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Apol Apuntar

Apol Apuntar

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Licensed Paralegal

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Join date: Apr 23, 2025

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Jan 7, 20262 min
Ontario Bill 60: What Landlords and Tenants Need to Know About the New, Stricter Rules
Ontario’s new Bill 60 introduces stricter rules for landlord-tenant cases, including shorter eviction notices, faster LTB proceedings, and new upfront payment requirements for tenants raising maintenance issues. This article explains what these changes mean and why timely legal guidance is now more important than ever.

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Dec 21, 20254 min
Modern-Day Slavery: The Plight of 17 Filipino Temporary Foreign Workers in Manitoba and Saskatchewan
Seventeen Filipino Temporary Foreign Workers recruited as mechanics in Manitoba and Saskatchewan instead faced job misrepresentation, termination, eviction, and inhumane housing conditions. Their experience reflects circumstances international human rights experts have warned can amount to modern-day slavery within Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program.

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Nov 11, 20254 min
Inadmissibility Based on Criminality and Serious Criminality under Canadian Immigration Law
Criminal charges and convictions can have lasting immigration consequences in Canada. Under section 36 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA), both permanent residents and foreign nationals may be found inadmissible for criminality or serious criminality. This article explains how offences like voyeurism under section 162 of the Criminal Code are treated in immigration law, reviews key cases such as Tran v. Canada (2017 SCC 50), and outlines possible remedies including rehabilitati

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