Up-to-date Sector Information

The Federal government announced comprehensive support of nearly $9 billion for post-secondary students and recent graduates and also expanded existing federal employment, skills development, and youth programming to create up to 116,000 jobs, placements, and other training.

The Land Registry Office recommends that expropriating authorities submit expropriation plans to the Land Registry Office and wait for review and approval thereof before submitting certificates of approval to the approving authorities for signature.

Health experts say COVID-19 Outbreak has likely peaked in Ontario but continued public health measures remain critical.

The Government of Canada is taking immediate action through Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan to support Canadians and businesses facing hardship as a result of the global COVID-19 outbreak.

The Ministry of the Solicitor General has prepared the attached Process Guide

A recent decision of the Bath Institution allows a medically vulnerable prisoner to be released to self-isolate in the community during the COVID-19 pandemic.

LAO as a temporary and emergency measure to address the COVID pandemic will provide expedited transcript rates for bail reviews. These expedited rates will be offered as an inherent disbursement on the billing portal. LAO hopes to have made the necessary changes to the billing portal by early next week. Recall that LAO has recently, as a response to the COVID pandemic, waived any assessment of merit in issuing bail review certificates.

On March 18, 2020, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (“AGCO”) announced a three month extension for the terms of all active liquor, gaming and cannabis licences, authorizations and registrations. The AGCO will now be further extending the term of all active liquor, gaming and cannabis licences, registrations and authorizations by three additional months to September 18, 2020.

The Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) published a relief order that provides registrants with six additional months to comply with the conflicts of interest provisions in the Client Focused Reforms. The CSA published a second relief order that provides that the relationship disclosure provisions of the Client Focused Reforms will take effect on December 31, 2021.

The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) has released guidance for insurers about options for providing customers with financial relief during this temporary declared emergency period. This guidance supports the implementation of amendments to Ontario Regulation 7/00 (“Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices – UDAP”) approved by the Ontario Government on April 15, 2020.