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Donation Receipts for Providing Services
December 30th, 2019 by Samuel Teichroew
The Income Tax Act currently permits a registered charity to issue official donation receipts for income tax purposes for donations that legally qualify as gifts. To qualify the gift must be property of some kind: cash, investments, real property, and the rights to receive property of some kind all qualify. However, the contributions of services, time, skills or efforts, are not property, and do not… Read More »
Remembrance Day
November 8th, 2019
“They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.” – excerpt from “For the Fallen” by Laurence Binyon Our offices will be closed on Monday, November 11th, for Remembrance Day.
Municipal Connection Requirements
November 1st, 2019 by SNJ
In 2009, amendments were made to the Onsite Wastewater Management Systems Regulation (MR 83/2003). These regulations were developed to enhance the protection of water quality throughout the Province. One of the amendments included requirements for new and existing onsite wastewater systems to be decommissioned and for wastewater sources to be connected to wastewater collection systems, where available, within five years.The Regulations require that wastewater collection… Read More »
Residential Tenancies Branch – Current Issues
August 28th, 2019 by Gemma Brown
RENT INCREASE GUIDELINES The Manitoba Government has set the rent increase guideline – being the amount by which landlords can increase the rent of units without applying to the branch – to 2.4% effective January 1, 2020. This is one of the higher permitted rent increases in recent years. Landlords that want to increase rent by the guideline are reminded that the increase notice must… Read More »
Contracts of Sale and a Real Estate Agent’s Duty of Care
August 26th, 2019 by Gemma Brown
This last September, the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench articulated the level of skill and care expected of real estate agents when handling their clients’ affairs. Particularly, it discussed the expectations held when advising clients of the meaning and effects of different provisions in a contract of sale. In Alvas v Barrett, the vendors of a home (the Alvases) sued the Barretts for breach of… Read More »
