On March 20, 2020, the Government of Ontario issued an Emergency Order (O.Reg. 73/20) under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act. The order suspends limitation periods and procedural time periods relevant to tribunal proceedings. The suspension is retroactive to March 16, …
For the full article: https://www.cp24.com/news/how-to-prepare-an-application-for-the-new-canada-emergency-response-benefit-1.4876215 CERB offers a monthly $2,000 payment for a period of up to 16 weeks for those who wouldn’t otherwise be eligible for Employment Insurance. Though the regulations around who’s eligible for EI are opaque, …
To protect the health and safety of all court users and to help contain the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the Superior Court of Justice (SCJ) is suspending all regular operations, effective Tuesday, March 17, 2020, and until …
Please see the below link for a spreadsheet of all the POA Courts in Ontario and more information on what is going on with those Courts. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qhtLJbYyfUj7Z6NXNb9wUbTTvYa7JYU2ERxTshOjmYE/edit?usp=sharing
All Provincial Offences Act matters scheduled from Monday, March 16, 2020 through to and including Friday, April 3, 2020 will be adjourned and rescheduled to a later date. If you have a matter scheduled during this time, you do not …
Did the order for extension under section 85 of the Provincial Offences Act (POA) include the filing of Part I offences? The POA Extension Order pursuant to s. 85 did not extend the time for the filing of Part …
French translation can be found after the English part. As you are aware, the Government of Ontario has enacted a declaration of a provincial emergency in relation to the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The Ministry of the Attorney General’s Court …
The Ontario Paralegal Association is pleased to announce some positive changes, Attorney General Doug Downey is proposing to the justice of the peace vacancies process. Currently the application process requires candidates to submit approximately 200 paper pages by mail and …
On February 27, 2020, the Law Society of Ontario had Convocation. Convocation is called to discuss business at the Law Society of Ontario, this business can range from setting a budget for the Law Society of Ontario to making amendments …
You may have notice that the dates and times for all upcoming events are showing odd dates and times. We recently made changes to the back end that caused some unforeseen changes. Rest assured that if you click on any …
The Law Society of Ontario is very pleased to announce the launch of the Law Society Tribunal’s new website<http://www.lawsocietytribunal.ca/>. Our website has always been a great source of information about the Tribunal, containing notices, orders, reasons, rules, regulations, and guides …
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Paralegals will become notaries in 2020 by being a paralegal.