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Completion of Saskatchewan’s First P3 Project
The Province of Saskatchewan’s first Public-Private Partnership (P3) project has been completed in Swift Current. The project known as The Meadows is a 225 bed long-term care facility. In a release dated May 2, 2016, the Province confirmed the project was completed on time and on budget resulting in a total savings of $16 million dollars over a...
The International Student’s Path to Permanent Residency
International students face many obstacles in becoming permanent residents. There are two options for students to obtain permanent residency, with the Express Entry program being one of the options. Candidates that enter Express Entry are assigned Comprehensive Ranking System points based on a number of criteria and only the candidates with top...
Upcoming Changes to Filing Securities Reports
Effective May 24, 2016, issuers who engage in the private placement of exempt market securities in Saskatchewan and some other provinces will be required to file their Reports on Exempt Distribution via the Canadian Securities Administrator’s System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (“SEDAR”). An issuer is able to rely on a number of...
Leases & Subdivision Requirements under The Planning & Development Act
The subdivision provisions of The Planning and Development Act, 2007 (Saskatchewan) (the “ Act ”) might, in some circumstances, affect the validity of a lease. Consider the following example. Company A owns land that includes a number of standalone buildings. The land is described on one Certificate of Title. Company B offers to lease one of those...
Business Transition Planning
Business Transition Planning is the process of preparing to hand over control of your business to others in a way that is the least disruptive to the business’ operations and value. It is important to have a transition plan because less than one third of family businesses survive the transition into the second generation. Of those businesses only...
Have we learned anything from the documentary “Making a Murderer”
Viewers have had a time to ponder the Netflix documentary “Making a Murderer” that generated so much interest in the Stephen Avery case. In the interest of full disclosure: I binge-watched the series in two evenings (I assume this is how most of Netflix content is consumed). I was left having no idea if Avery was the killer or not. I tend to watch...
Saskatchewan Families: Built for Life on the Open Road
The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal recently weighed in on the effect the distance between a parent’s residence to the child’s school in a rural area may have on a parenting arrangement, while considering the best interests of a child pursuant to The Children’s Law Act, 1997 . In Dukart v Quantrill (Jones) , 2015 SKCA 138 one of the grounds of appeal...
Understanding the Risks of Joint Tenancy in Estate Planning
If you are considering transferring real property (such as your house or farmland) or personal property (such as a bank account) into joint tenancy with your spouse, adult child, or any other person, as part of your estate plan it is important to be aware that there may be significant problems that result from placing property in joint tenancy. It...
Medical Malpractice 101
Most of us have heard the term medical malpractice , but what does it really mean? Medical treatment does not come with a guarantee, and most procedures carry what are termed “accepted complications”. This means that even if the procedure is performed as well as would be expected, sometimes an adverse result or complication will occur. In a legal...
Why Written Worker Contracts are Essential
Many employers underestimate the value of a having a written contract with their workers. One of the biggest challenges employers without a written contract can face is the status of a worker in the event of termination – is that worker an employee or independent contractor? Unfortunately, when a working relationship is terminated, there are often...
Youth Criminal Records: The Basics
The Youth Criminal Justice Ac t is an extensive piece of Federal legislation. [1] It has been in effect since 2003 and it governs the prosecution of youths charged with criminal offences. Criminal records, sentencing principals, and youth criminal procedure can become complicated for experienced legal counsel, let alone a self-represented accused...
Condo Owners Beware: Failure to Remit Condo Fees Could Result in Extra Legal Fees
The Condominium Property Act , 1993 ( Saskatchewan ) (the “ Act ”)places a statutory obligation on an owner to remit condo fees (ie. common expenses and reserve fund fees), and specifies that an owner is not exempt from that obligation even if the owner is in litigation with the condominium corporation. This means an owner cannot use a refusal to...