Lawyers: Government and Information

lawyers: Lawyers now have to be snoops and report sensitive client information which, until April 20, did not have to be revealed, according to Toronto Star. Even worse, lawyers are now responsible to the government for certifying the truth of the client's personal information but with no way to verify it. Dreamstime By Bob Aaron Property law Sat., May 20, 2017 Last month's introduction of the 15-per-cent Non-Resident Speculation Tax has turned real estate lawyers into agents for the provincial government. Here is the information that now must be collected and sent to the Ontario government for purchases of land with one to six dwellings, and agricultural land. Disclosure to the provincial government was never previously required. The information is required from all clients foreigners or not. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.