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How Establishing Proper Business Agreements Impacts Your Business
Agreements are an essential part of every business transaction. Either verbal or in writing, agreements define the scope of the transaction, the terms and conditions, and rights and liabilities of each party involved in the transaction. Many Canadian laws impose...
How to Choose the Right Legal Structure for Your Small Business
Starting a new business or taking over an existing one comes with a lot of interesting and exciting prospects for the future. However, with the potential to increase your income and obtain your dream job in your field of expertise comes a great deal of fiscal,...
Is Your Workplace Ready for the New Cannabis Legalization?
The Cannabis Act officially achieved Royal Assent and with the impending legalization on October 17, 2018 comes great responsibility on the part of employers and their employees alike. The situation becomes even more complicated due to the increasing amount of laws...
Factors to Consider Before Launching a Business in Canada
Starting a small business in Ontario comes with its own unique set of challenges, but in the end, it can be highly rewarding. It’s a big decision that takes a great deal of expertise, perseverance, time, effort, and commitment. But if you take the right legal and...
Why Small- and Medium-Sized Businesses Should Incorporate
As a small business owner or entrepreneur who’s just getting their feet wet in a certain industry, there’s likely a lot you need to learn through experience in terms of how to make your business successful and remain in compliance with legal stipulations....
$30,000 fine for another director of a corporation in Ontario.
Here is yet another example where director was found personally liable for the payment of wages, and once he failed to comply with the ministry’s orders, he had to deal with the consequences. A proper review of this case should show to many entrepreneurs and business...
Ontario Employer – How much are you willing to pay for your mistakes?
Bill 148 - New Employment Law Cheat-Sheet* MINIMUM WAGE: January 1, 2018 - $14.00 per hour January 1, 2019 - $15.00 per hour January 1, 2020 - annual inflation 3 HOUR RULE: Shift of less than 3 hours - 3 hours pay Cancellation of shift with less than 48 hours - 3...
#MeToo – protect your business reputation and make it RIGHT!
A recent #MeToo movement has exposed serious problems of sexual harassment, discrimination and abuse on various levels of art industry. And while the movement might bring many positive changes to the industry, we want to emphasize our attention on an accompanying...
$14 per hour – it is not the only change. Is your business ready?
It would be hard to find a person in Ontario who didn’t hear about the recent increase of the minimum hourly wage in Ontario to $14.00. And while most of the comments, criticism and small business outcry was directed to this increase, we were surprised that no one...
No Harassment prevention practice – No government Support!
Federal government starts to cut companies and organizations off its federal funding support if they don't have "best practices" in place to deal with harassment and bullying. Workplace Violence and Harassment Policy and corresponding complaint, investigation and...