Glossary
A refurbished phone or device is one that the company has fixed up to re-sell. Usually the device was owned by someone else and given back to the company.
Registered mail is mail that is tracked from the time it is sent until it is delivered. It usually requires the person who accepts the delivery to confirm that they received the package by signing for it.
You might qualify for regular EI benefits when you lose your job or stop working for reasons beyond your control.
In Family Law
To serve a document by regular service means you have to give a copy of that document to your partner or their lawyer by either:
- courier
- document exchange
- fax
There are rules about how to serve a document by regular service that depend on how you serve the document. For example, you can serve a document by electronic document exchange or email only if the person you’re serving agrees or you have a court order that allows you to serve documents this way.
Most documents can be served by regular service. In some cases, such as when you’re starting a court case, you have to serve your document by special service.
The Employment Standards Act says that regular wages means wages you earn, not including any of the following:
- overtime pay
- holiday pay
- premium pay
- pay for a domestic or sexual violence leave
- termination pay
- severance pay
In Housing Law
A remedy is an order made by a court or tribunal to give someone their legal rights or to compensate them for their rights not being respected. For example, if a landlord is not doing repairs that are needed, the Landlord and Tenant Board could order the landlord to do the repairs, lower the tenant’s rent until the repairs are done, or let the tenant move out with short notice. Usually a tenant or landlord can ask the Board for certain remedies by filing an application with the Board.
A remedy is an order made by a court or tribunal to give someone their legal rights or to compensate them for their rights not being respected.
For example, if a landlord is not doing repairs that are needed, the Landlord and Tenant Board could order the landlord to do the repairs, lower the tenant’s rent until the repairs are done, or let the tenant move out with short notice.
Or, the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal might order an employer to change their policy manual to deal with discrimination in the workplace.
In Immigration Law, Refugee Law
A removal order says that a person must leave Canada. There are 3 types of removal orders:
In Criminal Law
Reporting conditions can be terms of a court order. If your court order includes reporting conditions, you have to report regularly to a specific person, such as a probation officer or a police officer.