If an individual is injured while outside of their home on either private or municipal property, one of the first issues to evaluate in terms of whether to seek legal recourse is how significant the damages are, both economically and in relation to pain and suffering, says Toronto personal injury lawyer Emily Casey. “Typically, I tell clients the first question they have to ask themselves is, ‘What is the damage?’” she says. “That’s the same with any type of civil lawsuit. If you fall down and scrape your knee but can work the next day, there would be no loss...

If anyone has the misfortune to find themselves unable to work due to a disability, they may turn to the Canada Pension Plan disability system (CPPD) for financial assistance. However, in doing so they are facing a system that forces applicants to endure a long and complicated application and appeal process that can leave them without the benefits owed to them for years. One might rest assured in knowing that they have made sufficient contributions to the plan to be eligible under the CPPD contribution requirements, which set out the minimum an individual must have contributed in the years leading up...