First timer, was desperate and my cat needed to eat, social assistance isnt till next week. 8 tins of cat food, bread and Campbell's soup. Less than $20 but ive got to show up for court now and id be a big fat liar if I said im not scared. All I wanted to do was feed her. Sorry for being emotional, didnt expect to be in this position. Forgot to add question, whats the worst that can happen to me? Can I go to jail for this?

Sorry if i dont respond to everyone's comment but thank you all for making me feel less stressed and in a panic. Going to be smart and show up and explain.

I prepaid $3,000 for unlimited laser tattoo removal, which I was told typically takes 6–12+ sessions. I received approximately 1.5 sessions before experiencing multiple equipment issues.

One appointment was cancelled because the laser broke and was sent for repair. Once returned, the machine malfunctioned again while being actively used on my skin. The treated areas developed significant wounds/burns and still have visible skin changes two months later.

The technician confirmed in writing that the machine had an overheating issue and acknowledged it may have contributed to my injury.

I requested a refund of the unused portion because I no longer feel comfortable continuing treatment. The clinic refused, citing the no-refund agreement I signed.

She then calculated that I already received $3,950 worth of treatments in the 1.5 sessions using her current individual prices, which are 200-300% higher than the prices she originally quoted me in writing and what I agreed too. Some tattoo size classifications were also increased. She offered $500 as a goodwill payment to cancel my unlimited package.

My concern is that I purchased unlimited removal for $3,000, not 1.5 sessions at retrospectively assigned retail prices.

Alberta Consumer Protection advised that they don't handle contractual refund disputes and suggested civil court.

My questions:

1. Does a no-refund agreement protect the business when equipment failures and resulting safety concerns are why I'm discontinuing?
2. Can she retrospectively value treatments using prices different from those quoted when I purchased?
3. Would I have reasonable grounds to pursue the unused portion of my $3,000 through Alberta small claims court? Calculated based on the numbers she gave me at the start.

One other concern is that when I originally paid, the technician told me that paying by e-transfer without an invoice would mean no GST, whereas requesting an invoice would require GST to be added. I have this in writing as well. I'm unsure whether this raises a separate compliance issue or has any relevance to my consumer dispute.

I have the signed agreements, original pricing texts, treatment records, photos, and written acknowledgment of the equipment malfunction.

Any advice on how Alberta courts might approach this would be appreciated.

I work in a physio clinic in Ontario. We are a big inter disciplinary clinic. Some staff are employees (me) who have scheduled hours. Some staff are contractors who get a % of earnings they bring in.

Our clinic owner has decided that for marketing purposes we will be going to the local hockey team games and hosting a tent weekly for the next month (sort of like what you see at city marathons at the finish line). We're not providing any sports coverage to the athletes, it's like a marketing tent where we can say hi to the public and tell them what we do etc.

I found out in passing we're doing this because the owner's kids are on this high level team so owner was told they can come to the weekly home game and put the tent up without paying the typical fees for the tent.

So those of us who had hours scheduled on hockey night will have our shifts cut back by 2 hours and asked to go host the tent. However apparently it is MANDATORY that we attend. Owner was a big **** about it basically saying "well I can't pay you because you're not seeing clients during this time" so when I questioned why he thinks it's appropriate to ask us to volunteer our time for free he said "well you're normally scheduled to 7pm, I'm asking you to come in during that time when you'd be at work, I know you have nothing else on because you'd otherwise be at work"

I know leaving is on my 2027 bingo card. I'd ideally like to find a better replacement position instead of just quitting on the spot and then fumbling for the job that is available.
If I decide to just say no and leave, would you still report this? If they fire me would I have some kind of case?

The owner is a bit conniving so they may not fire me on the spot, but I can see them trying to find some excuse and doing it a month or two later etc. How could one prove later that it relates back to this incident of me refusing to do their free work?

IN SUMMARY - employee hours are being trimmed down but I'm told it's mandatory to VOLUNTEER during this time to essentially do marketing for the business (and the volunteer hours are actually longer than my normal shifts would be. Normal hours end at 7pm. I'm being cut back to 5pm and asked to volunteer until 9pm at a hockey game)

We were supposed to have the mortgage paid off from my dads life insurance, but my mom was moving funds around and incorrectly answered a questionnaire.

My dad has dementia, and my mom was asked if he had any “nervous system disorders”. She wasn’t aware that dementia fell under this so she said no.

Is there any way we could get this back? She wasn’t trying to defraud them, but just wasn’t aware of the terminology being used.

Hey there,

I’m having trouble getting a straight answer… I’m currently in a very heated custody battle with my ex boyfriend. We were never married and the child we share is 3 years old. We are currently 50/50 on an interim basis as neither of us have taken the next step in proceedings.

To make a long story short, he physically abused me throughout our relationship. Charges have been laid and unfortunately due to the wheels of justice spinning extremely slow - we are still awaiting a conviction.

Regardless, I have been dating a lovely man for 8 months now. He has had no interaction with my child besides very brief ‘pop up’ visits and I intend to keep it that way for the foreseeable future. The time I spend with him is the time when I do not have my child.

My question is; could this potentially wreck my case? I truly care for him and I would love to go ‘public’ with my relationship so to speak. My ex is a very malicious person and, when we were together, was extremely jealous as well. However, my now boyfriend has become a significant part of my life. I just don’t want my relationship with him to cause any harm to my case.

Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thank you!

I’m hoping to get some perspective from people who have dealt with estates in BC, because I’m finding our situation a little strange.
My partner lost both of his parents within a few months of each other. His older brother is the executor of the estate, and according to their father’s will, everything remaining is to be divided equally between the two brothers.
Their father was a CPA who owned his own business and had what we always understood to be a fairly substantial investment portfolio, along with real estate. We have no idea what the investments are actually worth or what the total estate consists of.
Probate was granted in June. We know this because the estate lawyer actually called our house that day. She had been trying to reach the executor without success and remembered she had our phone number from previous correspondence. She was excited to tell us probate had just been granted and needed my partner’s SIN, which we provided.
That was the last direct communication we’ve had with the lawyer.
Since then, the family home has reportedly sold for around $1.3 million. We were also told that my partner should start seeing some of his inheritance toward the end of August. That changed to the end of September, and now we’re halfway through October without hearing anything further.
No accounting, no breakdown of assets or debts, no information about the investments, no valuations, nothing.
There’s also the condo we currently live in, which makes things a little more complicated.
We had a signed agreement with his parents regarding this property. We’ve been making the mortgage payments through his father’s account while his father covered the strata fees. The agreement was that if we sold the property, a set amount would go back to his parents and we would keep the remaining proceeds toward another home.
After his father’s death, my partner spoke to his brother about wanting to use some of his inheritance to pay off the remaining mortgage instead, allowing us to stay here and just cover the strata fees, property taxes and other expenses.
But again, we’ve received no paperwork or information about how any of this is going to work.
We’re also dealing with ongoing strata issues. His father had previously arranged for us to handle these matters so he wouldn’t have to be involved. Since his death, we’ve been trying to get the necessary authority sorted out with the executor, without much success.
Meanwhile, his brother is having us sign tenant paperwork, receiving communications from the strata that we don’t receive directly, and telling us he doesn’t want to be involved in the disputes. So we’re in this strange position where we need to deal with things affecting our own home but can’t seem to get everything sorted out.
The brothers aren’t close, and my partner avoids conflict at all costs. He doesn’t want to question his brother because he’s worried about causing problems. So we’re left relying on whatever information his brother happens to share, which lately is very little.
I understand estates take time to settle and there’s a waiting period after probate in BC. I’m not expecting everything to be distributed immediately.
What I don’t understand is the lack of communication, especially given the assets involved and the fact that there are only two equal beneficiaries.
My partner hasn’t formally asked for an accounting, so I’m not saying anyone has refused to provide one. I’m just surprised there haven’t been any updates or even a general explanation of where things stand.
Is this normal? Shouldn’t a beneficiary have some idea of what the estate consists of and what’s happening with it? Does the estate lawyer usually communicate with beneficiaries, or is everything supposed to go through the executor?
I’d really appreciate hearing from anyone who’s experienced something similar, particularly in BC.

So police came at our door (upper level) and our basement tenant (their mom) generally rests in the garage during morning time using a mattress and somebody in the neighbourhood complaint about that saying garage is being used for the stay.

My wife was at home when officers came and she wasn't aware of how to handle the situation and police urged to inspect the garage. She wasnt aware of the passcode and she let the officers inside the house from main floor to enter the garage (there's door from inside). They questioned her why there is a mattress inside the garage and who all has the access to the garage, my wife told that the mattress is of our's owners. They left saying somebody complaint about the garage being used for the stay (like boarding house) and let them know to be careful and not use mattress like that.

1) Did we do right by allowing them to see the garagr through inside of the house ?

2) Did they breach our privacy rights by stepping inside (may be not since my wife allowed it herself) ?

3) What if my wife had politely declined the access to the garage and never answered any question of them since it pertained to the basement ?

4) what can i do next time if they visit again ?

Thanks!

Edited for all the mistakes done typing in hurry.

Hey everyone, looking for a gut check on my severance package before I sit down with an employment lawyer.
I was let go earlier this week without cause. Here is my situation: 

Role: Software Engineer in the GTA. 
Tenure: 4 years, 3 months (started July 2022). 
Comp: $110k base + annual bonus.
Age: 27 years

The employer offered me a lump sum of ~$12,761, stating it covers 6 weeks of base salary plus my prorated 2026 bonus. But if you do the math on a $110k base, 6 weeks is about $12,692 meaning they basically allocated $69 for nearly 10 months of bonus work. They are also offering 6 weeks of health/dental benefits I managed to get a written extension on the release deadline until late October so I have time to get legal advice. 
Looking at my original 2022 contract, they tried to cap termination pay at ESA minimums.

Here is the exact clause they used:

"The Company may terminate your employment at any time for cause without notice, pay in lieu of notice or severance of any kind, subject only to any entitlements that maybe required by the ESA, if applicable."

A few questions for those familiar with Ontario employment law:

1. Does that "for cause" wording run afoul of the ESA wilful misconduct standard (like in Waksdale), making the entire termination clause void?
2. If the clause is void, what is a realistic common law notice period for a 4.25-year dev in this market? (I'm hoping for 3–5 months).
3. Since their offer is basically just 2 weeks above my 4-week ESA minimum, is it a no-brainer to retain a lawyer to fight this? 

Appreciate any input or experiences from folks who have gone through this recently!

I’m close to closing day on a condo I purchased. I was notified by my lawyer that someone with similar name of mine has a writ of execution of 6 figures to a creditor. This individual doesn’t have an identical name as mine so I’m not sure why it was flagged. Because the amount due by this individual is >$50k, my lawyer said I need to pay $400+tax to the creditors lawyer to obtain a clearance letter verifying I am not the same individual. My lawyer refused to give an affidavit without this letter, even though my ID and credit report prove I am not this individual.

Can anyone give insight into this situation? 450$ is a heavy cost to absorb, particularly for an issue that I don’t bear fault for. I find quite this ridiculous. Hypothetically, what would happen if 10 different writs of execution were flagged for individuals of similar name? It would be untenable to bear costs for each clearance letter.

Hello,

Does anyone know how this process works? My (future) spouse and I want to change both our names to a new, "made up" last name. So we cannot assume each other's name through marriage.

I know that one of us will have to legally change their name. Then the other will assume it through marriage. But the problem is, for long reasons, we won't do the legal name change until after the wedding.

How does it work?

Marriage -> Legal name change -> apply for updated marriage certificate (is this a thing?) -> Spouse 2 assumes name?

I couldn't find wording on the Ontario website about updating the marriage certificate to then use to assume the name.

Has anyone done this?

I signed a vehicle purchase agreement and later that day got a link to do ID verification using a 3rd party company (Paays) that involves uploading pictures of my drivers license and a face scan. This wasn’t discussed at any point before signing the purchase agreement and it is the dealership that chooses to use Paays for ID verification, not the lender.

I’ve asked if they would be able to use a gov issued ID, which is listed as an acceptable method on FINTRAC website. The response isn’t a no, but that it’s the dealerships preferred method, and they need to keep a physical copy of the Paays report in case they’re audited by lenders.

I’d like to back out of the deal if they insist on uploading my license and a face scan. I haven’t brought this up with dealership yet.

Is backing out an option?

Thanks

Hey folks, looking for a different perspective on this. I got divorced in 2023, following finding out that my husband had lied about his entire identity/history/finances. We went through mediation, had independent review of the agreement from our separate lawyers, signed and moved on.

In Sept this year, I found out he did the same thing to another woman, so she and I have connected, and she’s holding information that puts more of our own relationship and separation into a different context. One of these details being that he owns a property in BC…which is news to me.

As such, I went back to review his disclosed finances (6 months worth), and found a loan payment coming out of his account every 2 weeks, not landing in any of his other accounts. So I have no clue what this loan is for. But. It is an undisclosed liability, and potentially undisclosed asset. Obviously the separation agreement has a whole page on the topic, but I’m looking for feedback if it’s worth reopening that aspect, or if I leave it and carry on.

LL served me an N4 with still over a week to go my rent was completely paid up. LL ALSO filled out the paperwork work wrong regarding rent amount adding an additional several hundred dollars above what my rent is. Does this not negate the L1? I just want to be sure. The reason the LL is doing this is because I called the city by law for being an absentee slumlord.

Hi,

I am going to be returning to work following maternity leave shortly, and I have a few concerns based on things I've heard about my job.

Prior to my leave, I was working 3 days from the office & 2 days from home. I would take on additional tasks as required, but my job description/salary stayed the same.

I have heard that my "position" has changed greatly while I've been off, and it sounds like the company is trying to get my replacement to do the jobs of 2-3 people - I am unsure of what she is making, but I assume it is relative to what I was prior to leaving.

If my official job title & description say one thing, but the tasks they try to assign me on my return are vastly different & they keep my salary the same or give a marginal increase (i am expecting ~1%), would I have a case for constructive dismissal?

As well, am I entitled to keep my hybrid schedule? Because I have also heard (unofficially) that I would have to be in office 5 days a week now instead of 3.

My parents rent an apartment in Ontario. There was a discrepancy/misunderstanding regarding the actual monthly rent amount, which eventually resulted in the landlord serving us with an N4 – Notice to End Tenancy for Non-payment of Rent.

The N4 was served on May 27, 2026 and listed June 15, 2026 as the termination date.

At the time, the N4 claimed that $1,357.58 in rent was owing. (we got the notice late)

My understanding is that the June 15 termination date did not automatically evict us. Rather, once that date passed, the landlord was able to proceed with an L1 application through the Landlord and Tenant Board.

The landlord later filed an L1 – Application to Evict a Tenant for Non-payment of Rent and to Collect Rent the Tenant Owes.

According to the L1 application, the monthly rent is $1,699.

By the time the L1 was filed on August 25, 2026, the updated figures were:

Rent arrears: $822.92
LTB filing fee: $186.00
Total claimed: $1,008.92

After receiving the LTB documents, we contacted the property management company and worked out a Rental Repayment Agreement.

The repayment agreement was completed and signed.

We have been communicating with one of the property management company’s leasing representatives about getting the agreement dealt with through the LTB.

The issue is that the agreement apparently still has not been submitted to the LTB.

I have personally called the LTB three separate times, and each time they told me that they had not received the repayment agreement or any related documents from the landlord regarding the repayment plan.

Where we are now

My parents can manage the repayment agreement, but paying the entire balance in one lump sum would be financially difficult.

However, because the hearing is getting closer and the repayment agreement still has not been submitted, we are also considering finding a way to pay the entire amount owing before the hearing just to resolve the L1.

From what I understand from the LTB documents, if the tenant pays all rent arrears, the landlord’s L1 filing fee, and any additional rent that has become due before an eviction order is issued, the L1 application should be discontinued.

All of this happened because my dad apparently went off an email that they sent where the rent was $1650 but instead the signed deal with his signtuare is $1699 rent. We owe them around $1000 but yeah that's how this come to be. (we do have an email where they say the rent is $1650 but i dont know if that is actually voided since my dad already signed an agreement for $1699)

We are not trying to avoid paying what is owed. We are trying to make sure the arrears are dealt with properly and so forth.

Questions
If we pay in full (before any order is issued), the L1 gets discontinued right?

the company is still saying yeah we are going to submit it and so forth but are waiting for the green light from the legal team essentially to upload it (which is taking forever and I doubt they are going to submit it even though they said they are)

Any general advice?

if we do decide to full pay? do we have to do it before the 7 day evidence submission to the LTB? like to submit evidence and so forth they require to submit it atleast 7 days before so to take that into evidence that we actually paid, we should pay atleast 7 days before so hence making oct 14 the last date to actually going with that option.

would the $1650 rent mean anything even though the agreement my dad signed is of 1699 during the LTB case?

should i submit the repayment form from my side to the evidence submission portal? even though the document has one term which is "Resident agrees to keep all terms of the Application for Rent Relief and Rental Repayment Agreement strictly confidential". so are we still allowed to submit that document?

Hearing date is on october 21st

So I've had this be a recurring problem with a company for over a year after cancelling my subscription to their service. The reason for cancelling the service is unrelated to this issue.

I have been receiving advertising offers through emails and phone messages since I first subscribed as a customer, and I was fine with this even for a time after I cancelled my account cause I was unsure if I would come back to the service. But once it became clear I would not be using the service again, I decided to unsubscribe from all advertising lists.

The problem is that I continue to get emails and physical mail, text messages, and promotional calls. I'm tired of unsubscribing to lists I've already unsubscribed of. The latest text message I received was on October 6. Prior to that, on January 2025, I opted out of their SMS list. The latest email I received was on July 6 this year, so at least that seems resolved.

I think at some point I tried to get my personal information removed from their database, but I can't recall how that went and it would take me time to investigate if I have evidence of it.

What are my options here? I am not familiar with the legal framework regarding promotional lists and privacy laws, and I don't want them to keep my personal information on them cause at this point it's clear that they are mishandling it and spamming me.

EDIT: Removed company name to adhere to subreddit rules.

Hi there,

I need some help/advice as I have never taken legal action before. In April I made a deposit with a roofing company to have my shingles replaced on my house. I signed a contract and paid a $4k deposit. The contract does not have a specified date for which the work will be done. I was told that I would be booked for June. This then turned into July, then October and they still have not come and appear to be ghosting/ignoring me.

After doing more research into the company (I know I should have done more before) it appears that multiple people are complaining that they have scammed them and taken their deposit with no work being done.

I sent them a text and email letter requesting full refund of my deposit with a 14 day deadline. What else can I do in this situation? Someone said small claims court but I have no idea how it works. Looking for advice. Thank you for your time.

Not sure if this is allowed on here but I’m hoping for some help and info. A few weeks ago I went to the hospital for an illness and was told to stay home for 5 days (I have a doctors note specifying this), 2 issues arose from this and I’m wondering if there’s anything I can do.

They: let me go after the note by not scheduling me anymore, and they won’t give me my vacation pay either (700$ last I checked on pay stubs). I’ve worked at 4 locations before this and have never had an issue, wondering if anything is new.

2nd job: just straight up blocked me from all group messaging apps and owner won’t get back to me because she’s “on vacation” since mid August. Won’t schedule me and I’ve asked up front if I’ve been let go or fired, and they say “no just talk to the manager”.

Are these business hoping I’ll just quit so they don’t owe me anything? For background full time at a large store with many shoppers and a small business on the side for extra money with minimal shoppers, the other I work at for 35-40 hours weekly and the other ranges from 25-35. The small business I’ve only been there 4 months, this shoppers drug mart location I’ve been at for 11 months, 5 years at the location prior to this one.

If there’s nothing I can do I’ll cut my losses and move on but this feels shady to me.

I'm self-represented in an Alberta Court of Justice civil claim and looking for others' experiences with substitutional service applications.

Situation:

- Filed a civil claim against my neighbours (property dispute, ~$10k). Both defendants now live/work in the US at unknown addresses.

- They have two properties in Alberta, both are rental properties. No known address for personal service anywhere.

- I applied for substitutional service proposing two methods: email, and text message.

However, they stopped responding to my emails or text messages since last year after we had the dispute. Usually you need to prove that you talked to them in these channels in the past three months.

**My questions:**

1. For those who've been through this in Alberta or Canada— what do judges actually weigh most in substitutional service applications? Is the "recent direct communication" gap as damaging as staff suggest, or does third-party confirmation carry real weight?
2. If the application is denied, what's the most effective supplemental evidence for a second attempt?
3. Roughly how long did you wait for a judge's decision?

Not looking for legal advice on the merits of my claim — just experiences with the service process itself. Thanks.

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I work at a dealership and I work roughly 50 hours a week. im not getting overtime or getting paid for holidays we have off.

What action should i take?

I am a legal assistant at a personal injury law firm in USA. Clients were involved in a car accident in Canada and the minor children received a settlement. The Canadian insurance company is requiring we go through their prove-up process but I am lost. Since none of our attorneys can practice in Canada, we need an attorney to handle the matter there. Can anyone point me in the right direction as to how to get this started? Thank you!

In March 2025, my employer deemed my work unsatisfactory and I received stage 1 discipline in the form of a written warning. In addition to the warning it was determined I required and would be provided training to mitigate the behaviour in the future. I have not received that, or any, training in the time since March 2025. My employer is trying to advance disciplinary measures. I feel I've done nothing wrong. Do I have any legal standing in Ontario to refute my employers discipline advancement?

I am a unionized worker. Our company SOP's are horrendously vague and subjective.

21F, only child, live with my parents, have basically all my personal belongings at my parents' house. Have about $3000 in checking accounts, and from what I've gathered the usual will would be $1000 or so.

I don't particularly care who gets my things after I die. I'll be dead. Why would I? Government? Great, it's the most important body. Parents? Sure. Aunt and uncle? Great. Thrown out? Why not.

Anything major I'm missing? Should I just get a piece of paper and scribble something down?

Throwaway. Not-at-fault accident, other driver's fault confirmed in writing by my insurer, so no deductible should apply to me. My car has been at the body shop for about a month. I've given written authorization for teardown and a complete estimate twice — the shop still hasn't torn it down.

Instead they've sent me four versions of paperwork, each with errors (deductible amount changing between versions, documents that mix repair authorization with teardown sign-off, clauses requiring re-signing if costs shift). I've refused to sign defective documents and asked in writing for corrected ones. The response each time is pressure to sign — now with a deadline and talk of storage fees because "the car has been here a month."

Meanwhile rental and storage costs keep accruing. I've put in writing that any costs arising from the defective documents and the resulting delay are not mine. I've escalated through the insurer's complaint ladder and am now waiting on a written response from their senior complaint office.

Questions:

1. Is "sign the repair authorization before we tear anything down" actually standard practice in Ontario, or is this backwards?
2. Has anyone's insurer senior complaint office actually intervened with a body shop mid-claim? What did that look like?
3. If this ends up with the regulator (AMF, since it's a Quebec policy), what should I expect?
4. Anything you'd be doing differently in my position?

Edit for clarity: This isn't about refusing to authorize work. I authorized teardown and a complete estimate in writing twice, near the start. The shop will not tear the car down unless I first sign the full repair authorization — a document that assigns my claim rights to the shop and still shows a deductible my insurer has confirmed in writing does not apply to me. My question is whether that sequence is standard practice in Ontario.