Member Articles

Author: Henry J. Chang; Blaney McMurty (Ontario, Canada) On February 11, 2014, the Government of Canada announced its intention to terminate the Federal Immigrant Investor Program (“IIP”) and Federal Entrepreneur ...

Contact: Barry Prentice; Blaney McMurtry LLP (Ontario, Canada) What is “Personal Information”? Employers collect and store an enormous amount of data about their employees. This information is often required in ...

Contact: Henry J. Chang; Blaney McMurtry LLP (Ontario, Canada) Introduction On November 9, 2013, Citizenship and Immigration Minister, Chris Alexander, announced significant changes to the Canadian Experience Class ...

Contact: Henry J. Chang; Blaney McMurtry LLP (Ontario, Canada) Introduction On October 18, 2013, Canada and the European Union ("EU") reached an agreement, in principle, on a Comprehensive Economic and Trade ...

Contact: Elizabeth J. Forster; Blaney McMurtry (Ontario, Canada) When an employer settles a severance issue with a former employee, it is common for the employer to put a clause in the settlement agreement that pro ...

Contact: Henry J. Chang; Blaney McMurtry LLP (Ontario, Canada) On August 12, 2013, BlackBerry Limited (“Blackberry”), formerly known as Research in Motion Limited, announced that the company’s Board of Directors h ...