COVID-19 Update – Change Made to List of Essential Businesses
The Province has amended the list of essential businesses via O.Reg. 136/20 to now include “construction projects that are due to be completed before October 4, 2020 and that would provide additional capacity in the
COVID-19 Update – Province Amends O.Reg. 73/20
The Province has amended O.Reg. 73/20, which provides for the suspension of certain limitation periods for the duration of the Declaration of Emergency, via the passage of amending O.Reg. 137/20. The amendment stipulates that O.Reg.
COVID-19 Update – Construction Noise Hours Extended
On April 7, 2020, the Province passed regulations that temporarily suspend construction related noise by-laws across Ontario. O.Reg. 130/20 and O.Reg. 131/20 bar municipalities from prohibiting and regulating noise made in connection with: Construction projects
COVID-19 Update – New Restrictions to Construction Activity
On April 3rd, 2020, the Government of Ontario reduced the list of businesses qualifying as “essential” and directed non-essential businesses to close by 11:59 pm on April 4, 2020. The closure is in effect for
LPAT – Settlement Hearings in Writing or by Teleconference
On March 24, 2020, the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) advised that it was cancelling all hearing events scheduled before July 1, 2020 and would not be scheduling any new hearing events, including in-person, written
COVID-19 Update – Suspension of Limitation Periods and Procedural Timelines
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Provincial Government has made an Order suspending limitation periods and procedural timelines in Ontario. A copy of the Order can be found here. The suspension is retroactive to
LPAT – Adjournment of Hearing Events – Suspension of Timelines
LPAT has issued this letter on March 24 providing its interpretation of Provincial Regulation 73/20 and has indicated that all procedural steps set out in approved procedural orders, as well as any hearings which are
Business Interruption Insurance and COVID-19
The crisis that the world is dealing with is unprecedented in our lifetime. People are worried not only about their health and the health of their loved ones but about the long term survival of
COVID-19 Update – LPAT adjourns until April 3, 2020
Effective immediately, the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal has adjourned all appearance hearings, telephone conference calls and mediation event scheduled until April 3, 2020 to be rescheduled at a later date. The Tribunal will not schedule
COVID-19 Update
As of Monday March 16th, all lawyers and staff are working from home. A small, brave admin team (who either walk or self-drive to work) is onsite to provide support to the rest of the