Author: Gary Abrahamson
COVID-19: When the fog lifts
Gary Abrahamson • April 17, 2020
There has been a great deal of focus placed on the immediate, harmful impact of COVID-19 on Canadian businesses. While it is essential that business owners tackle the direct consequences, it is equally important to understand the longer-term implications of today’s decisions on your business. Assessing both the immediate and longer-term implicati ... Read More
Bill 142: An Act to Amend the Construction Lien Act
Gary Abrahamson • October 31, 2017
On May 31, 2017 Bill 142 was introduced and passed first reading in the Ontario Legislature, in response to recommendations resulting from an expert review of the Construction Lien Act (CLA), and stakeholder input. Bill 142 represents the most significant set of changes to the CLA since it was first introduced in 1983; public hearings ... Read More
The real estate market in Ontario – What’s really going on?
Gary Abrahamson • July 06, 2017
The media is filled with articles and commentary concerning the “red-hot” residential real estate market and the current environment of sky-rocketing housing prices, bidding wars, supply shortages, and rent increases. Both nationally and internationally, there are continued warnings of a “bubble” in the Canadian housing market, the level of ... Read More