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October 19, 2021: Changes for Ontario entities

October 19, 2021 will bring changes for both not-for-profit and for-profit entities in Ontario. First, the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services will launch the OBR on October 19, 2021. Second, on October 19, 2021, and after more than 10 years, the ONCA comes into force. During that long wait, other Canadian jurisdictions have modernized their not-for-profit statutes. For instance, federally, the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act came into force in 2011, and British Columbia’s Societies Act came into force in 2016.

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Vendor master file blunders caused a $2.7M loss

Vendor master file blunders caused a $2.7M loss for a company whose insurer refused to cover most of the loss. At the root of the loss was the company's inadequate response to a phishing email. A few simple best practices could have prevented the loss.

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The duty of care for pure economic loss: How far does it extend? The Supreme Court delivers its judgment in 1688782 Ontario Inc. v. Maple Leaf Foods Inc. et al.

Twelve years after the listeria outbreak at the heart of the case, the Supreme Court of Canada released a 5-4 decision in 1688782 Ontario Inc. v. Maple Leaf Foods Inc. et al., 2020 SCC 35, on November 6, 2020, ruling in favour of the defendant Maple Leaf Foods Inc. This is a consequential decision on economic loss in tort that confirms that there is no general right in tort protecting against the negligent or intentional infliction of pure economic loss in Canadian law, and that the circumstances in which pure economic loss may be recovered remain limited.

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