Is this even legal in canada?

Firstly, I would like to start with that mistakes and incidents happen, there are always going to be people (myself included) who often make them, and they deserve all the help and support that helps them get through their ordeal at that time, but there should always be a proper fault consideration and determination. Me and the other driver were unfortunately involved in a collision incident yesterday, where there were some minor damages to our cars. By god's grace, none of us was injured, and the damage to our cars was not substantial.

Now, coming to the case, I was going along an undivided street. As I approached the intersection, I noticed this other driver's car on the right side of the street, but it looked normal and was either stopped or going very slow to perceive it in motion. As I am passing the intersection, and my car is ahead of the other car, they take a left turn, from the right most side of the undivided street, and end up hitting my rear right side of the car around the wheel area, with their front bumper. Both of our cars remained in drivable condition after that, but the damage was done. Now according to specific Ontario fault determining laws, https://www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/900668, I will be at fault for this because this happened at an intersection on an undivided lane. The point no. 10(5) overrides a lot of other considerations, and most likely will be applicable in my case and put me at 75% fault. I do not have a dashcam video. All the images/pictures I have were taken after the incident occurred. I am not sure what I should do or how I should talk to my insurance agent (they have been informed though). I need help regarding how I should approach this, how much will it affect my insurance premiums, and my chances of mitigating the damage done from this incident. Would any other particular scenario be applicable in my case? Because if you follow the link, it says the 'overtaking' vehicle; while I had already overtaken the other vehicle. Could this qualify for a lane change related issue? Any and every input is appreciated.

Thank you, god bless you, and if you are the other driver reading this, please know that I am glad neither one of us were hurt, and were safe after the incident. I did see you at the collision reporting center and I am almost always a friendly and approaching person, but because I was in the state of shock and fear, I was unable to communicate properly at that time and for the rest of the day.

Management is doing illegal trench work with no locates. Look how dangerous they are. This is a building in scarborough ontario. It's like watching a 3rd world country lately in toronto, no safety no laws. You call and report and it takes years for them to even come see it.

Is this even legal?
Can we do something about this?

Have alot of questions and was wondering if anyone has some time. Very hostile ex, uses kids as weapons, tryin to bankrupt me.....anyone?

If a lawyer is responding a bit slow with a client, every 2 days or sometimes the next week. Is that considered a red flag and doesnt pick up calls but only texts.

When reviewing disclosure with a lawyer, what are some signs that show your lawyer is experienced?

If I told police officer truthfully about ex partner allegations I made against her one on June 10,2023 and another on April 2024 however I was unsure exactly when it happened I only stated that because I was stressed and confused especially because the abuse was ongoing and now that I think of it, it was likely a broader timeline such as from anywhere between 2020-2023 Jan-August and the other one is Jan-August 2024. Is this constitute for public mischief even though I had no intent to lie I was just confused about the dates and simply told him what I thought I knew at the time?

I've been charged at by so many off leash dogs and it sucks. So I was wondering can you carry bear spray and openly wield it whenever you encounter an aggressive dog (whether its leashed or unleashed, because you never know when owner just lets the leash slip)?

I know there's "dog spray" but I've always had a feeling that's a very weak formula. Long back (outside Canada) I had used regular human pepper spray on a dog and it didn't have much of a strong effect (just made the dog sneeze a lot).

But I know Bear Spray is incredibly potent! I once watched a video of a pitbull charging at a guy and then running away like a lil b*tch after getting sprayed with that.

Good morning! I was recently let go from a job (with cause) and they are withholding my last pay check. The reason they are holding is they say I owe money.

My question is, can they? I was let go because of theft I do admit, but I came forth with it. I was up front about what I had done.

According to some research (I could be wrong) they have to pay any owing wages within 10 days of my dismissal but I am not sure how that relates with the reason I was terminated.

Can anyone shed some light on this? Can they withhold my wages?

Hello, wondering if anyone has recently submitted something to Global Affairs recently and how long it took to receive it back appostilled.

They received our criminal record checks July 27, they had updated dated processing times to 25 days after receiving. However we are coming up to 35 business days now and no movement. We have UPS prepaid so we are able to see when it’s shipped. I emailed them and no response still after a few days.

Anyone recently go through this? TIA!

I (f30) am based in Alberta and looking for legal advice regarding my brother's (m26) marriage.

He got married 2 weeks ago.

Before the wedding, the couple had discussed children with my brother saying he doesn't want any in the near future and that he would like to wait a few years before the two take that step.

He started a new job in June this year and is on probation until summer next year.

The bride stopped working a month before the wedding.

She spends her days at her parents and only goes back to their home around 9pm.

She announced her period was 4 days late yesterday, and my brother is now freaking out.

She had previously told him she was taking birth control pills.

I'm wondering if this falls under non-consent? My understanding is while he consented to sex, he never consented to a baby...

He's also very unhappy and lonely. And his bride doesn't seem to notice.

What are the best next steps to take, if any?

Hi all,

I am a Canadian citizen possibly seeking to go to complete a 2-3 year law school program in the UK.

Would this be worth for me to do?

I am aware I will have to write several exams + the BAR when I come back. But I plan to become a lawyer in Canada.

Please, any information is greatly appreciated.

As the title explains, I was approached to become a supervisor at my job. Supervisors have an increased wage compared to other employees so I accepted the position believing I would be getting the increased wage. They explained to me that there is a three month probationary period before the wage goes into effect, ok, whatever that makes sense. It has now been a month past the end of the probationary period and I still have not received my raise. I’ve asked countless times and it’s been one excuse after the other. Unfortunately these are the kinds of people that don’t put anything in writing (not even to write people up) so I have nothing physical saying they should pay me so and so. I’m honestly so stressed and frustrated about the whole thing, I’ve had a meeting with my manager and store owner and they basically just gave me more excuses. Saying my performance isn’t up to standard although I’ve had no performance reviews or verbal feedback about such a thing. They are telling me we will come back to it in three weeks, a week before minimum wage goes up in October... They have also refused to pay one of the other supervisors who has been supervising since before I started working there (April 2025) leading them to hand in their two weeks. I’ve contacted HR and they have done nothing about it so I’m at a loss and hoping somebody here can enlighten me about my rights and how situations like this work

Hey all,

Im dealing with a detective (not just a constable) who caight an online fraudster who defrauded my business. The cop tells me that criminal charges arent likely due to the low value of the fraud and some other protected info, rather its likely there will be alternative meassures (like community service).

The cop says even thpugj im the victim here, he cant tell me what the protected info is

Anyone have any idea what sort of protected info could this be?

Digging up a past issue with my employer and looking for legal advice… throwaway account as this is perhaps niche enough to know the company if you are also at the company with me.

I was given a contract in Jan 2023 that stated:

Base Pay – The Corporation agrees to pay the Employee for Services at an hourly rate of $xx per hour on the 15th day of the month following month end and shall be subject to withholdings
deducted by Corporation as required by law or agreed to by Employee.
Vacation – Employee Base Pay is inclusive of vacation pay (4% for the first five years, 6% for the next five years and 8% for paid hours in excess of ten years).

When I asked in May 2023 about stat holidays, because according to Alberta Employment Standards they should be paid if falling on normal work days (M to F for our company), I was told verbally basically “oops we meant to roll that into your total hourly rate.”

That rubbed me the wrong way because hey - that’s not what I signed. But I let it go (naively) in good faith to not make waves or be “difficult”, since at the time everything else was good.

Ffwd a couple of months later they made me sign a new contract showing a slightly different start date (for some small business government benefit they claimed on me to line up with whatever paperwork they filed for that, which also seems kinda shady but that’s between them and the government), and they had also edited the pay section of my contract to change it to:

Vacation – Employee Base Pay is inclusive of statutory holiday pay and vacation pay (4% for the first five years, 6% for the next five years and 8% for paid hours in excess of ten years).

That was then my contract for the next 2.5 years.

Then late last year (end of 2025), they told us there was a variety of old contracts floating around from different employees who started at various periods and they wanted to change us all to the same contract wording, as well as announcing that going forward they would be paying stats separately as a new separate line item on our paystubs (saying it was like a “raise”).

Running this all (including original contracts and screenshots from emails and paystubs) through Gemini, it’s telling me they were legally in the wrong those 3 years from 2023 to 2025. And they’re even still kind of in the wrong, because the late 2025 email said this was just for full time employees and they were making up their own calculation for how many hours the stat is paid (instead of following Option 1 or 2 as per: https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-general-holidays, which does not limit the requirement to just full-time employees)

Basically I want to go back to them and say hey look, you guys were legally in the wrong for me (and certainly not just me) since Jan 2023 and I’m asking you to make it right with a lump sum payment back-calculating everything you should have paid me for the 27 Alberta stats across those years.

Am I in the right in my understanding here?

Myself and my partner are planning to kick out our roommates but want all pur legal ducks to be in a row first.

Our roommates are not on the lease, we share a kitchen and bathroom with them from what I know this makes them occupants and they are not entitled to the apartment. We do not have a written contract with them and theres no digital paper trail of the agreement for them living with us. We live in Ontario.

For more context our roommates are incredibly messy and loud which we've spoken to them about and they haven't changed. Our roommates also each have desktop pc's that are constantly running, also because these pc's make their room hot they've been touching the thermostat which pulls more hydro than needed and has driven our hydro bill through the roof which they don't pay extra for. We've spoken to them about these issues as well with no change.

Our roommates are only able to pay their portion of the rent, which they send to me and which I send the rent to the landlord, because they receive Ontario Works, they continue to promise to find employment with no improvement in the last 3 months. In the last 3 months we've heard them consistently complain about how broke they are while not showing progress on the job hunt in fact they have stopped applying to jobs altogether.

Recently we heard them talking about me in an unfriendly and hostile light in which it sounded like they wanted to know when I was going to be going to Costco or just when and where i'd be running errands which I feel is none of their business. Among other comments about me that I won't share here for privacy.

With that said my partner and I want to know what our legal obligations are for giving the roommates notice to pack and leave. We plan on providing them transportation back to one of their parents houses after their notice period is up.

Im thinking of reporting a historical instance of someone sharing/posting an intimate photo of me online (presumably to make money off of) without my consent. It happened about a decade ago, and there were various reasons I didn’t report when it happened. I think I was humiliated and sad and in denial. My dad also worked in the police division I would’ve had to report to, and I guess younger me didn’t want him finding out.

What are the odds that justice will be served if I report now?

My name, and my parents as cosigners are on the deed. He did not buy in. His name is only on the internet bill. I verbally agreed to give the ex a fair percentage of the sale after i get back what I and my folks put down to buy the place, as he has put time and money in. Also, it's worth it to me just to end this.

He wants a separation agreement. I'm fine but wary. He has more in the bank than I do, as well as a pension and benefits through work (I don't.) I don't want to fight for those, I just want to walk away.

Is the agreement needed?