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  • Tuesday, 06 November 2018
RRSP Home Buyers Plan
Why You Should Think About the RRSP Home Buyers Planย  A Registered Retirement Savings Plan can be an important method of making your down payment on your mortgage. The home buyers plan offered by the Canadian Government enables first time home purchasers to borrow as much as $25,000 from your RRSP tax rate to make…
  • Thursday, 01 November 2018
Owner liability for dog bite injuries
#AskPaulMariani There are estimated to be almost 8 million dogs kept as pets throughout Canada. While people might look upon dogs as being manโ€™s best friend, being attacked by a dog can be a traumatic and life-threatening event. Lacerations, broken bones and death are only some of the consequences associated with an attack by someoneโ€™s…
  • Tuesday, 30 October 2018
What You Need To Know About Workplace Injuries
#AskTatyanaLoefflerVulpe Where you work can be a dangerous place. The Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Board reports it approved 44,660 claims for benefits filed by injured workers who lost time from work in 2017, and it allowed 111,411 claims for workers requiring medical treatment for workplace injuries without time lost from their jobs. It is…
  • Thursday, 25 October 2018
How Does Ontario No-Fault Insurance Affect Your Right To Sue?
#AskMichaelBlois If you are injured in an automobile accident in Ontario, you might be surprised to learn that your claim for compensation must be filed with your own auto insurance company. You might also have the right to sue the drivers of other vehicles involved in the accident if they were at fault in causing…
  • Tuesday, 23 October 2018
Workplace Injuries and Lawsuits Against Third Parties
#AskJillianCarrington An injury or illness caused by an accident or conditions at your place of employment would entitle you to benefits, including health care services and a percentage of the normal take-home pay lost while unable to work. This system administered by the Ontario Workplace Safety & Insurance Board avoids lawsuits by workers against their…
  • Thursday, 18 October 2018
What To Do When Injuries Occur In A Nursing Home
#AskKevinButler The Canadian population is aging thanks in part to the baby boomer generation. According to the latestย population statistics, there has been an almost 20 percent increase in the number of Canadians who are older than 85 years of age coupled with an overall increase in the age of the population in general to the…
  • Tuesday, 16 October 2018
Study Finds High Death Rate in Bicycle-Motor Vehicle Collisions
#AskStevenWilder Researchers studying Ontario accidents involving a motor vehicle hitting a bicycle from the rear found thatย 43 percentย of those collisions resulting in the death of the cyclist. The increased use of bicycles by adults for exercise and as an inexpensive method for commuting to work and avoiding rush hour traffic is reflected in the fact…
  • Thursday, 11 October 2018
What you need to know about Ontario premises liability
#AskScottTottle The sight of someone slipping and falling during a scene in a movie or television show can be funny, but there is nothing funny about the injuries produced in real-life slip-and-fall accidents. Accidents resulting in concussions, fractures and other serious injuries caused by icy or broken sidewalks, loose carpeting, broken floor tiles or other…
  • Tuesday, 09 October 2018
Posting on social media about an accident is a mistake
#AskSimonDiamond If it appears to you as though everyone you know is on social media, your perception has been confirmed by researchers at Ryerson University. Canadians who use the internet were asked about social media, andย 94 percentย of them confirmed they are on at least one of the many social media platforms. Facebook is the most…
  • Thursday, 04 October 2018
Delay in contacting a personal injury lawyer could harm your claim
#AskHeikkiCoxKikkajoon Being injured in a car crash, a slip-and-fall or other types of mishaps caused by the careless or negligent conduct of another party can be unsettling and leave you confused about what steps to take to make a claim for compensation. Delays, whether caused by the seriousness of your injuries or by putting off…

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