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In the first video in our new series, Barriston Briefs, Jennifer Craddock discusses how to deal with various taxes in your real estate deal. Types of taxes include property taxes, land transfer taxes and HST. Transcript: [Music] As the saying goes there's two things in life that are...
Welcome Chris Holmes, our new Articling Student, to our Barrie Office!...
Most municipalities calculate sewage rates based on water consumption. This is likely based on the idea that what goes in must come out, but that is not always the case. Not all of the water taken will enter the sewage system, like when it is...
Family law reform is underway in Ontario. Reform of “the way we do things” that is. Normally, when parties separate, they turn to the court system if they are unable to negotiate an agreement themselves with respect to the many issues which they may face. Often,...
Barriston is proud to be a sponsor of the Sandbox! Looking forward to opening this fall!...
Our Barrie (Mulcaster) location will be moving!! As of April 30th, 2018, we will be located at :151 Ferris Lane, Suite 202...
New home buyers beware – the price on the front page of your Offer is often not the full purchase price – and the builder/seller has no legal obligation to make full disclosure of extra charges to you. I was recently reminded of this issue when reviewing...
The Chicago Cubs have not won a World Series since 1908 and have not appeared in a World Series since 1945 (when they lost to the Detroit Tigers). But now, with the Cubs in the World Series, tickets to the 3 games in Chicago are the...
You have incorporated an Ontario Corporation, you have seen to the set up of officers, directors and shareholders but now realize that you can’t in fact get into business without a ‘Business Number’ and an HST registration. Can your lawyer or accountant help you, or can you deal...
Continuing Powers of Attorney for Property are one of the documents frequently executed in estate planning practices. The majority of Continuing Powers of Attorney for Property have no restriction in the authority given to the Attorney for the management of the grantor's property. As such, the Attorney, when...
Under Ontario law, the home in which a married couple ordinarily resides is deemed to be the matrimonial home and with it comes various protections for both spouses during the marriage and upon separation. One of these protections under s. 21(1) of the Ontario Family Law Act, is that...
Around the world, in so many countries, we are witnessing the conflict which is created by the political party system. We pride ourselves on our democracy. Yet, many of us feel it is not working. No party seems to be able to fix the many problems...
The first Toronto Local Appeal Body "TLAB" hearing will be taking place later this month and digital evidence demonstrations are being held to help prepare those who will be involved with the first hearings. Here are some of my observations of the facilities and procedures after...
On Thursday, June 1st, President Trump announced that the United States will be withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement. This is big news. The Paris what? In 2015, 195 countries signed the Paris climate agreement, committing to limit global temperature increase to less than 2 degrees Celsius...
With steadily rising residential sales prices, the Ontario government of Kathleen Wynne has implemented a new Non-Resident Speculation Tax (NRST) in an effort to cool the market down. The NRST took effect on April 21, and imposes an additional 15% tax upon the purchase or acquisition...
On May 16, 2017, it was announced that the government will be presenting legislation which, if passed, will replace the Ontario Municipal Board with a ‘Local Planning Appeal Tribunal’. The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and the Ministry of the Attorney General have stated that these...
Increasingly over the past 10-15 years the courts have been inundated with family law cases. This has caused a considerable backlog of court cases, generating needless delay and expense for separating couples attempting to resolve their family law issues (child custody, child support, spousal support,...