Statistics Canada 2012 indicated that 28% of Canadians provided unpaid care to a family member or friend. Just less than half (12% of all caregivers) were seniors themselves. In fact, this group was most likely to spend the longest hours per week providing care. Almost one quarter of this group provided 20 hours or more of care per week, which is almost twice the amount of time provided by those….
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CaregivingWith the Toronto Maple Leafs season ending earlier this week, I thought I would take this opportunity to discuss the recent B.C. Supreme Court ruling involving the estate of former Leafs head coach, Pat Quinn (“Pat”). On March 9, 2018, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Funt declared the “pour over” clause in Pat’s Will invalid. The clause could not be “cured” by the Wills, Estates and Succession Act, S.B.C. 2009, c…..
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Estate Administration, Estate Planning, In the News, Wills
All long-term care homes in Ontario are governed by one piece of legislation: the Long-Term Care Homes Act, 2007 (LTCHA) designed to help ensure that residents of long-term care homes receive safe, consistent, high-quality resident-centred care. The Ontario Regulation 79/10 (Regulation) is made under the LTCHA and provides additional requirements. Section 53 of the Regulation sets out the requirements relating to the care for residents with “Responsive Behaviours,” which are….
Johnny Hallyday, referred to as the “French Elvis”, leaves behind a string of ex-wives and disappointed beneficiaries. His recent death has resulted in litigation over his multi-million dollar estate, with the central issue being whether French or California law governs the distribution of his estate. It is not uncommon for Ontarians to have property in another Canadian province or in another country. Depending on the type of property, law other….
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UncategorizedUnder the current rules, a trust only needs to file an annual tax return but generally does not need to file the return if it does not earn an income or make any distributions in the year. (Notwithstanding that the Canada Revenue Agency has increased its demand for “nil returns” to be filed under certain circumstances). Further, there is currently no requirement for the trust to report the specific identity….
TRUST REPORTING: NEW REQUIREMENTS COMING SOON! Continue Reading »
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I was intrigued by the following headline “How a stationary bike, paired with Google Street View, helps seniors with dementia” so decided that this would be the start of this morning’s blog. One of my preferred themes is dementia and the impact it has on everyone. No surprise as “dementia is the greatest global challenge for health and social care in the 21st century: around 50 million people worldwide have….
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