4/30/2020 12:00:00 AM Responding to FOIP Requests During the Pandemic: Time Limits Extended by Ministerial Order By Rebecca Kos On April 9, 2020, the Minister of Service Alberta issued Ministerial Order No. SA: 009/2020 (“SA: 009/2020”) in response to the public...
4/24/2020 12:00:00 AM COVID-19 Update: Miscellaneous MGA Deadlines Extended by Ministerial Order By Keean Lehtinen By Kristina Roberts Background On March 25, 2020, Ministerial Order 022/20 (“MO 022/20”) was issued by the Minister of Municipal Affairs...
4/24/2020 12:00:00 AM COVID-19 Update: Q&A for Municipal Planning Issues By Alifeyah Gulamhusein Derek King Jeneane Grundberg, Q.C., ICD.D By Alifeyah Gulamhusein, Derek King, and Jeneane Grundberg The COVID-19 situation is evolving rapidly, and changes to legislation are...
4/24/2020 12:00:00 AM COVID-19 Update: The Impact of Draft Planning Documents and Some More Important Extensions to Deadlines Under the MGA By Keegan Rutherford Jeneane Grundberg, Q.C., ICD.D By Jeneane Grundberg and Keegan Rutherford A. Impact of Draft Planning Documents During these challenging times, we anticipate that...
4/24/2020 12:00:00 AM Streamlining Approval Processes and Meeting/Hearing Procedures - Updated as of April 20, 2020 By Alifeyah Gulamhusein By Alifeyah Gulamhusein (1) Background On March 25, 2020, Ministerial Order 022/20 (“MO 022/20”) was issued by the Minister of Municipal...
4/23/2020 12:00:00 AM Register Here: April 24, 2020 Webinar for APPI will Discuss Impacts of COVID-19 on Planning By Keean Lehtinen Join the Brownlee LLP Planning and Development team as it discusses the impact of COVID-19 in a webinar for the Alberta Professional...
4/22/2020 12:00:00 AM Ontario Court of Appeal Endorses Liability Insurer’s “Split File” Protocol for Managing Conflict of Interest in Additional Insured’s Defence By Brownlee Law A few weeks ago, Ontario’s Court of Appeal endorsed a liability insurer’s proposed use of a “split file” protocol to address inherent...
4/21/2020 12:00:00 AM Update on Assessment and Taxation Deadlines Extended by Ministerial Order: Blanket Extension to October Rescinded By Rebecca Kos This article is current as of April 20, 2020. The COVID-19 response is continually evolving. Therefore, before relying on this article,...
4/17/2020 12:00:00 AM Pandemic Planning for the Construction Industry By Brownlee Law The Calgary Construction Association has put out a Pandemic Planning for the Construction Industry Guide. Check it out here:...
4/8/2020 12:00:00 AM Amendments to Meeting Procedures in Response to COVID-19 By Curtis Auch By Curtis Auch and Michael Solowan On March 26, 2020, the Meeting Procedures (COVID-19 Suppression) Regulation, Alta Reg 50/2020 was...
4/7/2020 12:00:00 AM COVID-19 Update: Impacts on the Performance of Agreements - A Focus on Development Agreements By Jeneane Grundberg, Q.C., ICD.D By Jeneane Grundberg and Nicole Maynard COVID-19 may result in governmentally imposed restrictions on what kind of work can be performed...
4/7/2020 12:00:00 AM MGA Defences Override Alleged Breaches of the OLA By Nabeel Peermohamed In a recent trial win for Brownlee LLP, the court indicated the statutory immunity provided under the Municipal Government Act...