Siskinds Law Firm

A U.S. franchisor negotiating its first Canadian area development agreement typically sets the territory and the development schedule the way it would anywhere else: draw a radius, apply a minimum population threshold calibrated to domestic absorption rates, and attach a schedule that assumes the territory fills at a comparable pace. The agreement executes without incident. T...

A franchisor’s Franchise Disclosure Document checks every prescribed box. The audited financial statements are current, the franchise agreement is attached, the territory and fee schedules are complete, and outside counsel has confirmed that every item the statute requires is present. Eighteen months later, a franchisee rescinds successfully—not because a prescribed item was ...

If you were hit by a car as a pedestrian in Ontario, you may be dealing with pain, medical appointments, missed work, insurance forms, and questions about what to do next. The most important steps are to get medical attention, report the collision, obtain the driver’s insurance information, apply for accident benefits, follow your treatment plan, and speak with a personal inj...

A foreign franchisor has delivered a compliant Franchise Disclosure Document to a promising Canadian candidate. The fourteen-day period is running. Site selection is underway. Then, eight days in, something happens: the landlord renegotiates a lease term, a key supplier is replaced, an executive who is named in the disclosure document resigns, or the franchisor is served with...