February 1, 2012
Employment Law: DOs and DON’Ts of Staff Recruitment Webinar
On the face of it, recruitment may seem straight-forward. In practice, many employers are faced with legal challenges based on the representations they make to candidates, or from violating a candidate’s human rights or right to privacy through social media searches. In this webinar, employment lawyers J.P. Zubec and Richard Sinclair will outline the risks, consequences and remedies for recruiting staff.
Part I – Misrepresentation and Duty of Care
Part II – Human Rights, Social Networking and Recruitment
Link for full details: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/409209582
February 2, 2012
Globalex Peace of Mind Seminar Series: Understanding the Cost of Security & Privacy Breaches
Location: Nepean Sailing Club, 3259 Carling Ave.
Free event followed by an informal networking cocktail.We invite you to this high level panel discussion of industry experts which will provide:
- Guidance with assessing the threats and risks within your organization
- Greater awareness of potential liabilities
- Prevention and remediation best practices
- A better understanding of your potential expenses in terms of pre/post-breach situations
Link for full details: http://globalex.eventbrite.com
February 7, 2012
The Inside Scoop on the Nortel Patent Auction
Location: Gowlings, Suite 2600, 160 Elgin St., Ottawa, ON
Last year’s auction of Nortel’s patent portfolio, which resulted in a winning bid of $4.5B by the Rockstar Consortium, has significantly raised the profile of patents in the business community. This presentation will provide insight into the multi-year transformation of Nortel’s IP organization that set the stage for this historic result.
Link for full details: http://www.lesusacanada.org/chapters/canada/ottawa-chapter/february-7-2012-ottawa-chapter-meeting
February 9, 2012
Light Rail Trade Show
The procurement process for the City of Ottawa’s $2.1-billion Ottawa Light Rail Transit (OLRT) is underway.
In an effort to encourage local business participation and employment opportunities, the City of Ottawa, in partnership with the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce and the Ottawa Business Journal, is hosting a local trade show.
Ottawa businesses, labour associations, trade schools, colleges and universities are invited to participate in the trade show. This will give them a meaningful opportunity to interact and engage with the three selected consortia competing for the OLRT contract. The three consortia are made up of world-class fi rms with extensive expertise in transit infrastructure projects.
In addition to exhibiting, consider participating in the full day, including meals, presentations and networking.
February 9, 2012
Graduate Studies and Engineering Research Day
Come and network with Alumni, Professors, Graduate and Undergraduate Students and other Engineering Professionals from around the National Capital region.
Are you considering further developing your skills, knowledge, and competitive edge through graduate studies in engineering or in computer science? Or maybe you are a company or a government agency interested in collaborative research. Either way, the Graduate Studies and Engineering Research Day provides a unique opportunity to discover the wide and diverse array of research topics pursued by our graduate students and faculty members.
Come and meet more than 60 master’s and doctoral students who will be presenting research posters as well as many of our professors who will be happy to discuss their research interests and expertise. Representatives from our graduate programs in computer science and in chemical, civil, electrical and computer, environmental, and in mechanical engineering will be happy to discuss graduate studies or research collaboration opportunities at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Ottawa.
February 15, 2012
New Customer Accessibility Law: Is Your Business Compliant? Webinar
On January 1st, 2012, new legislation came into effect creating province-wide accessibility standards to improve accessibility by identifying, breaking down and preventing barriers to accessibility. The new accessibility requirements are mandatory for all Ontario businesses and organizations with one or more employees that provide either goods or services directly to the public.
During this webinar, Richard Sinclair and Andrew Christie will detail what steps each employer must take to ensure compliance with the new law.
Link for full details: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/508763798
February 16, 2012
Solutions for claiming SR&ED Credits
Learn how CCH R&D Prep, an innovative web-based software, that the daunting claim process down to size, making it easy to collect financial and technical information related to Scientific Research & Experimental Development (SR&ED) projects and generate the required documentation to file SR&ED investment tax credits.
Link for full details: http://www.cch.ca/RDPrepTraining
February 21, 2012
Solutions for preparing SR&ED claims
Learn how CCH R&D Prep, an innovative web-based software, brings the daunting claim process down to size, making it easy to collect financial and technical information related to Scientific Research & Experimental Development (SR&ED) projects and generate the required documentation to file SR&ED investment tax credits.
Link for full details: http://www.cch.ca/RDPrepTraining
March 6, 2012
Legal Considerations When Starting a Business Webinar
Is 2012 the year you set off on your own and start a business? Each year in Canada more than 135,000 take the plunge into entrepreneurship. And as more and more people face an instable job market, the opportunity to determine ones future is becoming increasingly popular. Ingenuity and drive will make those start-ups successful. Starting out with the right business structure and understanding of some other fundamentals of business law will make that success a little easier. Taking the right steps at the outset of your business can also help you grow in the future, prevent or resolve disputes and provide a more tax efficient financial return from your business.
Link for full details: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/975844430
