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Rent Guidelines 2025
December 11th, 2024
Rent Guidelines The rent increase guideline is the amount by which landlords can increase the rent of units without applying to the Residential Tenancies Board. The Manitoba Government will increase the rent guideline by 1.7% starting January 1, 2025. This means that rent cannot be raised more than 1.7% in the year of 2025 with the exception of an application to the Residential Tenancies Board.… Read More »
New Rules for Operating a Short-Term Rental in Winnipeg
March 27th, 2024 by Gemma Brown
Operating a short-term rental in Winnipeg will require a licence as of April 1, 2024. This will apply to rentals such as Airbnb, Vrbo, or bed and breakfasts, and it applies to rentals being operated out of the primary place of residence and any non-primary properties. In following the footsteps of other major cities that regulate the short-term rental industry, the goal is to provide… Read More »
BANKRUPTCY MATTERS IN ESTATE PLANNING
February 7th, 2024 by Grant M. Driedger
By: Grant M. Driedger When making a Will or Power of Attorney one has to pay careful attention to ensure that the executor or attorney to be appointed can get the job done. Skills, reliability and trustworthiness are primary criteria in every case. In some instances, consideration should be given if a potential candidate someone is, or may be at risk of becoming, bankrupt. Appointment… Read More »
Overtime Employment Standards – Construction Industry
November 8th, 2023 by SNJ
Overtime requirements for construction jobs in the Province of Manitoba are governed either by the Employment Standards Code or The Construction Industry Wages Act (CIWA). For construction jobs that fall outside of CIWA, generally, employers must pay their employees overtime if they exceed 8 hours per day and 40 hours per week. However, Averaging Agreements and Averaging Permits allow for employees to work over the standard… Read More »
Directors and Officers – Liability to Employees
May 4th, 2023 by Samuel Teichroew
Generally directors and officers of a corporation are not personally liable for the obligations of a corporation, with certain exceptions. Directors and officers need to understand when they may be held personally liable for the actions or inactions of the corporation. The law is very clear regarding a directors and officers’ duty to understand their corporation’s legal obligations – ignorance is no defence. If a… Read More »
Lawyers for Literacy
May 7th, 2015 by SNJ
“Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.” – Frederick Douglas As lawyers, we may often take for granted the gift of literacy that we have all been given and encouraged to grow as we followed our individual paths into roles that are to help assist and foment societal progress for not only the presiding generations, but for those to come. This notion… Read More »
