview of the City of Toronto's Official Plan Amendments, which were recently approved with modifications by Ontario's Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing. These amendments delineate and create policies for 120 Major Transit Station Areas and Protected Major Transit Station Areas in the City, with a stated goal of supporting the construction of over 1.5 million homes in these areas, over the next 25 years. Follow the link to read more: https://bit.ly/45pQuhE #MunicipalLaw #PlanningLaw #LandDevelopment

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As some of you may know, we at Lenczner Slaght maintain an open-access database of information about cases at the Supreme Court of Canada. We're currently working on updating it to include more data from the last few years, as well as new fields that collect additional information about the Supreme Court. My past experience with our SCC Leave database has been that crowdsourcing can yield some very good ideas for how we can improve our database and our models. So now I'm doing it again for our SCC Appeals database. What new information should we collect in our SCC Appeals database? We're looking for information that: (1) is useful (in the sense of allowing us to better understand the drivers of appeal outcomes, the length of time for appeals to be decided, or otherwise generally understanding the Court as an institutions); (2) is easily and publicly available; and (3) can be coded consistently and objectively. Share your thoughts in the comments or via private message. We would love to be able to build out a database that contains even more useful information about the Supreme Court of Canada.

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A much-anticipated decision by the Supreme Court of Canada has significant implications for the ability of Canadian courts to assume jurisdiction over foreign defendants under the “real and substantial connection” test. In their Update, David Rankin and Ankita Gupta provide their analysis of the SCC’s decision. https://ow.ly/oxG350WCUHZ #contracts #foreigndefendants #goodarguablecasestandard

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December 2024 IRCC Memorandum to the Minister titled "Prohibiting Work and Study Permit Applications at Ports of Entry Across Canada" lists two options to prohibit work and study permit applications at ports of entry to reduce flagpoling. Option 2 was what was chosen, which was to prohibit the processing of work permit applications at ports of entry for flagpolers only. While Option 1 is redacted, it was likely to prohibit all port of entry applications. The Memo says that under Option 2 "TRV-exempt nationals genuinely applying for a work permit on entry would remain eligible to do so, unlike in Option 1." Option 2 is also described as a "more selective and less dramatic step towards reducing flagpoling volumes." The Memo further says that Option 2 would "intentionally avoid sudden and unintend consequences for Canadian business that require timely access to workers from TRV-exempt countries, and would accordingly be more acceptable to stakeholders." The Memo notes that IRCC will actively monitor volumes in the coming months and provide advice on a more comprensive solution, such as Option 1, if needed. I have previously commented on Borderlines that I do not think work permit caps are possible if people can apply for them at ports of entry. While I no longer think that a prohibition will happen in 2025, I do think one is coming. https://lnkd.in/gYJBpTwB

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Where will Ontario grow? Fundamental to understanding and planning for future housing is determining population growth. The province has released a proposed update to the Projection Methodology Guideline, which establishes guidance on how to establish population and employment forecasts and resulting land needs. The methodology is open for comment until October 11. https://lnkd.in/gF3mqnhz

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What are the impacts of key legal issues on Canadian commercial real estate? Rachel Hutton, Michael Dyck, Mario Paura and Miguel Manzano, partners of our Real Estate Group, authored the Real Estate 2025 chapter of the Chambers Global Practice Guide, offering insights into the latest developments in purchase and sale, financing, leasing, and more. Read the full chapter here: https://bit.ly/4lEzLNg Chambers and Partners #RealEstateLaw #LegalInsights #CanadianLaw 

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In a welcome decision for employers, the Manitoba Court of King’s Bench upheld a “without cause” termination clause in the recent case of Hebert v Colin’s Mechanical Service Ltd., 2025 MBKB 87, which considered a without cause termination prior to the expiry of a term contract.  This article by Shandra Czarnecki, Devin Wehrle and Nicolas Nudler discusses the background of the case, the arguments that were rejected by the Court and what it means for employers moving forward: https://lnkd.in/gaqCh8ks  Read more: Insights from Shandra  → https://lnkd.in/gSzz7Ez6  Insights from Devin  → https://lnkd.in/gqkQpSUZ  Insights from Nicolas  → https://lnkd.in/gn94NQN6

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