Does my startup need a patent to protect its product?
What a Canadian patent actually protects, when trade secret protection works better, and the novelty rule that catches startups who wait too long.
Topic
Federal
Law that applies across Canada: the CBCA, PIPEDA, GST/HST, trademarks, and the CRA.
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Can a signed release bar me from filing a human rights complaint?
What Ontario, Alberta, and federal human rights tribunals examine before enforcing a signed release, and the circumstances that can undo one.
Is severance pay mandatory?
The three-jurisdiction breakdown of when severance is legally owed, the payroll test almost nobody checks, and where it doesn't exist by law.
How much severance pay is an employee entitled to federally or provincially?
Which framework applies to you, why Ontario separates severance from termination pay, the federal formula, and why Alberta has no statutory severance.
How much vacation time and pay are employees entitled to?
Vacation time and pay by jurisdiction, how the percentage is actually calculated, when it must be taken, and why the federal split matters.
How much does it cost to incorporate a business federally or provincially?
The federal, Ontario, and Alberta fee comparison, the name-search cost that applies almost everywhere, and how to decide where to file.
What has to be in an employment contract federally or provincially?
Which set of rules governs your workplace, where federal, Ontario, and Alberta requirements diverge in practice, and what this comparison leaves out.
Can I email marketing to customers without their consent under CASL?
What CASL requires before you email a customer, the rules that still apply once you have consent, and who can be liable.
How long does it take to incorporate a business federally or provincially?
Federal, Ontario, and Alberta timelines side by side, which jurisdiction suits you, and what actually drives your total elapsed time.
When should I incorporate my business?
What actually changes when you incorporate, the signals that usually prompt the decision, and the federal-or-provincial choice that follows.