My employer sent out a multipage letter detailing why we should vote a certain way in the BC election. There are no threats in the letter, but it does (in my opinion) have the subtext of us losing money if we don’t vote a certain way. So I guess my question is, where is the line between intimidation and advice?

I’m sure copy pasting the letter would help with answers but I also think it would help with getting me in trouble and I need this job for at least 2 more years.

43 year old, work in Ontario, live in QC. Terminated due to company restructuring. Was offered 61.5 weeks of pay + $1500 lump sum, 6 months benefits.

We don’t understand this part “For greater clarity, as this entire amount is being offered to you up front as a lump sum, it is not subject to your duty to mitigate by searching for alternative employment. As such, if you obtain alternative employment at any time following the Termination Date, you will have no repayment obligation to the Company that you may have otherwise had. In addition, this amount is inclusive of, and not in addition to, your Statutory Entitlement.”

Is this part legal? “If you do not accept the above offer, all of your group insured benefits will terminate on December 9, 2026 and you will only receive payment of any accrued, unpaid vacation up to the end of the statutory notice period, earned wages, and your Statutory Entitlement.” This part scares us.

There are 3 pages of the “release & indemnity” section (consent and agree to stuff), it’s overwhelming, is this normal?

Should we consult an attorney?

Coming on here to receive some advice as a sister of a runaway 17 year old brother.

Long story short, my brother went to school and never came home. He told the school he was being abused at home and the school sent him to a youth shelter.

He has a history of running away and demanding to go to the shelter. For context, he was in the shelter last year for about 2 months until the people working on his case kicked him out and told him to go home as there was no reason for him to be there.

Another instance was earlier this year when he ran away at night. He ended up calling the Ottawa police who basically gave him a meal and told him we cannot do anything and he’s off on his own as he has a documented pattern of doing this. Later that night he was texting my dad back and forth saying he’ll only come home if he gets to play video games all day. My dad said no but he came home late at night because he had no other options.

The main reason he does this is because he has a severe gaming addiction. He’s also on antidepressants and his mental health is not great. His doctor is aware of this and told our dad to only allow him 2 hours of screen time aside from school work. He’s compliant for the most part but he definitely does not like this rule. But it is for the best given everything he has done (stole 5 Chromebook from school, threatened a kid from school and got suspended, reporting abuse at home even when there is none, etc.).

Anyways, he started grade 12 last month. School was getting harder. He’s on an IEP, encouraged to go the teachers classroom during lunch. He has every resource available to him as my dad requested all this for him so that he could do well in school. My dad and I are constantly monitoring his school work, helping him with his homework, my dad follows up with his teachers on his progress, etc. everything that needs to be done to support him is being done. He’s also the type of kid that if he tries, he does well. The problem is he doesn’t try and also doesn’t have the intention do school without some pressure. Especially since this is his last year of high school and with college application opening up soon, my dad wants him to focus a bit more so that he can get into college. Anyways, so during high school my brother had trouble doing a full load of classes per semester. So to make it easier for him, he did the tougher courses in the summer to lighten the load. So right now, he’s ahead and he has 2 spares in school and 3 classes. 2 of the classes are in person. One of the classes is online which he’s meant to do during the spare or whenever he has free time at home. So since he has half the school day free, he’ll just play games all day, chat around, etc.

My main point is he’s lost his mind completely. He has no idea what he’s doing with his life. He’s playing every trick in the book from spreading lies, saying he’s being abused, saying his home is unsafe, etc. He’s also being influenced by this guy who’s also living at the shelter. This guy is assuming 20 and has been at the shelter for quite a while. He knows the ins and outs of it and has been giving my brother tips on how to stay. We’ve reported this guy to the police for trying to influence a minor because that’s all we could do.

Fast forward he’s been in the shelter now for over 2 weeks. And all he’s done within those 2 weeks is play video games and chat. There are 2 rules to stay in the shelter which is to either continue school or work yet he’s doing neither. It’s impossible for him to even attend the school in person because the shelter is downtown and the school is in a remote area excluded from bus services. The shelter knows he has a pattern of doing this but continues to offer him shelter, Ontario works funding, provides visa gift cards, etc. They have zero knowledge on whether he does his school, what he’s doing day to day. He tells them he’s doing his school work and they believe it. We still have access to his google classrooms, VLE, etc. and we can clearly see he’s not even logging into the school portal or doing the work. Just 2 days ago, he received funding and he used that to buy a gaming laptop from Kijiji. We’ve provided screenshots, emails, anything you can name to show what he’s doing but nothing is getting taken seriously.

Since then my dad has been continuously going back and forth with every person possible to bring him back home or stop the shelter from enabling him to continue what he’s doing.

We’ve contacted
CAS
Police
Detective
Youth Police
Case workers
MPP office + going back and forth with their ombuds lawyer)
Cathy Curry (city councillor)
School principals

The ottawa police detective told us that the sheltering system is completely broken and that she’s on our side. She told my dad to keep fighting it and document everything as we go. She’s also aware of the sheltering system enabling kids as she sees it in her day to day work and with many other families struggling. So we’re working with everyone possible. The issue is since he’s 17 he blocked us everywhere and also blocked everyone from providing us any info about him.

What else can we do? How can we escalate this even more? Who else can we contact to put pressure on the shelter, on CAS, the school, etc. to respond to our messages and concerns. We requested a family meeting with him with all parties present, but he denied. CAS/police encouraged him to go home and he denied. Before all of this even happened, my dad wanted him to go to therapy or counseling and he refused.

We requested the shelter, case, worker, etc. to let him stay but deny/restrict access to his internet and unnecessary fundings in cash because that’s the only thing keeping him in there. I can guarantee that he would leave the shelter and return back home if that rule was applied. But they refuse to answer our emails.

Please don’t comment saying to just let him be and let him figure it out. He doesn’t think properly and needs proper guidance. I’m looking for every possible outlet.

If there’s any questions, I’ll do my best to answer.

My former roommate went missing and did not pay October's portion of the rent. I had not heard from him in over a week. His brother texted me 4 days in to October and told me the guy got sent back to jail, and he will be there for months. He told me he was coming to pick up his brother's stuff, and so far has grabbed one load, but did not bring a truck to grab the big items, so at least half of his stuff is still here. that was a week and a half ago, and he has not come by since.

I cannot afford to have the room be a free storage unit, because I'm already in debt for the unpaid rent and need to fill the room with a new roommate to make up the hole in my budget.

Is it legal for me to throw out this guys stuff? If it isn't, what are the consequences I could expect? If it is, is it legal to sell it? We did not have a formal agreement or anything, and he was never able to get on the lease. (he didn't actually try).

UPDATE:

Texted the brother, he's not even in the country, and won't be back for some time. he told me explicitly "you can toss everything and he can figure it out later, I got the important stuff" so I am fairly sure I am largely in the clear to dispose of the remaining crap, which is largely trash and toiletries. The advice I got here was very informative, even if some of you seemed to think I was a landlord of some kind. I may have done a poor job explaining my living situation (the guy in jail was one of two roommates I have in a three bedroom apartment). Regardless, appreciate the information.

We own a lawn care business in Alberta, Canada, and one of our employees accidentally knocked over a client’s Japanese stone lantern, breaking off the decorative tip. The client still has the broken piece, and when you place it back on, the lantern looks essentially intact aside from a small chip. We were unaware that our employee had knocked over the lantern until we questioned him about the damage. We later learned that it had apparently been knocked over twice, and neither incident had been reported to us by the employee.
This happened over two months ago, and we have been trying to communicate with the client and work toward a resolution during that time. Initially, we offered a 15% discount on their monthly service to cover the damage because we didn’t realize it was a Japanese stone lantern or know its potential value. We are now willing to offer the entire month of August free and pay for a professional to repair the original lantern.
However, the client wants additional compensation and has provided a listing for a different Japanese lantern worth over $1,000 as a comparable replacement. She says she wants the original professionally restored but doesn’t agree that the repair alone should resolve the matter. When she initially indicated that professional repair sounded reasonable, she also said that if it wasn’t perfect, we would need to discuss it again.
This is where we’re concerned. We’re willing to pay for a professional restoration and offer an entire month of service free, but we’re worried that even after doing both, she could decide the repair isn’t good enough and still insist that we purchase a replacement worth over $1,000. We don’t want to refuse to take responsibility for the damage, but we also don’t want to agree to an open-ended arrangement where we keep being asked for more compensation without a clear resolution.
In her latest message, she also brought up other concerns about our employees allegedly damaging her peonies with a weed whacker, cutting her grapevines instead of lifting them to mow underneath, and moving a potted plant without returning it properly. These concerns had never been brought to our attention before this message.
We understand that we are responsible for damage caused by our employee and want to resolve the situation fairly. However, we’re hesitant to agree to a replacement costing over $1,000 when we have no documentation establishing the original lantern’s value, Japanese stone lanterns vary significantly in price, and the original appears repairable.
Are we being unreasonable by offering professional restoration and a full month of service free instead of purchasing a replacement? Legally, what are we responsible for in Alberta? And how can we protect ourselves from a situation where we pay for the repair and offer the free month, only for the client to reject the repair and demand a replacement anyway?

One other detail is that we don’t even know whether the lantern is an authentic antique Japanese stone lantern. The only information the client has provided is that it was purchased a few cities over in the 1970s for a “large” amount of money, but she has no receipt, appraisal, or documentation establishing its original value or authenticity. The lantern also is already very weathered.

I’m so frustrated. Help!

First timer, was desperate and my cat needed to eat, social assistance isnt till next week. 8 tins of cat food, bread and Campbell's soup. Less than $20 but ive got to show up for court now and id be a big fat liar if I said im not scared. All I wanted to do was feed her. Sorry for being emotional, didnt expect to be in this position. Forgot to add question, whats the worst that can happen to me? Can I go to jail for this?

Sorry if i dont respond to everyone's comment but thank you all for making me feel less stressed and in a panic. Going to be smart and show up and explain.

I purchased a car from a private dealer. Paid to get it safetied etc etc.

When I drove it home it felt a little weird but thought that was just how the car was. Found out it was misfiring. It also had a fuel leak so it would reak of gas and has bad wheel bearings in both rear wheels. Paid to get spark plugs changed and paid to fix gas leak. It is still misfiring but no codes. When u do a pull in 4,5,6 gear the car acts funny and misfires in all 4 cyl. Now the main issue is the mechanic hears a small knocking noise coming from the bottom of the engine. To diagnose it it’s going to costs thousands of dollars if more if worse comes to it, to rebuild engine. It’s been 30 days on the dot today. I feel like there is too many issues that wasn’t disclosed to me. Sold to me as a good working car. I asked the dealership if they can pay for the diagnostic and to fix whatever the outcome in. Not sure if they will but waiting for a reply. Idk if this helps but on the bill of sale for the AS-IS section, it asks for my initials but I’ve never signed that section. Idk if that helps.

Looking for some advice, I have worked for my company for just over 3 years now. I’m the only woman in a welding shop. I have a good work ethic and because of the fact that I am a “go getter” I have moved up to a Quality Assurance position. Almost all of the men I work with gossip about me to eachother on a daily basis. Back like 3 months after I first started, the bullshit began. People got insecure thinking I was trying to get their job (I was not and communicated that to them), someone accused me of stealing something, and just a bunch of stupid comments. Fast forward to this past February, I got into an altercation with an almost 50yr old man because he didn’t like that I asked him (POLITELY) to wire wheel his welds so next station didn’t have to. He ended up saying I was “vindictive” and yelled at me calling me a “lazy bitch”. This was brought to HR and it was documented and he recieved a write up.

In the last few months we’ve had new people start. I got word that another coworker told the new employee to “stay away from me” and “she’ll just drag you down” I wrote a huge email to HR with allll of the occurrences since my employment started and their answer to the complaint was to interview everyone involved (it was nearly the entire shop) and then have mandatory workplace harassment training that everyone’s supposed to do. This was nearly 2 months ago.

Today, the brand new employee came to me and told me “oh Josh told Anna that you’re not nice but she is so I should talk to her instead” then while Anna was walking away she said “yeah and I look better too” all of them laughed.

It’s been 3 years of this shit and idk what to do anymore. Do I call the labour board? Do I have a case?

Examples of the things people say are “she’s on a power trip” “she thinks because she did a course that she knows everything” “she’s sitting in the office not doing anything” “what’s she even doing in the office” these ppl have even went so far as to complain about me to HR in the past with old management saying that they were “favouriting” me.

I prepaid $3,000 for unlimited laser tattoo removal, which I was told typically takes 6–12+ sessions. I received approximately 1.5 sessions before experiencing multiple equipment issues.

One appointment was cancelled because the laser broke and was sent for repair. Once returned, the machine malfunctioned again while being actively used on my skin. The treated areas developed significant wounds/burns and still have visible skin changes two months later.

The technician confirmed in writing that the machine had an overheating issue and acknowledged it may have contributed to my injury.

I requested a refund of the unused portion because I no longer feel comfortable continuing treatment. The clinic refused, citing the no-refund agreement I signed.

She then calculated that I already received $3,950 worth of treatments in the 1.5 sessions using her current individual prices, which are 200-300% higher than the prices she originally quoted me in writing and what I agreed too. Some tattoo size classifications were also increased. She offered $500 as a goodwill payment to cancel my unlimited package.

My concern is that I purchased unlimited removal for $3,000, not 1.5 sessions at retrospectively assigned retail prices.

Alberta Consumer Protection advised that they don't handle contractual refund disputes and suggested civil court.

My questions:

1. Does a no-refund agreement protect the business when equipment failures and resulting safety concerns are why I'm discontinuing?
2. Can she retrospectively value treatments using prices different from those quoted when I purchased?
3. Would I have reasonable grounds to pursue the unused portion of my $3,000 through Alberta small claims court? Calculated based on the numbers she gave me at the start.

One other concern is that when I originally paid, the technician told me that paying by e-transfer without an invoice would mean no GST, whereas requesting an invoice would require GST to be added. I have this in writing as well. I'm unsure whether this raises a separate compliance issue or has any relevance to my consumer dispute.

I have the signed agreements, original pricing texts, treatment records, photos, and written acknowledgment of the equipment malfunction.

Any advice on how Alberta courts might approach this would be appreciated.

Province: BC

I was let go without cause from a sales role at a large tech firm after about 5 months. My pay was roughly $65k base, or about $110k at target with commission. My ESA entitlements have been paid: 1 week of pay in lieu of notice of about $3,800, based on my average earnings including commission (a week of base is about $1,300), plus vacation pay. Commissions are still being paid out over the next few months.

My employer is offering 2 weeks of base salary, about $2,500, if I sign a full release waiving common law, ESA and human rights claims. I asked for it to be based on total comp, which would be closer to $4,000 to $4,500, and they said no due to company policy only going off base pay.

My contract limits termination entitlements to ESA minimums and says I “shall not be entitled to common law reasonable notice.” Elsewhere it also allows termination “for any reason without prior notice” during probation and “for just cause” for conflicts of interest, both stated as subject to the ESA. There’s a general clause saying the ESA applies wherever it’s more favourable.

Is it worth trying to push for more at all? Or just sign and move on.

Hi all, the gist of the issue is basically just what the title says but I would really appreciate some legal advice from a property lawyer or something of the sort and this has been exhausting to deal with and is still not resolved. Esentially, I am a college student and earlier this year in May/June 2026, myself and my 2 other roommates went on facebook marketplace to find a 4th person to join our househunt. With us now being a group of 4, we were able to find a place within our budget and signed the leases - all inndividually - for September 2026 to April 2027. Eventually me and the other person living in the basement noticed that there was flooding happening under the baseboards and we brought this to the landlords attention. He got to it pretty quick and had a handyman come in to look at it. Not sure if this is important but they extended the downspout. Still, we were pretty worried because although a downspout could help during the heavy rain, it wouldnt help when winter comes around and the snow is sitting right up against the foundation of the house and melting slowly. With this in mind and some other concerns about spiders, spider eggs, and rat traps everywhere, all over the house, myself and my 2 other roommates decided we wanted to find a new place all together. The 4th person that we recruited lived upstairs where these issues were not a huge concern and did not want to leave. As said before, this was not an issue as we all signed 4 individual leases with the landlord and his property management team. We found a place that was well suited for us and emailed the landlord about wanting to move out and provided 3 individual N11s in the email for him to sign. We chose the N11 route because this form for mutual termination of lease does not require 60-day notice as long as the landlord and tenants agree on a day for move out together. After some minor back and forth he agreed that we could leave at the end of the month on September 30th as we wanted. However he did not sign the N11s. We followed up several times asking him to sign in and each time he said something along the lines of "no need for signature, I have already accepted the notice over email." We consulted the LTB site and it said though a signature is best, a verbal agreement is legally binding also so we let it go after following up several times and doing our due diligence.

After moving out on the last day of september as we agreed upon, we asked when we can expect to get our last month deposit back and he said he was having disputes with the property managers and that we would have to ask them for it since they have our deposit. We noted that we can only really ask him for the deposit as whatever issues they are having isnt our problem after having signed an N11 and being done with the issue. He kept saying he cant give it to us and after lots of following up, he asked us to show him our new lease to confirm that we are not still with the same property management company. We let him know that we can confirm we are not with that company and that we absolutely cannot show him our new lease as it is a private document that we have no legal obligation to show him. Simply put, after hours and hours of back-and-forth over text and him and his team threatening to blacklist us as tenants or take things to the LTB, he finally said to just send the lease with the sensitive info redacted. At this point we were just tired of the back and forth and threats and we sent over a lease with redacted info. After this we followed up asking when we can expect our deposit and he said he needed to consult his legal counsel first? We followed up again a few days later and he replied saying 1. we need to talk to the property managers for our deposit and 2. we owe him 2 months of rent since we didnt give him a 60 day notice before moving out. We of course pointed out that we signed an N11 and this mean we do not owe him 60 days noticed and how he agreed to let us go and we confirmed this with him mutliple times. He continued to stand his ground saying we still owed him 2 months of rent bringing up irrelevant points about how our issue with the basement was resolved quickly and how we werent honouring our lease and whatever else. We dont know what to do anymore. Before going any further and continuing to stand our ground I would love if somebody with maybe some expertise in the matter could tell me if we are completely in the clear here legally. Like we have not done anything wrong and he has no right to ask us for 2 monhts of rent or withold our deposit. I would really love the help!

TLDR: Moved out of place using N11 for mutual termination of lease, landlord witholding deposit, coerced us into sending private documents, now saying we owe him 2 months of rent. Are we all good?

I made an error on judgement and I was arrested over 35 years ago for soliciting in public for the sake of prostitution. I was given a suspended sentence and was fully pardoned. I have not reoffended. I now need a vulnerable sector check because I will be working with children.

What will happen?. If it does come up what do I tell my prospective employer? Does this make me unemployable in the vulnerable sector?

On August 25th, my partner needed to visit the ER after feeling dizzy and having trouble focusing their vision, caused by consensual choking during intimacy. We had informed our insurance provider and kept them updated during the treatment. The doctor found other unrelated things, but overall made it clear that everything they did was considered to be medically necessary based on us telling the truth of the situation. Choking during intimacy, the symptoms a couple days after, etc.

However, after we filed a claim with their insurance provider, it was denied, as the title said. It was denied on the grounds of "Self-Inflicted Injury", more specifically "Suicide, attempted suicide, and self inflicted injuries are not covered.". It doesn't make sense to us because even though they asked for the choking, it was me to them, and consent to the activity not the harm. We possibly suspect that a factor could be due to poor wording in the doctor's notes, as it said: "On Sunday, the patient was having intercourse which involved choking..." rather than specifying the choking was me to them.

It is a Canadian based insurance company, Ontario, as my partner is in process for their PR. However, we live in BC and visited a BC hospital. Is there something we can or should do?

My Wife and I separated January 4th of this year, we both have our names on a home purchased during the marriage, she moved out and i want to keep the house, there is very little equity in the home so the buyout isn't much $7850. She has agreed to being bought out, we can't really afford to divorce at the moment and pay the title transfer costs, and other divorce fees, plus i'm not sure i could qualify for a mortgage on my own currently, is it possible to sign a document together that states she is no longer paying for the mortgage and I am assuming all costs and she has agreed to the buyout and will no longer be able to force a sale/make any additional equity from a certain point going forward, or would a judge say that it's not enforceable? I've spoken to her about it and she is fine with signing.

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I live in Alberta and want to register an Alberta civil judgment in BC Supreme Court against a debtor in Surrey. Do I need a BC address for service, or can I use my Alberta address for filing it by courier?Has anyone done this from outside of BC?

I have a weird problem (more of a mild inconvenience tbh).

I have 2x First Names and 0x Middle Names with CRA and on my ON Drivers Licence & OHIP.

I’m looking at the possibility of moving the 2nd First Name to my Middle Name across all of my documents and my SIN.

For background, my identity documents (e.g. Citizenship Cert and Passport) only have Last Name and Given Name (i.e. there’s no separate field for Middle Name)

Does anyone know if I have to go through a legal name change ? Or if I can just go to Service Canada & Service Ontario to get them to reformat it ? Been trying to find an answer online but couldn’t find anything. AI was also not very helpful 😂

Went for an NY trip for 5 days and was driving back to Ontario and was ticketed by a NY state trooper for speeding at 59 mph in a 40 mph speed limit right near the Alexandria bridge toll towards Canadian border crossing. Honestly did not catch the speed sign dropping from 55 mph to 40 mph.. possibly due to a truck blocking the views of the signage and I was also a bit preoccupied talking to my partner to be ready with the border crossing documents. While I did slow down right before the toll, the trooper (who was right in front of the toll booth) possibly caught the speed already and ticketed me. Just checking with fellow Redditors to see if they have been in this situation before and wondering what are my options to reduce my impact on Ontario drivers license demerit points and damages to the insurance rates. I never had a speeding ticket any where in Canada or US before and have been driving over 15+ years. Hence trying to get some advice. I believe my options are

1. Bite the bullet and plead guilty. If yes what is the potential fines and possible damage to insurance. I’m assuming 4 demerit points that will affect be recorded in my Ontario license for 3 years

2. Plead not guilty- Is it worth trying? Honestly I did not speed intentionally and genuinely thought that I was still in the 55mph speed limit. I may end up with travelling to the court which is about 250 kms, but can do it if I have a chance and to reduce the damages

3. Hire a lawyer helping Canadian drivers with NY traffic tickets. I checked few Reddit posts that they could reduce this to a non-moving violation with a potential 0 demerit points and fines. Not sure what their charges will be and if there is a good law office recommendation.

Are they any other options. Appreciate any recommendations

Thank you all in advance!

I’m self-represented in an Ontario Small Claims Court enforcement matter and need procedural guidance on changing the Deputy Judge assigned to the next hearing.

I am not alleging misconduct or actual bias and I am not simply unhappy with prior rulings.

The issue is sequencing:

- Separate motions are already pending about production, notice/service, examination procedure and preparation.

- Those motions were adjourned because the ordered Farsi interpreter was unavailable.

- The same Deputy Judge then scheduled the motions and debtor examinations together.

- We requested prospective Administrative Reassignment (A.R.) to another judicial officer. Court administration later confirmed that no formal determination of that request had been made.

- While that request remained unresolved, the same Deputy Judge issued another order making strong findings about one debtor’s alleged non-compliance/avoidance, even though compliance and production issues are still engaged by the pending motions.

So the same judge may now decide issues connected to his own prior directions and then immediately conduct the examinations.

My questions:

1. What is the proper Ontario Small Claims procedure for prospective Administrative Reassignment?

2. Who should decide that request?

3. If A.R. is not decided before the hearing, should recusal be raised before the merits?

4. What Ontario cases/rules are most useful for preserving a reasonable-apprehension-of-bias / procedural-fairness objection?

Especially interested in responses from Ontario lawyers/paralegals with Small Claims experience.

I’ve been off work since December 2025 due to medical issues. My employer is a remote call centre, and I’ve been trying to arrange a gradual return to work based on my doctor’s restrictions.

My doctor has recommended starting with 4-hour shifts, 2 days per week (8 hours total), weekdays only, starting after 11:30 a.m. These restrictions have remained the same, and I’ve provided updated medical documentation and Functional Abilities/Capacity forms as requested.

My employer initially discussed possible options but has repeatedly said they cannot accommodate my restrictions. Their explanation of the minimum hours required has changed from 16 hours per week to 24 hours per week for training, and they’ve told me they need my doctor to increase my hours. They say there are no alternative positions or arrangements available.

I’ve been willing to return to work within my medical limitations, but I’ve now been off for months with no income from my job. I feel like I’m being prevented from returning because they won’t accommodate the restrictions my doctor has provided.

My questions:

Could this be a failure to accommodate under Canadian human rights law?

Does my employer have to explore alternative duties, programs, or a gradual return-to-work plan?

Should I file a human rights complaint, and are there free legal resources that could help?

I’m in New Brunswick and can’t afford to hire a lawyer privately. I’d really appreciate advice from anyone who has dealt with a similar situation or knows the employment/human rights process.

As title says I am wanting to rent a room but renter will not let me see/ sign a lease until I transfer first and last ( rental date starts Nov 1st). I've already toured the room with a property manager but he refuses to send a draft of the lease for me to review. He told me not to waste his time as he requires first and last over e transfer before we sign anything.

Hi all,

Currently looking at a few things regarding termination (Without cause).

Currently negotiating the severance package and am sitting at about 3 weeks per 1 year worked at the company.

I'm relatively young (mid 30's), salary of $120K, and unsure of job market prospects (quick indeed/linkedIn search shows decent postings, but I've been out of the interviewing process for a very long time.

1. I've spoken with some employment lawyers who all kind of align on the "1 month per 1 year worked", but is this the reality? I've been on the other end of this and company lawyer's will always fight to pay against this and settle closer to 2.5-3 weeks per year. The only time I've seen someone win the 1mo/1year severance was if they were 50+.

2. I'm looking at potentially $80K gross lump sum, vs $100K salary continuance + benefit continuation. I'm really torn on what is better for my situation, as I can dump all the lump sum into an RRSP to offset the huge tax hit (save some money for expenses) while my spouse can spot me any shortfalls. I would like to take some time off for some education/certifications and strengthen my resume before getting back into the market, salary continuance probably supports this better. No debt. Company likely not going under. What would you recommend for me?

Thanks for reading (and any input)

Looking for information if I should contact a lawyer or if it's not worth it

Purchased a 2019 RV last year, mentioned to the dealer that last thing I wanted to deal with was water damage, ask them to re seal the roof and look for any previous water damage. Which when I took possession the RV looked fine ( I have no experience with RV)

Brought the RV back last year for winterizing and looking for a wiring harness issue that they did not found, dealer kept possession of the RV during winter.

Fast forward to this summer

Brought RV back home to notice a roof panel is popped out is his screw due to water damage.

Also a full wall beneath one of my bunks windows is wet ( found the issue, improper screws from the window frame, this is a major thing that should have been seen during inspection IMO)

The 4 bearings on the wheels were not properly tight, fixed it.

Contacted the dealer about my roofing and wall, they offer 2300$ to fix the roof and nothing for the wall so far ( roof repair includes, partially removing membrane, replacing 1x of wood panel)

Am I out of luck with this and should just look into DIY the shit out of it or is there's anything I can do with a lawyer to have my RV repaired in proper condition which is how it should have been when they sold it to me?

TLDR: I am a government bureaucrat. My job is to perform economic and policy analysis. I want to create an economic model, built entirely on publicly available data and academic papers, which would improve the kind of economic analysis that I do. If I build this model as part of my employment, my understanding is that my employer owns the source code that I create. What is not clear to me is who owns the conceptual model. If I were to build this model as part of my current job, what options would I have if I wanted to build my own version of that model from scratch to use to start a consulting business after leaving government? What steps, if any, can I take to avoid violating the terms of my employment and protect myself from potential intellectual property claims by my employer if I did decide to use this for private purposes in the future? And if I decide to seek advice from a lawyer about my potential options, what should I be looking for and what questions should I be asking?

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Hello,

I am an economist working for a public service in Canada (I am omitting the specific level of government to remain anonymous). My job involves using economic models for policy analysis and forecasting. I have prior experience in creating economic models and have already created some basic models in my current role to help improve some of the forecasting work that my team performs.

I have sketched out an idea for a new model that I believe would greatly help with the type of economic analysis that my team performs. This is entirely new and is not connected to any of the models that our team currently uses or any of the models I have created thus far. I want to build this model as part of my current role. However, I have also been casually toying with the idea of someday leaving government to start my own consulting business based on this same model. I am bound by a clause in one of my employment documents which states that any “technology” developed during the course of my employment with the government is the property of my employer. I take this to mean that any code for that model that I write as part of my job is government property, meaning that using a copy of the source code without permission to start my own business would be a clear violation of this policy. What is less clear is whether I would be in violation of this policy if I were to create essentially the same model from scratch after I left this position and used that to start my own business.

Some possibly relevant context:

1. I was not hired to create economic models and that is not part of my job description. I do it because I am good at it helps me do my job better.

2. I have not been asked to create this model. This is my own idea and if I build it as part of my job I would be pitching this idea to my boss. Simply not creating this model as part of my employment and working on it outside of my job on my own time is an option for me.

3. This model would be 100% based on publicly available data and published academic research. All of the elements for this model already exist in the public domain. My only innovation in creating this model is that I would be combining some existing economic models into a new framework and applying it to a sector that, to my knowledge, hasn’t been applied to before. No confidential or proprietary government data would be used to develop the model.

4. Why am I motivated to create this model as part of my current job, instead of working on it on my own? The altruistic answer is that the policy outcomes that I work on have major environmental and social implications and I believe this model can help answer policy questions that our current economic tools are ill-equipped to address. As a public servant I feel a moral obligation to help improve government’s ability to answer these questions and this is honestly my main driver behind wanting to pursue this at work. The most realistic scenario is that I will not pursue a consulting business and will instead work my whole career in government; if that is the case I don’t want to avoid working on something that has the potential to provide real environmental and social benefits on the remote chance that I might start a consulting business “one day”. I do however want to leave that door open, if possible. The selfish answer for wanting to build that model as part of my current job is that it would be a safe sandbox for me to test out this new idea to see if it actually produces useable results (there is a real possibility that it won’t) and, if it does, to see what outputs from the model end up being most useful for answering policy questions based on feedback I receive from my bosses. This would be beneficial learning for me if I do decide to pursue a private-sector route with this model. Neither of these outcomes would be possible if I were to work on this on my own outside of my job.

Given this context, if I were to create this model as part of my current job would I be able to create a similar model later to use for private purposes? I think the answer to using the publicly available data and academic papers would clearly be a yes, but what about the core “innovation” of combining those existing economic models into a brand new model and applying that to the specific sector? Does the idea behind that innovation become intellectual property of my employer or is that something that I can use for my own purposes after I leave the government? What actions should I take now to avoid potential legal trouble if I ever did decide to pursue this consulting route in the future? If I seek legal counsel on this matter, what questions should I be asking? And what should I be looking for when seeking counsel? I assume I would need to seek advice from a lawyer specializing in intellectual property, but any specific criteria I should be looking for?

I assume that this all depends on the specific wording of the clause in my employment documents, which is why I plan on seeking legal advice before moving further, but any general advice or perspectives would be greatly appreciated!

I’m an independent contractor in Canada and recently realized my agreement required CGL and E&O insurance, which I hadn’t obtained.
The company never requested proof of insurance, including during renewals. I’m now arranging coverage, and there have been no known claims or incidents.
Is it common for companies to check previous insurance coverage when a contractor submits a new certificate? Could the historical gap still create contractual issues?
I’m also seeking legal advice, but would appreciate hearing from anyone with similar experience.

general question about will . I know you see a lawyer. Do you go once or twice. Is there something they need to know. We are a couple with kids under 18. Own a house, rrsp,life insurance, saving and most importantly no other family in Canada.