Estate Planning

Statistics Canada released last week (Sept 24, 2014) the latest data on Young Canadians providing care. This information uses data from the 2012 General Social Survey on Caregiving and Care Receiving. In 2012, 27% of young Canadians between the ages of 15 and 29 provided some form of care to a family member. Grandparents were the primary care recipients. The study found that young carers typically spend about three hours….

First I read an article in Maclean’s titled Seniors and the generation spending gap (interestingy, the tablet edition has the more provocative title “Old and Loaded”) which discusses how today’s seniors are the “wealthiest generation in history”. Next, I read Audrey’s blog – September is World Alzheimer’s Month – where I learned that one in 10 Ontarians over the age of 65 has dementia.  We’re also told by 2031 all baby boomers will have….

Starting October 1, 2014, the Ontario Rules of Professional Conduct (ROPC) are being updated with a number of new rules, the first big change since 2000.  While many of the changes will likely be of interest to practitioners, there are a number of new rules that are intended to more clearly set out the relationship between clients and lawyers and to protect the public interest. I have highlighted seven new rules….

World Alzheimer’s Month, which was launched in 2012 is observed in September every year. This year it was yesterday, September 21, 2014. The Alzheimers Society shares that dementia is a general term that refers to a variety of brain disorders. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia. We still do not have a Canadian dementia strategy, however there are initiatives underway. The recommendations from the 2010 Rising Tide….