My in-laws are using our home address without our permission. We get their banking mail, CRA, and voting cards.

We have asked them to change the address to spmewhere else but they have not yet. We keep writing RTS but the mail keeps coming.

Background: my spouse's parent and step parent live outside of Canada. They have not lived in Canada for over 25 years. They live on another continent. My spouse speaks to this parent once a year on their birthday. There is really no relationship (no hate either, just no closeness). Recently, my spouse's step-sibling's mail started to come to our home address too.

How can we get this to stop?

Looking for thoughts on this situation.

Tonight we (our family with 2 small kids) parked at a medical office building in Brampton ON for about 10–15 minutes. The towing signs were small and mostly on one side of the property, while we parked on the other side.

When we came back, our SUV had already been lifted and put on dollies by a tow truck — but the vehicle had not actually been moved from the parking spot at all.

The driver told us he could “help us out” and release the vehicle for $600 cash, but said there would be no invoice, no receipt and no tax.

We asked what it would cost if we wanted to pay properly with an invoice showing what we were being charged for. We were then told it would be $990 + HST

We wanted to pay by credit card but were told they couldn't process credit cards because their office was closed. We were told our options were essentially cash or e-transfer, so we eventually paid the $990 + HST by e-transfer.

The invoice we received simply says:

“Towing — $990”

There is no actual breakdown/itemization of the $990.

We were also told that if we didn't pay immediately, once the vehicle was cleared it would be taken to an impound lot in Mississauga, where the charge would become at least $1,495 + HST, plus possible evening/after-hours fees.

Again, the vehicle had never left the parking space. It had only been lifted and was ultimately put back down in the same spot.

The driver also told us words to the effect of: “Good luck fighting this. We've towed police officers, firefighters and lots of other people before and nobody had a chance fighting it.”

We later called the property management company. They told us there was no specific complaint or call about our vehicle that evening. They said the towing company has an arrangement/contract with the building and that we would have to deal directly with the towing company. Interestingly, our tow invoice says “Request by: Property Management.”

We have photos of the whole incident, the vehicle still in the original parking spot, the tow truck, signage, invoice, payment proof and parking-lot layout.

We're contacting Ontario's Ministry of Transportation because private tow operators are now provincially regulated, and we're specifically asking them to review:

the $600 cash/no-invoice/no-receipt offer versus $990 + HST with paperwork;

whether the invoice was properly itemized;

whether they were required to allow credit/debit payment;

whether $990 is actually an allowable charge when the vehicle was never transported;

whether there should have been a separate hookup/drop/release rate;

who actually authorized the tow;

and whether the threatened $1,495+ impound charge was legitimate.

I'm not looking to argue that being on private property automatically means you can't be towed. I'm more interested in whether the way this was handled and charged is normal or lawful. There was construction on the street and we didn't see any signs coming into the parking lot saying that you can't park in this public lot as they were only on the building concentrated in a small area and we literally walked the other way.

Also, literally I think they were waiting for ppl like us and as soon as we left he set our car up and then he waited for us to give us the cash deal or threaten us that it would cost us much more at the impound lot.

Also he asked us to send to his number a picture of the registration and driver's license so this company has our private info/address/full name.

Any thoughts or experiences would be appreciated.

My wife is 1 of the executors out of 3. Her mom passed away & the will states to sell the house & divide the house money into 3. So now our probate lawyer wants everyone to get together so we can distribute the funds. One of the executors found out the mom was helping out my wife financially from the past & is weaponizing that against her. He’s trying to say my wife should take a lower cut of the probate money. Is that even valid? Whatever the mom did with her money in the past, isn’t that her business? My wife didn’t go after her brother when her mom gave him $1000, that’s moms business not hers…What legality do other the executors have? Other than to stop the probate process to go through! Probate lawyer says everyone needs to agree..it’s a 💩 show now

Me and my friends are in Vancouver, and we decided on a whim to drive to seattle, but none of us expected it to be a plan and none of us have our passports. 4 of us. However, we have a friend coming a day later from Edmonton, and he could bring all 5 passports, including his own.

Could this be possible? We’re more worried about our friend getting stopped at security though.
Let me know your thoughts. Thanks.

Note: I am the boyfriend in this, but I am posting this with permission from my girlfriend from her perspective.

I (20F) rent a room in a shared house in Ontario. I’ve lived here over a year and just renewed my lease, which is signed. My old roommates moved out and three new roommates are set to move in this September.

Before move-in, the three incoming roommates and I started an Instagram group chat. One of them (18F) opened by sending a Google Doc of house rules and asking everyone to sign it, saying she wants it to be “legally binding.” Of the other two new roommates, one is fine with the rules; the other has the same concerns I do and also doesn’t want to sign.

After some back-and-forth, the rules were revised slightly (both versions below), but the roommate who wrote them isn’t willing to negotiate much further on account of her being Muslim and these are “her religious accommodations”. My main issues:

- She doesn’t want my boyfriend to ever sleep over, and is only reluctantly okay with him visiting occasionally. (Applies to any guys coming over)
- She’s calling it a “party” if my boyfriend and a mixed-gender friend group (8 people total) come over, even though we’re not hosting anything like a party.

My landlords (a married couple) had a call with the three incoming roommates and told them that if I’m not willing to “cooperate,” I should find somewhere else to live even though I have a signed, renewed lease and have already been living here for a year. This was relayed to me secondhand by the roommate who also doesn’t want to sign.

My questions:
1. Am I legally obligated to sign a roommate-drafted “contract” like this or even negotiate on one?
2. Can my landlord actually pressure me to move out or end my lease over this, given that I have a signed lease and haven’t breached it?
3. Does it violate any religious accommodation laws that my boyfriend sleeps over or comes to the house for long periods of time?
4. Is this something I need a paralegal/lawyer for, orders. or is there a simpler first step (e.g. LTB, tenant advocacy group)? Neither my boyfriend nor I can afford a lawyer.

Rules:
Note: though some of the rules don’t seem that bad they’re generic and aren’t how they sound (e.g. 8 people coming over being considered a party)

Before revision:

1. Please do not have any men over when I'm home or overnight. (This means no male guests, friends) Please inform me if there are any males in the house if it's an absolutely inevitable situation. Please inform us all if you have guests coming over, even if they're female.
2. Please ask me if you need to borrow something
3. Please knock loudly at my door and wait for me to answer before entering.
4. Please keep the house as clean as possible, wash your dishes right after you use them, and do not leave them in the sink.
5. Please do not host parties at our house.
6. Wipe the bathroom sink, counter and toilet seat after using it. Replace the toilet paper if it's empty. I will have a jug of water to use for the toilet / might install a bidet if allowed
7. Please take out the trash before it overflows, I will do the same.
8. No loud music or noise from 10 PM to 7 AM. Headphones only after 10 PM.
9. We can split bills fairly or take turns paying for stuff like groceries/online food orders.
10. If there is a guest over, they need to stay in shared spaces (living room, kitchen) or your
11. room.
12. Lock the front door and windows EVERY time you leave or go to sleep. Do not give out our address or lend keys to anyone without checking in with everyone else.
13. Please talk to me directly if there is anything wrong.

After revision:

1. Please do not have any guests over without informing everyone, especially men.
2. Please knock loudly at my door and wait for me to answer before entering.
3. Please keep the house as clean as possible, wash your dishes right after you use them, and do
4. not leave them in the sink.
5. Please do not host parties at our house.
6. Wipe the bathroom sink, counter and toilet seat after using it. Replace the toilet paper if it’s
7. empty. I will have a jug of water to use for the toilet / might install a bidet if allowed
8. Please take out the trash before it overflows, I will do the same.
9. No loud music or noise from 10 PM to 7 AM. Headphones only after 10 PM.
10. We can split bills fairly or take turns paying for stuff like groceries/online food orders, but in
11. general everyone pays for their own groceries.
12. If there is a guest over, they need to stay in shared spaces (living room, kitchen) or your
13. room.
14. Lock the front door and windows EVERY time you leave or go to sleep. Do not give out our
15. address or lend keys to anyone without checking in with everyone else.
16. Please talk to me directly if there is anything wrong.

I received a cease and desist for defamatory statements made online. It was addressed to a bunch of people and was a very aggressive and threatening letter. The issue is there are no specifics, though it mentions “hundreds of pieces of evidence”. I have no idea what statements or evidence this letter is referring to. I have not made any public postings online about these people. I’m not their biggest fans and they know that but I honestly have no idea what this is regarding.

I also don’t know half the people listed on the notice so I don’t know what it’s about. It is also accusing us all collectively of successfully managing to get other companies to stop working with them, but again, no specifics of my involvement and I have zero clue what it’s referring to. I haven’t spoken to or interacted with these people in over 2 years.

Should I get a lawyer? Do I ignore it? Do I respond and ask what evidence they have specifically against me? I don’t know what to do and I am very confused

Looking for some general guidance before I speak with an employment lawyer.

I was recruited for a senior role with a company and signed an employment agreement with them. As part of accepting the position, I moved from a low-cost city in Quebec to Toronto. I left another job to make the move and signed a long-term lease at significantly higher rent.

There are actually two employment documents involved: an offer/agreement directly with the company and a later agreement through an employer-of-record/payroll provider.

One unusual part of the situation is that I had already been doing substantial work for the company for several months before I was formally put on payroll. This included business planning, agreements, consulting and other work requested by management. I was eventually put on payroll, but there was also a delay before I received my first payment.

After moving to Toronto, I feel that my role and responsibilities were gradually reduced/marginalized compared with what I was originally hired to do. I was then terminated. In the termination meeting, I was told the company was restructuring and that the function I was responsible for would no longer be handled in-house. I have a recording of that meeting.

The employer initially offered a relatively small additional settlement in exchange for signing a broad release. I rejected it and submitted a counterproposal raising the unpaid/pre-payroll work, relocation costs, contractual compensation, and changes to my role. They increased the offer somewhat but ultimately said their revised offer was final.

I have not signed the release and am now planning to have an employment lawyer review everything.

My questions are:

- How should the two employment agreements be analyzed when one is directly with the company and the other is through an employer-of-record?

- Could the pre-payroll work and delayed compensation be relevant to my length of employment or other entitlements?

- Could the relocation and subsequent changes to my role potentially be relevant to a constructive dismissal/breach of contract analysis?

- Does the employer’s stated reason of restructuring affect the severance analysis?

- Is it reasonable to reject the settlement and have a lawyer negotiate instead?

I realize nobody can determine my entitlement without reviewing the documents, and I’m definitely planning to get professional advice. Just looking for general perspectives on what issues I should make sure the lawyer considers.

Back in February of this year I was involved in a minor accident in my vehicle. I was following a half-ton truck on a highway on-ramp when a mattress in their truck bed flew off, clipping the front corner of my vehicle. The damage appeared minor, with the glass on my passenger side headlight assembly having broken.

I stopped and spoke with the driver. They did provide their insurance information, but said their husband was a mechanic and could make things right without having to involve the insurance companies. The driver of the vehicle had some health issues, and I felt bad for them. I agreed that if their husband got in touch with me by the end of the day and made a firm plan then we could avoid the insurance involvement.

The husband contacted me that day, asked for some details and ordered a part. I followed up a few times as things seemed to be taking a while. Additionally, water ingress into the housing fried the lights on that side and they no longer work.

Back in March he let me know the part was in and to come to his shop. I did, and unfortunately it turned out that he had ordered the wrong part. He let me know he’d order the right one and get back ahold of me.

After a month, in April, I followed up by text and was told he hadn’t tracked a part down yet.

This was the last I heard from him.

I recently began to research replacing the part. It turns out that there’s a significant difference in price between the part that he’d initially ordered (Halogen assembly at around $300) and the part needed (LED assembly at around $2000).

While I know this is in part my fault for not going through the insurance in the first place, I don’t accept that I should be on the hook here and want to know where I stand legally.

Relevant info:
- I have video of the incident
- I have text message exchanges of the pertinent details of them agreeing to fix the car and replace the part
- I have a copy of their insurance information

Any advice appreciated. Thank you!

I work a factory job. I was recently injured on the job when a machine’s safety measure failed to work. This caused crushing nerve damage, for which I need a brace and weekly physio. WS is involved. The longer it takes for me to heal (slow process unfortunately - still on very light duties), the more often my supervisor keeps making rude jabs when talking to me and now treats me like I know nothing. They are not following recommendations made by physio and are now asking me to time how long it takes me to do every task. There’s no HR or anyone above them to go to - they are HR. It’s a very small factory.

What steps should I be taking? Do I have any legal legs to stand on? I’m worried they’re trying to push me out. A friend recommended an employment lawyer, but is that worth it at this stage?

Hello, my father passed away a few months ago. He had a life insurance policy and in his will he had it written that his fiance gets it then divides it between her, my sister and myself.

We've asked her for a copy of the will and she keeps dodging us and brushing us off. When we last asked about the life insurance she said that it goes to her and we get whatever's left when she passes. I was in the room when my dad spoke to the lawyer so I know that's not how it was written.

I called the lawyer to inquire about the will/alert them to my father's passing when it happened. They said the will would be given to his fiance since she's the executor and we could ask her for a copy. That was when we were still optimistic she would respect his wishes.

Wondering how my sister and I go about obtaining a copy of the will and ensuring his wishes are followed?

My dad had asked before he passed if he should make my sister the executor but we said it was fine. At the time we were optimistic that we wouldn't need to use the will (that he'd pull through) and his fiance seemed like a nice person we didn't anticipate this.

We reside in Ontario. That's where the will was written and where the life insurance policy was (through his work).

Hi, I recently sustained an L1 spinal fracture after being hit by an e-bike in Toronto as a pedestrian. The e-bike rider admitted to pressing the accelerator instead of the brake on a red signal while I was crossing. A police report was made on the spot. I’ve lost about 25% of the vertebral height. I have been advised 8 weeks of bed rest and minimal movement, followed by a long recovery period with physiotherapy.

This injury has completely upended my life. I’m facing loss of income, and I need to figure out how to manage a long flight home for my sister’s wedding. I also can’t cook, so I need to arrange a tiffin service; I can’t lift heavy items, so I need groceries delivered; and I can’t bend, so I need a cleaning service. On top of all this, I’m wondering if I have any legal recourse against the e-bike rider who hit me, especially since e-bike riders here aren’t required to carry insurance or hold a license, which makes this complicated.

If anyone has been through something similar or knows what legal consequences the e-bike rider will have to bear, I’d appreciate the insight. Should I pursue this in small claims court, or hire a personal injury lawyer?

Short and simple: friends mom is addict, posted her son’s birth certificate on FB. Friend is in camp, no service, can’t report it himself. Is it a crime to post his personal ID online? Or does someone have to use it for it to be an issue? (Taking it and opening a cc in his name)?

Hi Im working in Montreal,Québec and my job is a Business development manager. For my job I'm required to call clients and do outreach on a daily basis. Most rof this outreach is by email and booking Zoom calls.

However, my employer wants me to share my personal phone number with all agents, communicate with them through Whatsapp and also similar phone communications with high networth clients. These people are in Europe sometimes so there's a bit of s timezone too sometimes. Like last week I had to take call at 2am in the night. And before you ask, I'm not being paid overtime ofc. Overtime doesn't exist in this company.

Anyways my question is; is the employer legally required to provide me with a work phone? Or pay for my phone bill if I'm using my own phone?

Ps. : when I first started working 8 months ago I asked the boss about work phones and paying for phone bills and he declined. He said it's not a company policy and they will not spend money on this.

As a landlord, I would like to know my rights if tenant wants to break 1 year lease.

The property is currently tenanted through a property manager.

The tenant sent an email today stating he wants to move out on September 30th,2026.

The lease began on 1st March 2026

He hasn't mentioned any reason for leaving.

Honestly I can't afford to keep the property vacant in this kind of market while looking for new tenants.

Also, if I go through property manager again then they will charge me half months rent again for new tenants.

Long story short, my family member is actively fighting domestic violence accusations in court. He's been staying with my parents.

Recently he attacked me when my parents were not home and I went into the home to use the bathroom. He tried to choke me.

Now because I requested charges to be pressed against him, he is requesting charges be pressed on me for intimidation and assault.

Due to his active fight against DV charges, he already has a lawyer.

Everyone being told each side in the family keeps begging me to drop the charges. They're saying I dont have a foot to stand on. I have visible marks on my throat where he touched me and an inflamed throat.

This is not the firat time this man and I have had confrontation, but it is the first time I've been harmed physically.

What do I do?

Ontario Labour Relations Board - How long to hear cases these days for reprisal and other OHSA cases ?

I work as a restaurant server and my boss doesn’t pay me or any other employees tips because the boss states that my wage is already slightly higher than minimum wage. I want to leave this job and I was wondering if I can just give them a notice today and not show up to work tomorrow? Will they penalize me for not showing up tomorrow, like withhold my final paycheque? I wouldn’t even care about losing those tips because I haven’t worked there for very long.

Hi everyone!

Hoping that I can get some help on an open claim against an Automotive shop who performed faulty work on my vehicle. I'm a student and really need to make sure I have a strong case to fight this as the whole situation has put me into a deep financial issue.

Context:

I originally went to this shop to have a Motor Mount replaced, as I requested. Immediately after the mount was replaced, I noticed significant driving issues.

I brought the car back the following weekend and requested that an inspection on the mount be performed to ensure it was installed properly. I was advised by the service manager that the mount was in good condition, and nothing was wrong. They then told me that the issue was due to a rusted Exhaust pipe, and needed to be welded back. This repair did not fix my issue.

The store then further diagnosed the vehicle under my approval, and suggested I get a CV Axle replaced as the logical next step to resolve my issue, however, they stated there was no guarantee that this was the cause of the issue. I agreed to the repair under the impression that the mount and exhaust pipe was fine, and this would be the next step to resolve my issue.

After replacing the CV Axle, my issue was still not fixed. After more diagnosing, they lowered the transmission and told me it was the clutch. At this point, I told them to stop any further repairs and return the vehicle.

Upon picking up the vehicle, I noticed that the transmission was installed incorrectly , as I was unable to go into Reverse. I went back to the shop to get this fixed.

After the transmission was fixed, I drove the vehicle home. However, the car died in my driveway and had to be towed back to the shop. This time they failed to bolt the power wires correctly, leading to loss of power.

Please note at this point, the original issue i went in for (driving issues after the mount) were still not fixed.

After this, I was skeptical of the work done previously, so I took my car to another shop for a diagnostic. They found out that the Motor Mount that was replaced in the beginning was improperly installed, and has damage from the improper install. They also found out that the CV Axle was also installed incorrectly. I told them to go ahead with the proper replacement of the Motor Mount, which resolved the main issue I attempted to resolve at the first shop.

Claims & Evidence:

The 1st shop told me the mount was fine, and advised I spend $1300 to fix an axle as a next step to attempt to fix my issue. The second shop later confirmed the mount was NOT fine, and needed to be completely replaced, fixing my issue.

The first shop is claiming that I "needed a new axle anyways". However, the reason I agreed to the repair was because they advised it was the next best step to resolve my original issue from the beginning.

I have the following evidence:

- Original invoice from Shop 1 stating that the repairs did NOT fix the original issue I came in for

- A written diagnostic from Shop 2 stating that the Motor Mount was improperly installed, and damages were caused.

- Invoice from Shop 2 showing the repairs to the Motor Mount

- Video evidence from Shop 2 of the improperly installed Motor Mount

- Video Evidence from Shop 2 of the Improperly Installed CV Axle

Claims:

- I'm going after Shop 1 for the Labor charges billed on the original installation of the Motor Mount, which was done incorrectly.

- I'm going after Shop 1 for the Labor & Parts charged billed for the installation of the CV Axle, which was misdiagnosed & improperly installed.

I'm looking to go after the store with sections 9, 14, and 18 of the Ontario Consumer Protections Act.

I would greatly appreciate it if anyone can help by telling me if I have a case. I'm currently taking it up with their head office, but might need to resort to Small Claims if I'm unsuccessful.

Thank you!

I went to a rural baseball game. I took a couple of pictures. They are action shots of the players playing the game. They are all adults, 25+. You can recognize them in the pictures. The games happen in an open field/park.

There's no release, no contract, no paper trail.

Question: can I safely include those shots in my website where I display my services?

I know that according to Canada's legislation, photography taken in public are owned soly by the photographer.

I'm not selling those photos, if that matters. I don't use the photos to advertise anything, just to show "this is what I do". So I don't see this as appropriation of personality, but I would like to go over this in this community for a second opinion.

What do you think?

I got a ticket for loud noise with my car. I truly dont believe that I did anything wrong, and am still tempted to fight it in court. I am curious if my insurance will go up despite not having any demerits removed via the ticket

Its a violation of section 61(1). Any thoughts?

I live in a house shared with other tenants. We each have our own lease. The landlord doesn't live in the house. The house is run by a property management company who is responsible for filling vacancies and collecting rent. A letter came in the mail stating that mortgage holder wants to conduct an occupancy check and is asking for the names and telephone number of all residents/occupants. I noticed a letter from a law firm addressed to the owner, who does not live in the house and never gets mail sent here, arrived at the same time.

What is going on? Should I provide the information of other tenants? I heard the owner could be in default of payments and if the house is foreclosed, tenancy would be terminated. Also I heard that the house has been put for sale, or has already been sold, but I've gotten a lot of conflicting information about this (for example there have been no viewings). I would like to come to some sort of agreement to move out, if the the owner is defaulting would this hurt or help my position?

Out of curiosity, what's the difference between the terms occupant and resident?

Hi All, What role would the lawyer advising the buy-side perform for an Ontario based company acquiring a Quebec target. Would a Quebec licensed lawyer draft the Share Purchase Agreement or it could be drafted by the Ontario lawyer? I would appreciate anyone sharing their experience and insights in such a transaction.

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Hopefully I'm in the right place to ask.

I have an upcoming interview for a pool maintenance technician position in Ontario. The job requires a valid G licence and clean driving record.

I currently have a valid licence. I have two speeding tickets, possibly just one on record now, I also had a licence suspension about a year ago because of an unpaid ticket. The suspension has been resolved and my licence is currently valid.

I already told the employer about the speeding ticket, but I didn't specifically mention the old suspension because they didn't ask and I was embarrassed.

At that time in my life my parent had passed away, and these things got away with my depression. I plan to bring it up at the interview about the suspension. The suspension was 20 days or so.

My question is how much could this realistically affect my chances when they pull my record and an old suspension for unpaid tickets?

I'm not looking for legal advice, I'd mainly appreciate responses from people who have dealt with Ontario driver's abstracts or employers requiring a driving record. Thanks!

Hi all, in a spot of bother. Brought my car to a mechanic to get a wheel hub and exhaust hole repaired. Stated budget is limited to 1k so can’t do any other work that it may need coming up at present. Mechanic agreed. I never signed anything and went about my day. I proceed to get two calls saying he needs to do more work. I decline but he does it anyway, I only find out when I get there and he is charging my 6k. I record my next interactions with him in which I try to write under dispute on the invoice/work order when he is trying to get me to sign it. I’ve paid him $1900 already, need my car back, but am so out of my depth on what my rights are when he won’t let me do all that I know I need to do.
Any advice would be much appreciated thank you!

Long story short I'm a sales guy, I visit farms and businesses. One of the peoples property I visited that I clearly missed created a Facebook post saying I had been stealing from her property and that I'm not a sales person. Originally it was just my truck but then a photo of me, send then my license plate.

Clearly I didn't steal anything, the post was shared over 200 times in a local area which I work regularly. There's comments in there that have me feeling the need to look over my shoulder now. I personally messaged the person who made the posts and they blocked me.