Crisis in our LTC Homes Continued #2

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The sad story of our Long Term Care crisis continues and this blog will focus on what’s available and the seniors who apply for them.  As we know, Long Term Care homes provide Ontario residents with access to 24 hour nursing and personal care and are available to those 18 years or older whose care needs cannot be safely met in the community.  As the Ministry website states: “you can….

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Elder Care, Elder Law, Geriatric Care Management

Safe Space: Governance in Action

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For most businesses they evaluate their success by quarters or perhaps terms described as “short”, “medium” and “long”. For a family business, they measure success by ensuring the company is preserved for the next generation and beyond.  And despite the statistics which suggest that successfully transitioning a family business to the next generation is elusive, the goal for a large proportion of family businesses still is to transition the business….

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Business Succession Planning, Family Conflict, Small Business, Tax Issues

Know Your Client

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This Blog was written by: Liz Bozek Most countries, including Canada, have anti-money laundering (AML) policies, and many require that all financial institutions strictly abide by those policies to support efforts against financial crime. At the heart of these compliance measures is the ever-increasing need that institutions and professionals know exactly who their clients are and where their money comes from. “Know your client”, or KYC as it is commonly….

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Practice Management, Uncategorized

Buying the (Family) Farm?

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This blog was co-authored with Ronald Neal, student-at-law. John the Farmer wanted to buy the family farm after his mother died. His siblings wanted to sell it on the open market. In Janicek v. Janicek, 2018 ONSC 681, the court had to decide which outcome the will dictated. Background The Deceased passed away on October 11, 2012 and left the fate of the family farm in the hands of her….

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Trustee, Wills

SHAREHOLDER REMUNERATION PLANNING

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Business owners-managers put money in and take money out on a regular basis during the year, and at the same time often use the business bank account for what may appear to be personal expenditures. This often leads to shareholder advance balances at year end and some major bookkeeping challenges to boot. These balances are often part of the consideration to determine shareholder bonuses and dividends at year-end, the characterization….

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Canada Revenue Agency, Canadian and US Tax Treaty, Estate Planning, Investments, IRS, Small Business, Tax Issues, Uncategorized

Crisis in Long Term Care

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THE WHAT: Recently on most days newspaper articles are highlighting some injustice or abuse regarding seniors living in Ontario’s Long Term Care facilities, commonly known as ‘nursing homes’ or ‘old people’s home’. This is a major problem facing society and one that we must get under control.  Last week’s Marketplace Crying Out for Care exposé highlighted abuse amongst residents in many facilities within Ontario. Frankly, it likely caused nightmares for many….

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