Privacy Law Roundup
The COVID-19 pandemic has raised many new privacy and confidentiality matters for employers, employees and consumers. Federal and provincial privacy law reform efforts, however, appear to be at a standstill. This is…
People and Families
- Trust & Estate Planning
- Consent, Capacity & Legal Decision Making
- Trust & Estate Administration
- Tax Planning & the Disability Tax Credit (DTC) Eligibility
- RDSP – Registered Disability Savings Plan
- ODSP – Ontario Disability Support Plan
- Microboards™
- Wrongful Dismissal & Civil Litigation
- Estate Litigation
- Human Rights Applications
- Challenging Incapacity & Involuntary Admissions
- Education Law
- Employment Law for Families Engaging Support Workers
- I Decide Law Program
Insights
Welcome to PooranLaw’s Legal Insights – your source for free legal information, news highlights, case alerts and more. Below you can browse our catalogue of articles and updates, or choose from our list of categories in the right side panel of this site to see all the latest information on the topics of concern to you. If you can’t find what you’re looking for, contact any member of our team for legal information and advice.
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Update on Pro Bono Legal Services
Since 2019, PooranLaw has been providing free legal services to low-income residents of Windsor-Essex living with an intellectual disability. Thanks to the support of People First of Ontario, we were able to expand…
New Changes to Wills and Estates Law
2021 has brought significant changes to Wills and Estates law in Ontario and 2022 is shaping up to be just as momentous. In this PooranLaw Insights article, we recap the changes. Changes…
PooranLaw’s COVID Recovery Support
COVID-19 has posed many challenges for employers and individuals alike and throughout PooranLaw has been committed to supporting agencies in the developmental services sector (the “DS Sector”) with up to the minute…
Digital Courts: Coming Soon to Ontario
The Province of Ontario is planning to implement a new digital court system that aims to increase accessibility, public engagement and tackle the clogged courts. The goal of the Courts Digital Transformation…
Third COVID-19 Case Upholds Vaccine-or-Test Policy
A third labour arbitrator has released a decision assessing COVID-19 vaccination policies in unionized workplaces. In Ontario Power Generation v. The Power Workers Union (“OPG v. PWU”), Arbitrator John C. Murray held…
PooranLaw Published in Estates, Trusts & Pensions Journal
PooranLaw is honoured to be published in the February 2021 edition of Thomson Reuters’ Estates, Trusts & Pensions Journal! Too often, some practitioners are quick to suggest that legal guardianship be pursued,…
Arbitrator Strikes Down Mandatory Vaccination Policy But Recognizes Reasonableness and Potential Necessity of Mandatory Policies in Sectors Supporting Vulnerable Populations
On November 9th, 2021, our firm reported on the release of the first case to consider a mandatory COVID-19 policy in the workplace, Paragon Protection Ltd. and UFCW, Local 333. That decision…
First COVID-19 Vaccination Policy Labour Case Sides With Employer
In major news for employers supporting vulnerable persons, an Ontario labour arbitrator has upheld a mandatory vaccination policy in an Ontario workplace. This decision now stands as the first and sole authority…
Government Further Extends Temporary Pandemic Pay
The Ontario government has extended provincial wage enhancement for direct support workers in health and social services for another five (5) months. Announced this morning, the temporary wage enhancement that provides eligible…
Together, Community Living Ontario and PooranLaw have produced a free e-book — the pre-eminent guide to future planning for people with disabilities, Henson Trusts, government benefits, legal decision making, guardianship and more.
Together, Community Living Ontario and PooranLaw have produced another free e-book – essential reading to anyone looking to engage or who has engaged a support worker. The book provides a detailed and accessible explanation of the law of employment and contractual relationships, as well as key related considerations respecting insurance, funding, taxes, and much more.