How to Legally Change your Name in Canada: In general, your name change application: • Should not cause any confusion. • Should not cause embarassment for you or for another person. • Should not be for misleading or fraudulent purposes. • Is done in the province where the applicant resides, pursuant to The Name Act. [...]
Medical Malpractice in Canada Medical professionals are required to meet a reasonable standard of care when dealing with clients or patients. standard of care includes the appropriate treatment for a given condition. It is how an average, reasonable practitioner would manage the patient’s circumstance. when they fail to meet the standard of care, they would [...]
Cellphone use while driving has been the cause of many motor vehicle accidents in Canada. This prompted Canadian provinces to implement laws that ban the use of cellphones while driving. In Canada, the Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, New Brunswick and Alberta have NO BAN on the use of cellphones while driving. However, Strathcona County in [...]
• You must be a Citizen or a Permanent Resident of Canada. • You must be at least18 years old. • You must NOT have a criminal record. • Adoption may be done through the public system or privately. • Private Adoption has a shorter waiting period. ( around 1-3 years). • Public Adoption or [...]
Annulment – when a court declares that a couple were never legally married and that their marriage was null and void. Grounds for Annulment: 1. If one spouse was already married to someone else. 2. If one spouse was under the legal age to marry, and did not have parental permission, at the time of [...]
Is it sexual? unwelcome? forced? ongoing? used to punish or reward someone? SEXUAL HARASSMENT: Refers to UNWANTED sexual actions, gestures or comments. Happens at work or outside of work with co-workers or employers. In Canada, falls under Human Rights Law, a civil legislation, and not the Criminal Code of Canada although some Sexual Harassment Behaviours [...]
When Disputing Traffic Tickets, Hire a lawyer … If you could go to jail If you could lose your license If you are charged with a criminal offence ( eg. Driving while impaired) If you want to plea bargain your charge The penalty for driving without insurance ranges from $2000 to $25,000 plus you have [...]
Why Fight a Traffic Ticket? • To avoid or reduce fines. • To avoid demerit points and license suspension. • To avoid imprisonment or getting convicted. • To protect your driving record. Three Kinds of Traffic Tickets: 1. Provincial Offence Notice • The most common type • Your 3 Options with a Provincial Offence Notice [...]
What is a Class Action Lawsuit: • A proceeding that involves a group of people who join together to sue a business, a person or a government. • A lawsuit involving a group of people who have suffered similar type of injury from the same person, business or government office. With Class Action Lawsuits… • [...]
When Planning to Sue…. I. CHECK YOUR BIRTH CERTIFICATE. You must be at least 18 years old in order to start a lawsuit. Also, make sure you are of sound mind and not crazy. II. Even though you can sue anyone, make sure that the person you are suing, or the person who is responsible [...]