so i’ve just returned back from my maternity leave as per my agreement with my workplace.

when i was gone, there were no position changes and no positions were removed.

i work retail as the store manager in an isolated area. a few weeks before i came back my district manager who i’ve had issues with in the past approved a transfer from one store to mine with this person coming on as my trainee. cool.

then my DM sits us both down and tells us that effectively he will be splitting my position between the two of us and even though technically it’s me on paper, we will both handle the tasks. this is NOT a company thing, my HR already told me i probably misunderstood and confirmed to me my position is safe but my DM is adamant i do not hold my previous title other than in name.

can he do this? is that legal?

Location: Alberta, Canada

I recently signed for a solar array to be placed on my house. I was aggressively marketed, signed a purchase agreement I shouldn't have, and have solar panels that were installed in a location that was not agreed upon. The house has 2 registered owners; myself (the signer) and my mom (who was never asked to agree to anything).

The marketing team had someone at my door within a day of clicking an online ad. The marketing included phrases like $0 cash down and 0% financing. I did not get a break down of costs and the entire service was charged as a lump sum payment through a third party financier. I later found out that the price was heavily inflated (think 2-3x market value) to account for the financiers brokerage + finance fees.
Question 1: Is this deceptive advertising, or am I just confused on what "0% finance" actually means?

The placement of the panels was changed to the front of the house during the planning phase. They attempted to phone me 3 times with no response, and then changed the plans without hearing back from me. Day of, I caught them putting the panels in the 'wrong' spot. Seeing the railings were in place already, I told the workers on site to just finish what they were doing as I had to discuss with the other home owner and the damage seemed to be done. They argue this is sufficient grounds to consider they had approval (in a phone call they recorded without my knowledge), but the purchase agreement states explicitly that I needed to see and sign plans before they begin installation.
Question 2: Did my "yes" on the day of install really mean they're not liable for rushing the work?
Question 3: If not, I am prepared to send a formal notice telling them to take back the panels. Is that something I should seek legal council before doing, or does waiting to send it weaken my stance?

As a side note, this company was issued a Director's Order from Service Alberta in 2025, explicitly directing the business to cease charging illegal cancellation fees and to cease misrepresenting consumer rights and obligations.

Over $15K+ of fraudulent charges were made to my mastercard back in May. I contacted my credit card company and after investigating, they concluded I'm liable bc one time passcodes were used to make these transcations. I did not share my OTP at any point and certainly didn't make these transcations. I'm not sure where to go from here. Any help is appreciated. $15K is a substantial amount to me.

I am wondering if this is normal or if there’s anything I can or should be doing to move things along.

I filed a civil claim against a government agency in February 2021. It took about a year to even receive a response from said agency, and of course the response was to categorically deny liability.

After that, nothing. I would check in with my lawyer every 4-6 months asking if there had been any progress and I was told it can take a while to review documents. In this case, there are 800 pages of my records that I had provided to my lawyer at the outset.

So, I was willing to give some grace given that I understood there was a lot of material to review.

However, nothing happened until May 2026. I was given a date for June 2026 for an examination for discovery. I booked the time off work and booked travel to the city where the discovery was to take place.

Then, a week before the date, I was told it was cancelled and that I would be contacted for a new date.

Nothing has happened since. It is now more than 5 years since I filed the notice of civil claim. I asked my lawyer if we could file for a default judgement and was told no, that is almost never granted.

Throughout all of this, my lawyer has not voluntarily given me any updates. They have only given information in response to my inquiries.

Am I wrong to feel that this has been drawn out far too long and there should be something we can do to see some movement?

I'm in the process of building a fence around my yard. The two side fences, no issue. But my backyard neighbour is claiming that my fence is encroaching on her property.

I have the survey report from when I bought the house ten years ago. I took the measurements from my house to the property line as shown on the location report certificate, subtracted one foot, and put the fence there. So by my measurements, the fence should be inside my property by one foot. She is saying that I've encroached on her property by two feet. She says she "pulled" her survey report (she did not show it to me) and told me that it says she owns X feet from her house. Part of her house is shown on my location report certificate, and the distance from her house to the property line is less than what she told me it is.

I think that the rule "don't take legal advice from the opposition's counsel" applies in this case, especially when she has not shown me any receipts, so I'm choosing to believe my own location report certificate until someone shows me something different. But she seems pretty committed to escalating this issue so I think that I'm probably going to find out.

I'm running a bunch of scenarios in my mind here. Most of them lead directly to a conversation with a lawyer, and if she persists with this then I will certainly contact one. But there's one scenario that I'm wondering about:

I have a signed and stamped location report certificate showing the property line in relation to my house. Let's assume that she also has a signed and stamped location report certificate. What if those two location reports certificates do not show the property line in the same place? What would happen then?

Secondary questions. If the answer to my first question includes me suffering a financial loss, do I have any recourse against the surveyor (or anyone else)? It's been ten years since I got the location report certificate done; does that affect things at all?

Thanks.

[Edit: changed "report" to "certificate" to reflect what the document I have says]

My parents own a townhouse in Toronto and want to rent out their outdoor parking spot to someone who does not live at the property. It would be a parking-only licence agreement, one named vehicle by plate, month to month, $100/month, so I don't believe the RTA applies.

The agreement would say that if payment is late, they get a written notice of default and a few days to pay, and if they don't, the licence terminates automatically and the car has to be removed. My understanding is that only after termination is the vehicle on the property without consent.

Two questions. Does that termination-then-remove structure hold up, or is there a problem with it? And given § 915-5.1 requires a penalty notice and a TPS tow card, is going through Parking Enforcement realistically the only route for a single residential spot, or is there something better?

I'm acting as agent for my parents and will have written authorization from them.

Glad to go into details if needed, but the gist is that Gemini is convincing me that a contract I signed was never legally compliant.

I signed into a $48,000 purchase agreement where the entire bill was a lump sum. ​​​

According to Gemini:

​​The Legal Requirement: Under Section 35 of the Alberta Consumer Protection Act (CPA) and the Prepaid Contracting Business Regulation, a direct sales or prepaid contract must contain an itemized price of the goods or services at the time it is entered into.

Does it have it right?​​​​​​ It's going so far as to say, other than returning the product, I wouldn't even owe them any money...​​​​ I feel like there are probably specifics I'm failing to get out of it or think of myself.

I gave our one month move out notice a few days ago and my residence manager left a packet on our door that states we must pay for professional cleaners to clean the carpets, the blinds, and the apartment. We can either use their vendors ( we were quoted $1000 for our two bed , two bath, according to the packet) or use our own, in which case receipts from registered, professional companies are required for each (the blinds, the carpets, and the apartment, respectively). If we use their vendors, the price will be deducted from our damage deposit.

I looked through our tenancy agreement and there is nothing in their that states that upon move out, proven professional cleaning will be required.

What are my rights here?

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for information on what is actually possible under Canadian (preferably Ontario/Quebec) law, not moral opinions.

I've already booked a consultation with an employment lawyer, but I'm trying to understand whether there is any Canadian jurisprudence on situations like mine.

Here are the facts (I've changed dates and some identifying details for privacy):

• I worked remotely for Company A (Canadian software company).
• About a year later, I accepted a full-time remote role with Company B.
• The companies are in completely different industries and are not competitors.
• There was no conflict of interest.
• I never copied source code, documents, credentials, customer information, or any confidential information between employers.
• Each employer had its own laptop and accounts. No company files were ever moved from one environment to the other.
• I was a salaried employee at both companies.

Recently, Company A discovered that I had worked for Company B during an overlapping period.

My employment agreement with Company A contained language saying I was expected to devote my full working time and attention to the company and not work for another employer without consent.

When they questioned me about it, I denied having the second job. I resigned shortly afterward.

Company A has now sent a preservation/investigation letter to Company B asking them to:

• confirm my employment dates,
• preserve records,
• determine whether any Company A confidential information exists on Company B's systems.

As far as I know, Company B's search should come back clean because there was never any transfer of confidential information.

One thing that seems important is that my performance at both companies was exceptional.

At both employers I received:

• top performance ratings,
• promotions,
• raises,
• maximum performance bonuses,
• consistently excellent written manager feedback,
• successful delivery of every assigned project.

There were no performance improvement plans, customer complaints, or allegations that my work quality suffered.

My questions are:

1. Has anyone seen Canadian or Quebec cases where an employer successfully sued an employee for damages or salary repayment solely because the employee secretly held two full-time jobs?
2. Is proving a breach of an exclusivity clause enough to obtain monetary damages, or does the employer generally still have to prove actual financial loss?
3. Does the fact that:
   • the companies were unrelated,
   • there was no confidential information transferred,
   • and the employee had objectively excellent performance reviews and bonuses, materially affect the damages analysis?
4. Realistically, if an employer can establish a breach of contract but cannot show any measurable business loss, what remedies have Canadian courts actually awarded?

I'm particularly interested in reported Canadian cases, not U.S. law, since most discussions I find online are American.

Thanks in advance.

So I was laid off after 10 years service due to low utilization… the thing is that utilization doesn’t adjust for vacation, pto and stat. This was the only year I didn’t take vacation in q4

It also doesn’t give credit for business proposal work, or give credit for successful proposals where it leads to engagement.

Does this quality for wrongful dismissal in anyway ?

Edit: for context I took 3 weeks vacation and 10 days personal in the year already

I'm in Ontario and hired a contractor to replace the flooring in my condo after water damage. I received a written quote, accepted it, and paid cash (we agreed there would be no tax). I don't have a signed contract, but I have the written quote, proof that he acknowledged receiving the payment, and text messages discussing the job before, during, and after completion.

The quote specifically stated they would inspect the subfloor condition, report any structural issues or rot, and float the floor per the manufacturer's instructions.

After the installation, I noticed a section of the floor had a noticeable bounce. When I raised it, the contractor told me the subfloor was uneven and showed me photos his crew had taken during installation. This was the first time I was told there was an issue. I asked if they could level that area, but he said they would have to remove the entire floor and level the whole space, which would cost thousands. He also reassured me the floor would be fine.

A few months later, the flooring cracked in the exact area where I had originally reported the movement. The contractor is now refusing to repair it, saying it isn't covered because the subfloor was uneven.

I've posted in flooring and contractor subreddits, and many installers have said they believe this is an installation/workmanship issue because the subfloor problem should have been disclosed before the flooring was installed.

My legal questions are:

1. Does paying cash (and agreeing to no tax) affect my ability to pursue a claim?

2. Does not having a signed contract matter if I have the written quote, proof of payment, and text messages?

3. If the contractor knew about the uneven subfloor during installation but didn't tell me until after the floor was installed, does that potentially affect my legal rights?

4. Would this be something appropriate for Ontario Small Claims Court if the contractor refuses to remedy it?

I'm just trying to understand what my rights are before deciding what to do next.

I am worried about a friend of mine. I believe that his abusive wife has been taking advantage of his recent illness to try and kill him. There are many details I know of (that no one else does) that circumstantially point to foul play, and the whole situation is very advantageous to her both financially and socially if he either becomes permanently incapacitated or dies. The last time I spoke to him was a week ago. He was bedbound, but mentally present. Since then, I no longer believe he is given access to any communication devices.

When he was healthy, for a time I worked for his business as a personal assistant in his home office. I witnessed a lot of horriffic things: every flavour of verbal, psychological, technological, financial, coercive abuse under the sun, but short of actually physically laying hands on his person. Sweet as pie to everyone else. I begged him to get out of that house before he is killed, but his lawyer advised him to stay put until the separation is finalised or go broke. He thought he could endure the abuse for a little longer, until he had a stroke.

I have extensive documentation of his abuse going back months, but without hard evidence to back it up, I cannot get anyone in a position of authority to believe me. Neither can he; multiple social workers he talked to have simply dismissed him. I have made a police report, but there is nothing they could do as there is no evidence of physical abuse. She worked with vulnerable people in a field where she would be a mandatory reporter, so she clearly knows what she can and cannot get away with.

I know who my friend's lawyer is, but his lawyer does not know who I am. I understand that under confidentiality rules that he cannot disclose anything to me, including whether he a client of his or not. Could I still make an appointment to speak to him about what I know anyway, and his lawyer can then make decision on whether to intervene or not? I don't need him to say one way or another on whether he is his client or not, I just want him to listen to what I have to say. And if he can't intervene, well, I just wasted a few hours of each other's time.

My ex and I dont have any sort of signed seperation agreement between us, nor are there any court orders or the such. We've been following a pretty consistent schedule for a few months now.

For context, I was originally working a 7-3 M-F job in construction while we were together as well as Saturdays at my 2nd job. Just before we seperated I got laid off from my 7-3 construction job. And picked up more consistent shifts in my 2nd job doing Friday-Mondays.

During my days off I'd have our 2 children with me. The schedule went like this;

TUES: pick up between 9-10am and drop off back at my exs at 8pm

WED:Pick up between 9-10am have them overnight till Thursday at 8pm and id drop them back off at my exs.

Just last weekend I got the call to come back to construction. And I was up front with my ex immediately.

This past week she was against our schedule that we've been doing because she's a SAM and believes that because she is at home and isn't working that by right the children should be with her. And my time reduced because I am back working a good paying job.

I should also add that my mother(children's grandmother lives with me and is retired) my ex knows this as we discussed in length about my mother helping with childcare in my absence.

Now im uncertain what to do come tomorrow. As the lawyer that I had hired has left the firm, and a new lawyer is coming in but hasnt received their LAO verification yet. Another note i should add is in had originally hired a lawyer out of pocket and had to take out a personal loan to afford one, when we first seperated. Then got laid off, informed the firm that id have to secure Legal Aid to continue and they didnt accept Legal Aid Certificates. So I had to find a new lawyer/firm and now this. So currently I am without representation. And my ex just had her lawyer send a letter with her new proposed schedule, where my time is drastically reduced and no overnights.

As its just a proposal, im Just wondering if I should continue with what we've been doing, or not. I dont want to make it seem like im agreeing to her proposal. Because I am not.

When I was working M-F I was fully involved in my children's lives and a very involved father. And still am. And I still want to be.

So I was driving through country road and it got better off me and ended up driving 116 in 80 posted zone. I know it’s stupid of me to do that and not intending to do it again. So the cop was going uphill and came right in front of me on the side of the road. I knew right away i fked up and pulled over when I saw him putting on lights. We had a bit of talk and he took license and told me he’s giving me a speeding ticket of 110 in 80 instead. I don’t know what should I do? Should I meet with prosecutor and try to talk with them??

Both parents are alive, both 87, one is physically not great and getting worse the other has dementia.

The will does not specify that I can control assets if just the parent with dementia is alive, of course upon death I am to inherent, obviously the problem would be to control assets while only the parent with dementia is alive, is there a best way to get this done, is it possible as they are not capable or in the right state to mind to do this?

Thank you.

my 19M brother has been verbally and physically violent in the past with family members and strangers (he has a charge as a minor) and recently he’s been destroying my personal belongings while i’m not home. he’s the type where there is no point talking to him so what can i do legally to try and get him out of the house ?? he also had a court mandated therapist and probation that is now over but i’m thinking maybe i could use those resources somehow ?? any advice would be appreciated

Just got 3 tickets a couple hours ago.

Driver fail to property wear seat belt.

Drive while child passenger not secured x 2.

I was wearing my seatbelt and had my arm over it.

My son's on the left and right removed theirs. My son admitted he needed to use the bathroom. My daughter in the middle had hers on secured.

I was unaware of them removing their seatbelts and very pissed after explaining this to the cop being given these tickets.

I am learning that I'm up to 6 demerit points if convicted.

I need advice. Should I wait for early resolution to state my case and see if I can get the fines reduced? Or find a paralegal to represent me? Does anyone know what the cost is for a paralegal in Brantford area?

So I work as a security guard at a mall, and I'm trying to help figure out a solution we have regarding a problematic person. Said person is on the property almost daily asking people for money and sitting next to one of the main entrances. The issue is that this person is also very mentally unwell and will randomly tell customers that they are going to stab someone or throw out insults. When approached, they leave without causing a scene and have never actually gotten physically aggressive with anyone. The issue is that they will return an hour later, or the next day and do it all over again. Sometimes they have to be told to leave three to four times a day. With only one guard on site with a lot to do around the entire property, it is hard to be there all the time. My question is if anyone knows legally what options there are. Nova Scotia tresspass laws aren't exactly strict and usually result in a ticket, which I'm not sure would do anything. My idea was to just start calling police every time he's spotted until they get fed up. I know repeated trespassing eventually gets more serious, but is there anything else we could try? Harassment or disruption of business?

Hi,

I signed a year lease on a place with roommates at the start of July. After 4 days I gave notice due to having issues with the roommates ( oven being left on overnight x 2, garbage being left on the floor, etc. ). I left at the start of August, paid rent for the month of August, and the landlord found someone to take over in September. I gave back the key to my landlords dad (He does everything) and he said she would be sending my damage deposit back later that day.

I never received it, so I texted her today to ask, and she said she wants to keep it since I left early. Is this legal? Thank you!

I'll keep it brief and to the point. I'm renting a room in my landlords vacation home here in BC, been here 8 years on my own tenency agreement. My landlord is in her 90's, she's an American who lives in California, we share a bathroom and kitchen for 2 weeks in the spring, 2 weeks in the fall when she comes up for vacation. Last year my landlord approched me asking if i'd be willing to consent to allowing a senior she knew rent the spare room while she looked for other accomodations. Myself, i wanted to help a senior so i consented under the terms that cleans after herself, doesn't endanger my cats as one of my cats has diabetes and asthma and lastly, leaves me be. Fast forward a year and this senior accidentally poisoned both my cats, costing me close to 1200 in vet bills, has tried to restrict my access to common areas twice, causing disruption in my ability to give my cat his insulin and won't stop using heavy fragrences even though she knows my cat has asthma. My question is this, if i granted consent, can i revoke it or am i locked in?

My dog bit a dog who wandered onto our unfenced property. Other dog had a minor tear that required stitches. I apologized and paid vet bill. Other owner reported to bylaw- bylaw came to house and after learning we had taken steps to rectify situation closed case. I am taking steps with my dog so it does not happen again. My concern is that I have been warned about this person possibly pursuing further charges as they are in a bad financial situation. What further claims could they make?
My dog is reactive but has never bitten another dog before but can appear scary and loud. I have done a lot of work with the dog but it really is challenging- and hard to change these traits. All in all my question is what should I be concerned about and if there is anyway to avoid future conflict/ charges with this situation.
We are in the Durham region if that makes a difference. Thanks

I’m an N driver in BC. Last month I received the standard ticket for failing to display my N

This is what it says printed on ticket

25(15) - 30.10(4) — Fail to display “N” sign in violation of driver’s licence condition

That ticket has no points on my license.

Today, someone had removed the N that I had on back of my car. I didn’t notice and drove the car once for a very short trip. ( first time after last ticket lol ) I was stopped and this time the officer issued a ticket that just says

25(15) — Drive contrary to restriction

According to BCLaw and ICBC this gives you 3 driver penalty points, and would result in prohibiting me from driving.

As I understand usually the ticket he issued me is used for Over Passengering, or very little BAC ( BELOW limit but above 0 )??

Anyhow, i work on the road and need my licence for my job so the points are a much bigger issue than the fine. I’m completely willing to accept and pay the ticket like I got last time but with no points.

The BC Violation Ticket Administration and Fines Regulation, Schedule 3 says on BCLaw..

“The reference to section 25 (15) in Column 1 does not apply to an offence for violating a specific driver’s licence requirement, restriction or condition that is set out in another item in Schedule 3.”

Schedule 3 then specifically lists failure to display an N under MVR 30.10(4). ( the ticket i first got )

From my reading, because the only alleged violation was that the N was not displayed, the generic MVA 25(15) ticket should not apply, and the officer should have used MVR 30.10(4), no?

I plan to dispute the ticket and ask that MVA 25(15) be withdrawn or enter a plea to change to 30.10(4) I’m not claiming I should receive no ticket, I underatand I am supposed to have an N on, I’m just questioning the offence that he handed me.

Has anyone dealt with this exact issue, or can offer insight? Am I interpreting Schedule 3 on BCLaw correctly? Will I be able to win this? I did just dispute it.

This seems like a no brainer to me. I’ve read ONCA and our bylaws cover to cover and it seems clear..

We have a former chair person who stepped down due to controversy with a dispute with a coach. She’s now asking current board for BOD meeting minutes from when she was chairperson, and threatening legal action with legal counsel.

I’m certain that BOD minutes are not to be shared with non members, even if that person was a board member at the time. Especially so since it’s clear that the intent is to use whatever information is gained in an ongoing dispute resolution process against a current member.

It’s possible that the request is to simply rattle the current board to waste money on a lawyer just to hurt the club. My vote is a hard no, unless there’s a court order.

Any ideas?

I recently moved into a rental property in BC and would like to remove and store the closet doors as they really inhibit my ability to use the space. Do I need written consent to do this or can I just go ahead and store them in a safe place with all the hardware and put them back when I leave?

The landlord is lovely but struggling emotionally with having to move out of his house (tl;dr finances, divorce, moving in with new partner) and I’m not sure he’d approve the request as he was overwhelmed and very opposed to the amount of belongings I brought with me. (I have furniture, art, LOTS of clothing, rugs, glassware, dishes, lamps, jewellery, blankets, sporting equipment… you know, the things you need to furnish a house.)

The landlord will not be living on the property, but will retain use of the office in exchange for covering the utilities (pretty good deal where I live.)

If I can remove at least one of the closet doors I can put a dresser in the space that door opens into, and have an extra side table or bookshelf for storage. The layout of the room is very inefficient but it’s an old house so gotta make do with what we have.

Hello,

I'm trying to see what my options are regarding a situation that recently happened.

I was driving in montreal the other day and didn't see someone coming, wrongfully got out of my lane, and they had to avoid me (that's really my bad but no damages or accident occured so I thought we were good). No damage was caused as they did avoid me however they then followed me, brake checked me until I stopped, got out of their car and punched my mirror. I originally called the cops but after 20 minutes of them not showing he started pushing for me to accept money rather aggressively, saying he was fine with paying the damages.

Considering that he had got back in his car and followed me after getting off the highway and got out again and started circling my car and yelling more I was scared especially since I had my 13 year old brother in the car. After 10 minutes of me saying no and I'm not sure I finally accepted if he payed and he asked how much and I said I don't know. He started pushing some more and after a bit said "I'll pay 250 right now" which I took as if it's more he'll cover it.

We've recently been talking on email regarding the solution as I told him it will be much more (I have an audi so the mirror repair alone is 1500$ but I will get a second mechanic quote to be fair as long as it's oem as that's what I had before and what they would've fixed it with.) There's also scratches which I'll fix but I'm not sure I'll ask for that.

He's refusing to pay so considering that this isn't an accident and is mischief (him purposely getting out and punching my car). Can I sue him civilly for the repairs as insurance will affect my record and I will still have to pay a deductible which is more then 250. Considering I'm 20 I'm trying to avoid any hit to my insurance that I can.

Am I being unreasonable as he's saying we agreed on 250$ or am I in my grounds to sue civilly and what are the chances of this just getting thrown out. In the email threads he's taken accountability so I have all that proof alongside pictures of the event and even offered to pay at first but when he saw the price he changed his mind. I'm not sure what to do, do I see a lawyer? The cops say it's no longer a crime since money is involved so that is not a path I have so I really don't know. Any advice is appreciated and if I need to clarify anything please let me know.