The Legalities of AI for Small Business

This article is aimed at small businesses in Ontario who use commercially available AI tools – and not at companies who develop or deploy the tools themselves. There are three main sections:

1. AI best practices for small businesses in Ontario

2. Describing the state of AI law in Canada; and

3. Understanding how existing laws apply to the use of AI tools by businesses.

How to Start a Distillery in Ontario

Here’s an article that’s been a long time coming. On top of my law practice, I’m also a founder of Last Straw Distillery, an award-winning micro-distillery near Toronto, Ontario. I started out as the company’s lawyer, and as with any … Continued

When do you give employees time off?

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At some point, your employees will go through some real life problems that will take them away from work. You need to know when, why, and how much the law requires you to give.

What’s a cooperative?

The co-operative is a business model that’s beautifully suited to social enterprise and a people-first economy. It’s not nearly as common as it should be, likely because most entrepreneurs don’t even know it’s an option.