Unanswered Questions
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Are Ontario municipalities allowed to stop issuing marriage licenses during COVID-19?
Some Ontario cities, such as Waterloo say on their website:
"Due to COVID-19, marriage licences will be suspended until further notice."
Here is a screenshot, in case the website changes.
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Fired for refusing overtime? (Canadian Engineer)
So I'm in a bit of a tricky situation right now, and would like some advice. Here is the relevant background information:
I am a salaried employee (engineer in training) based in Ontario, Canada. ...
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Bitcoin service regulations
Most governments don't consider Bitcoin to be currency, so it's somewhat of a legal gray zone regarding regulation. I know most exchanges must follow KYC/AML systems because they trade with fiat too, ...
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Quebec language law and "French First" requirement
Suppose I am developing an application for company A which will be used by A's employees worldwide. A has offices in Quebec, Canada. I am aware that local laws exist in Quebec which protect workers ...
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Specific law/regulation about annual report and other shareholder information disclosure in Canada
As I understand it, when you hold shares of a publicly traded company (or ETF) via a broker, the broker is obligated to forward you the relevant investor information from the company (e.g. annual ...
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Is it false advertising if a business claims to provide a service that they do not actually provide?
Shoppers Drug Mart is a chain of drugstores in Canada. On their website (archived) they claim to offer the service of taking passport photographs of infants.
Hypothetical: I go to a branch near me and ...
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Is citizenship a prohibited ground of discrimination in Alberta?
Alberta has proposed adding an indicator on driver's licenses to show that the holder is a Canadian citizen.
Some people are worried that this could lead to discrimination against non-citizens. But is ...
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Can employer force workers to speak a language at work in Ontario?
Can employees who have English as a second language be forced to speak English while at work, during times where English is not a bona fide job requirement?
Example: quiet conversations during periods ...
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Do Ontario municipal property taxes only apply to surface rights?
It's my understanding there can be different kinds of rights associated with a given parcel of land in Ontario, Canada:
Surface Rights (most common)
Mining Rights
Timber rights
Other, such as fishing,...
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Who writes all the unnumbered summary text, on top a Supreme Court of Canada Justice's judgement?
Peruse Ledcor Construction Ltd. v. Northbridge Indemnity Insurance Co. 2016 SCC 37 as example. I am referring to the numberless text commencing with
During construction, a building’s windows were ...
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When entering into an agreement, is a term stating "you agree not to take legal action against us for damages" enforcable?
I know in settlement agreements there are provisions that basically state:
You will not bring further legal action against the company.
I guess this shows that a contract can prevent a party from ...
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Misleading food labelling
What to do if you were violently ill from a product from a huge establishment that had a lone, large green label on the front of the product saying “vegan”, only to find once consuming, it contained ...
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If work must be paid in Canada, when/how is volunteer work allowed?
This is a bit of a follow up to Is it legal to work without pay - Canada?
When is it legal to do something and not get paid (in Canada)? Where I live volunteer work is common (ranging from helping at ...
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What does the phrase "...is well founded in fact and in law" mean?
I have a basic question that stems purely from curiosity. It might be important to mention that I am not a lawyer nor a student of law.
I have read multiple pleadings in which some of them end with a ...
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Qualifications or exceptions to a requirement to report to a port of entry
Wikipedia's article titled Canada–United States border says this:
It is illegal to cross the border outside border controls. Everyone crossing the border must be checked.
There appear to be some ...
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