Effective January 3rd, 2016, the Government of Canada announced an increase in the duration of the Employment Insurance (EI) compassionate care benefit which allows claimants to collect up to 26 weeks of benefits, up from the current six weeks, for the care of a family member with a serious medical condition with a significant risk of death. ….
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Elder Care, Elder Law, Geriatric Care Management, In the NewsWhen will a court permit amendments to a statement of claim after the expiration of a limitation period? In a recent decision by Justice Lederman, Barcham v. Barcham, the plaintiff and moving party, Lazar Barcham (“Lazar”), sought leave to amend his statement of claim, and an adjournment of the trial of Lazar’s action that was scheduled to start only a few weeks later in February 2016. In his original statement….
The Canada Revenue Agency was recently asked whether the cost of capital improvements made to a real property that is held by an inter vivos trust is included in the adjusted cost base (ACB) of the property and in the ACB of the capital interest of the beneficiaries that have borne the cost of the improvements…..
