Global economic pressure to continuously compete and produce new vehicles has led to more auto defects and recalls, raising questions about whether drivers are adequately protected, says Ottawa personal injury lawyer David Hollingsworth.
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Disabled Worker Wins Discrimination Claim After He Was Denied Coverage for Medical Marijuana
In a decision issued on January 30, 2017, a Board of Inquiry of the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission concluded that a union insurance fund had discriminated against a disabled claimant when it denied his claim for medical marijuana.
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KPMG and Tax Havens for the Rich : The Untouchables
A story of money, secrecy and greed: a tax dodge for the wealthy dreamed up by one of the biggest accounting giants in the world
KPMG Canada devised what it called an “Offshore Company Structure” for a select group of rich clients: they would claim to give away millions of dollars to a shell company supposedly out of their control and therefore wouldn’t have to pay taxes on it.
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Wheel-Trans eligibility is changing – are you effected?
Wheel-Trans has changed their criteria concerning who is eligible for their services, and now people living with the effects of brain injury may be able to access the service based on their cognitive ability.
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Media Release: March is Brain Awareness Month
150 brain injury survivors from across Canada will lend their faces to The Hope Generator project that launches on March 1, 2017 to draw attention to the importance of brain awareness as well as to encourage the more than 1 million Canadians who live with the effects of brain injury.
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Uninsured Services: Billing and Block Fees – General Consultation
The College’s Block Fees and Uninsured Services policy is currently being reviewed. The policy sets out expectations for physicians who charge for uninsured services and/or offer patients the option of paying for uninsured services by way of a block fee. An updated and newly titled Uninsured Services: Billing and Block Fees draft of the policy has been developed and is being circulated for external consultation.
Many Ontario drivers struggle to identify auto insurance fraud
TORONTO, March 1, 2017 /CNW/ – A recent survey of Ontario drivers raises concerns about their ability to recognize, and therefore reject and report, auto insurance fraud.
The survey conducted by Ipsos for the Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) asked a series of questions to gauge drivers’ knowledge and attitudes toward auto insurance fraud. When put to the test, 27 per cent of drivers received a failing grade when confronted with accident scenarios and true or false statements. Baby Boomers, aged 55 and over, were most knowledgeable, while Millennials, aged 18-34, were least likely to identify acts of fraud.
Fighting Auto Insurance Fraud: What You Can Do
Insurance Fraud Is a Crime
Auto insurance fraud costs all drivers in higher auto insurance premiums. Not only that, but it is an offence under the federal Criminal Code for anyone, by deceit, falsehood, or other dishonest act, to defraud or to attempt to defraud an insurance company.
http://www.fsco.gov.on.ca/en/a