What is a franchise?

While for most ordinary citizens the word “franchise” conjures up images of McDonalds or PizzaPizza, not many people can clearly define what a franchise is.
When used in the commercial sense, “franchise” refers to the sole right granted by the owner of a trademark or tradename to engage in business or to sell [...]

The Criminal Lawyers Association, which has been boycotting Legal Aid Ontario since June of 2009 to protest the hourly rate, has announced that it has reached an agreement with the province. Legal Aid will be increasing the hourly tariff for about 5% a year for the next few years.
The news release also says Legal Aid [...]

It’s been 9 days since Haiti was struck by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake. The epicentre was just outside the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince. The city crumbled and the damage was widespread.
Promptly after the earthquake, U.S. President Obama announced that his administration will allow undocumented Haitians to remain in the U.S. temporarily.
What about Canada? Have we stopped [...]

I’m pleased to announce that both my trademarks, “PSWLaw” and “Integrated Small Business Solutions,” have been officially allowed and registered. Hooray!!

Commencing July 1, 2010, in Ontario, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) will blend with the provincial sales tax and become the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) in Ontario. The new tax is set at 13%.
At the moment, a GST registered business collects the GST from the customers and pays the GST to its suppliers. At [...]