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FOLRAC Roundup - November 2019

11/14/2019

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BRITISH COLUMBIA LAW INSTITUTE
  • BCLI is asking for public and stakeholder input on current and emerging law reform needs in BC.
ALBERTA LAW REFORM INSTITUTE
  • ALRI to meet with Alberta Branch of the Canadian Bar Association to discuss potential reform of the Legal Profession Act​.
MANITOBA LAW REFORM COMMISSION
  • The Commission has released its Consultation Report titled Abandoned Accounts and Missing Money: Establishing a Process for Unclaimed Intangible Personal Property.
LAW COMMISSION OF ONTARIO
  • LCO presents at the Health Professionals Appeal and Review Board annual member conference on the work the LCO has conducted for its Last Stages of Life Indigenous Engagement.
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The British Columbia Law Institute Issues Consultation Paper on the Builders Lien Act

10/1/2019

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Get the Consultation Paper on the Builders Lien Act

BCLI has issued a Consultation Paper on the Builders Lien Act to gather input from stakeholders and the public at large on detailed proposals for changes to the Act. The Builders Lien Act is a major cornerstone of construction law. It gives contractors, material suppliers, and workers several forms of security for payment for work done or materials supplied to a building site, most notably a lien on the owner’s land. The Act also lets building owners limit their exposure to claims by unpaid subcontractors and workers by maintaining a mandatory 10 percent holdback.

Read more here...
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Manitoba Law Reform Commission Releases Report on Beneficiary Designation

9/25/2019

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The Commission has released a final report on Creating Efficiencies in the Law: The Beneficiary Designation Act (Retirement, Savings and Other Plans).
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The Commission makes eight recommendations to improve The Beneficiary Designation Act. If implemented, these recommendations would help to fill gaps in the current legislation. This report is limited to reviewing specific aspects of The Beneficiary Designation Act and is not a wholesale review of the Act. It forms part of a series of reports entitled Creating Efficiencies in the Law, which seek to address discrete, straightforward issues that, in the Commission’s view, can be improved with relatively simple legislative amendments.

To read the report, click here.
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FOLRAC Roundup - September 2019

9/17/2019

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BRITISH COLUMBIA LAW INSTITUTE
  • BCLI launches new project page for the Modernizing the Child, Family and Community Service Act Project
ALBERTA LAW REFORM INSTITUTE
  • ALRI publishes consultation and Report for Discussion 33, Adverse Possession and Lasting Improvements to Wrong Land
  • ​ALRI publishes its 2018-2019 annual report
MANITOBA LAW REFORM COMMISSION
  • The Commission has released a consultation report on reform of The Wills Act
LAW COMMISSION OF ONTARIO
  • LCO Launches Class Actions Final Report
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Challenges in litigating AI, focus on transparency, highlighted at LCO event

7/3/2019

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Reporter Amanda Jerome from The Lawyer’s Daily, discusses our most recent event of May 15, AI For Lawyers: A Primer on Artificial Intelligence in Ontario’s Legal System.

​To read the article 
click here.

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BCLI recommends reforms to the Strata Property Act’s legal framework for common property, land titles, and fundamental changes

7/3/2019

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In the Report on Common Property, Land Titles, and Fundamental Changes for Stratas, the British Columbia Law Institute’s Strata Property Law Project Committee recommends amending the Strata Property Act and the Strata Property Regulation to shore up three key areas that help to define strata properties as interests in land.

Visit BCLI's website for more info and to download the report.

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ACCESS TO JUSTICE & LAW REFORM INSTITUTE OF NOVA SCOTIA Releases discussion Paper on The Intestate Succession Act

6/26/2019

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The ​Access to Justice & Law Reform Institute of Nova Scotia is calling for changes to the Intestate Succession Act, the law that sets out how a person's property is distributed if they die without a will. 

Read the Discussion Paper and take their survey.

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Manitoba Law Reform Commission releases its final report on The Expropriation Act of Manitoba

6/18/2019

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The Commission has released its final report on The Expropriation Act of Manitoba. The Commission makes 10 recommendations to improve and clarify certain areas of The Expropriation Act.

​The report forms part of a series entitled Creating Efficiencies in the Law, which seeks to address discrete, straightforward issues that, in the Commission’s view, can be improved with relatively simple legislative amendments.

To see the full report 
click here.
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FOLRAC Roundup - May 2019

5/24/2019

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BRITISH COLUMBIA LAW INSTITUTE
  • Pension Division Review Project Committee considers transitional provisions, disability benefits at April meeting
ALBERTA LAW REFORM INSTITUTE
  • ALRI publishes its recommendations for Alberta's International Commercial Arbitration Act
  • ​ALRI publishes final report on inter-provincial recognition of substitute decision-making documents
SASKATCHEWAN LAW REFORM COMMISSION
  • Saskatchewan Law Reform Commission posts Life Lease Consultation Report
LAW COMMISSION OF ONTARIO
  • LCO Executive Director, Nye Thomas, writes guest blog post for Slaw.ca about the LCO’s digital rights project and upcoming conference on AI
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The Law Reform Commission of Saskatchewan releases Life Lease Consultation Report and survey

5/2/2019

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Key Points:
  • Life lease housing developments are increasingly popular housing options for seniors.
  • Saskatchewan's residential tenancies legislation does not apply to life leases.
  • The Commission is considering if there should be legislation to regulate life lease developments.
  • Read the Life Lease Consultation Report and complete the Survey.
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​Life lease housing developments are an increasingly popular housing option for seniors across Canada. A life lease is a hybrid type of tenure arising from a contract that permits the purchaser to occupy a residence for life in exchange for an initial lump sum payment (typically referred to as an entrance fee) and the payment of ongoing monthly sums (which can cover both operating expenses and rent, depending on the size of the initial lump sum payment). Life leases grant a right to occupy; life lease holders do not own the property they are occupying.

Saskatchewan’s residential tenancies legislation does not apply to life leases. The Condominium Property Act, 1993 also does not apply to life leases. The result is that the rights and obligations of life lease holders are largely governed by the terms of the life lease agreement entered into with the project sponsor

The Commission is considering whether Saskatchewan should enact legislation to regulate life lease developments.

This survey replicates the questions set forth in the Commission's consultation paper.  The consultation paper can be viewed on the Commission's website (https://lawreformcommission.sk.ca/publications/).

The public consultation period for this project ends on May 31, 2019.
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