Blog Round-up – November and December 2024

by George Roy | Jan 3, 2025 | Blogs, Current Awareness

A bi-monthly round-up of blog posts from the Manitoba legal community for the months of November and December 2024

Fillmore Riley

• An ill wind to blow from the trademark office? Trademark owners best prepare right now, Dec 16
• Manitoba’s new labour landscape: what you need to know about the amendments to The Labour Relations Act, Dec 05
• IRCC announces changes to temporary resident programs, Nov 14
• Lies, Damn Lies, and Trademark Scams!, Nov 06
• Greenwashing, mergers and controls: Key changes to Canada’s Competition Act that impact businesses, Nov 04
• Compensation for delays remains in effect: Supreme Court upholds Air Passenger Protection Regulations, Oct 29

MLT Aikins

• Regulatory considerations in Canadian cannabis M&A, Dec 16
• New first aid regulations take effect in B.C.: What employers need to know, Dec 16
• A case for allowing SAFEs under Manitoba’s Small Business Venture Capital Tax Credit Program, Dec 11
• Alberta announces AI Data Centres Strategy: A $100-billion vision for the future, Dec 10
• Thinking strategically about IP, patents and agtech innovation, Dec 10
• Manitoba shows economic strength amidst newly announced U.S. tariffs, Dec 8
• SK Government proposes amendments to Employment Act to address tips, overtime, sick leave notes and more, Dec 6
• Not-so-simple agreements for future equity, Dec 6
• International student off-campus work hours officially increase to 24 hours/week, Dec 3
• Accessibility Act Update: Government of SK Releases Accessibility Plan, Dec 3
• Post pay equity deadline – Where are we now?, Dec 3
• Have fun, be festive, don’t get sued: Tips for employers this holiday party season, Dec 1
• Honour of the Crown applies to reconciliatory contracts between the Crown and Indigenous groups, Nov 28
• So you want to move to Canada? Considerations for immigration to Canada following Trump’s re-election, Nov 18
• Islands in the stream: Primary agriculture within the Temporary Foreign Worker Program
• Immigration, Nov 14
• Estate planning for beneficiaries with additional support needs in Manitoba, Nov 12
• Attention Manitoba employers – Provincial labour law landscape now even more favourable to unions, Nov 12
• Supreme Court of Canada addresses review of regulations and bylaws, Nov 8
• Getting familiar with Manitoba’s employee share purchase tax credit program, Nov 8
• The interplay between CCDC documents & other construction documents, Nov 6
• Investment readiness: Practical legal considerations for preparing your early-stage company, Nov 5
• Manitoba’s Affordable Energy Plan includes call for wind power, Nov 1
• IP licensing primer part two: Reaping the benefits, Nov 1

Pitblado Law Blog

• Manitoba Small Claims Court Limit Increasing, Dec 16
• A Shift in the Dynamics Between Management and Labour, Dec 2
• Buying a Business in Manitoba, Nov 22

Robson Crim Legal Blog

• Unshackling Bail Reform: The Misguided Nature of Bill C-48 by M Yuel, Nov 28
• Mental Health Courts – a discussion by J Mann, Nov 21
• The Brother’s Ear: Speculation, Weak Instruction, and Other Shortcomings in Schneider by Lisa Haydey and Laraib Khaliqdina, Nov 14

Taylor McCaffrey

• THE ISSUE WITH PER STIRPES, Dec 16
• Buying a Dental Practice? Here’s What to Know About Hiring the Seller for a Smooth Transition, Dec 12
• Third Big Change to The Labour Relations Act: Essential Services, Dec 6
• The Benefits of Owning a Franchise, Nov 29
• Restrictions on Ex-Employees: Non-Acceptance Clauses vs. Non-Competition Clauses, Nov 25
• Second Big Change to The Labour Relations Act: Prohibition on Replacement Workers During a Strike or Lockout, Nov 23
• Understanding Individuals with Significant Control, Nov 21
• They’re Here . . . . New Labour Relations Act Amendments Make Unionizing Easier, Nov 14
• LABOUR RELATIONS ALERT!, Nov 08

TDS law

• Workplace Investigations: When to conduct them, how to conduct them and who should conduct them, Dec 9
• Mark My Words: Protect Your Trademarks in Google Ads, Dec 6
• Major Changes to Manitoba’s Labour Relations Act: Union Certification, Replacement Workers, and Essential Services, Nov 11