Four partners in Stikeman Elliott's Real Estate Group recently co-authored the Canadian chapter of the Real Estate Global Practice Guide, published by U.K-based Chambers and Partners. This publication provides an excellent overview of real estate law across Canada, with a focus on the following topics, among many others:
- Market trends and deals;
- Impact of disruptive technologies
- Proposals for reform
- Property rights and transfers of title;
- Real estate due diligence;
- Typical representations and warranties;
- Canadian restrictions on foreign investors;
- Soil pollution or environmental contamination;
- Permitted uses of real estate under zoning or planning law;
- Condemnation, expropriation or compulsory purchase;
- Financing commercial real estate acquisitions;
- Granting of security over real estate;
- Borrower default or insolvency;
- Planning and zoning law in Canada;
- Common real estate investment vehicles;
- Commercial lease arrangements;
- Pricing and risk-management of construction projects; and
- Taxation issues affecting commercial real estate.
We are pleased to be able to make this 25-page publication available for downloading.
The authors would like to thank Jennifer Myhal, Simone Main, Alan Stachowiak, Avery Tsang, Tara Watson, Catherine Grygar, Julie D'Avignon, Gordon Masson, Andrew Elliott, Andrew Cunningham, Philippe Kattan, Jean-Guillaume Shooner and Philippe St-Hilaire for their contribution to this Guide.
The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought about your specific circumstances.
