One Strike and You’re Out
Karen Kwan Anderson – Pace Immigration: Last year, the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) announced measures to remove “foreign criminals” from Canada who have received a sentence of six months or more arising from a criminal conviction.
Temporary to Permanent Immigration Status: The Canadian Experience Class Program
James Metcalfe – Pace Immigration: The so-called panel of experts in the media are not up to date on present Canadian immigration policy.
So What Does “Economic Loss” Mean, Anyway?
Toronto Personal Injury Lawyer Albert Conforzi Back in the fall, I reviewed a decision regarding the meaning of the word “incurred” as used in the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule (SABS). That decision, Henry v. Gore Mutual, held that once the threshold decision of finding an economic loss had been made, there was no necessary correlation between the economic loss […]
Infrastructure Modernization in Canada: Time For Innovation
Hon. Gerry Weiner – Pace Immigration: Among the news stories that received prominent coverage in 2012 were the decisive steps the Harper Government has launched to reform Canada’s immigration system and the critical need to finance the repair and modernization of the deteriorating local infrastructure in Canada.
Thoughts On The Rob Ford Conflict Of Interest Decision
Toronto Personal Injury Lawyer Albert Conforzi: The Divisional Court of Ontario recently ruled on Rob Ford’s appeal of his conflict of interest case. They found that the mayor could not be ousted from office. The Court ruled that City Counsel did not have the power to compel the Mayor to return the funds that he had collected for […]
Citizenship Applications – Four Year Wait?
James Metcalfe – Pace Immigration: Recent news reports indicate that it can now take up to four years to have your citizenship application adjudicated by a judge.
Cyprus Investor Immigration Program
Pace Law Firm is now offering information on the Cyprus Investor Immigration program. If you are an investor seeking immigration advice, contact us here.
More Money For Politics, But Not For Victims?
Toronto Personal Injury Lawyer Albert Conforzi: In the past year, there have been several important decisions from the Ontario Court of Appeal dealing with the issue of catastrophic impairments that arise from automobile accidents. In both the Kuszniers and Pastore decisions, the highest court in the province declined to follow the interpretations urged by insurance companies. If they had been accepted, those […]
Law Times Looks At FSCO Backlog
I’m pleased to say that I was quoted in the Law Times regarding the backlog at the Financial Services Commission of Ontario: Albert Conforzi of Pace Law Firm thinks the challenging aspect of the arrangement will be in the quality of the assistance given. “The mediators at FSCO have great training and experience and a knowledge base […]
A Legal Perspective On Chronic Pain
Toronto Personal Injury Lawyer Albert Conforzi: The greatest challenge in the personal injury field regarding the resolution of chronic pain cases is that most of them fall under the heading of a subjective complaint. That is, the client is telling you about the pain they are experiencing, but there is no clear cut medical evidence – […]