Property developer loses SCC fight over Quebec underwater lots
The Supreme Court (Justice Nicholas Kasirer pictured) has ruled 8-1 several submerged lots located in Quebec's Laurentians were sold with their adjoining riparian lands, despite a developer's arguments to the contrary.
Friday, July 24, 2026 @ 4:35 PM
The Supreme Court has ruled that several submerged plots in Quebec’s Laurentians region were sold with the adjoining riparian lands — while also outlining a test on how to interpret a provision in the province’s Civil Code that says a seller must deliver a property with “all its accessories.” The conflict the court was weighing in on traces its origins to 1881, when the construction of a dam raised the level of Lac Masson, north of Montreal. A strip of land between the lake and the shore was then flooded and became submerged. ... [read more]
Court overturns contempt ruling, rejects ‘derogatory’ criticism of architects’ regulator
Friday, July 24, 2026 @ 5:19 PM
The Ontario Court of Appeal has overturned a contempt finding and $30,000 fine against the Ontario Association of Architects (OAA), finding that a motion judge misapplied the legal test for contempt and unjustifiably used “dismissive and derogatory” language to characterize the regulator’s conduct. ... [read more]
Court orders writ of mandamus, finds 3.5-year study permit delay unjustified
Friday, July 24, 2026 @ 4:15 PM
The Federal Court has ordered Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to decide an Iranian citizen’s long-delayed study permit application, finding that the roughly 3.5-year wait was unjustified and far exceeded the department’s 60-day service standard. ... [read more]
Feds launch public consultation to strengthen AI transparency
Friday, July 24, 2026 @ 2:19 PM
On July 23, the federal government launched a public consultation “seeking views on how to strengthen transparency for AI systems and AI-generated outputs.” ... [read more]
Ottawa seeks comments on wide-ranging package of draft tax proposals
Thursday, July 23, 2026 @ 4:54 PM
Ottawa is seeking public comments on a package of draft tax proposals, including an amendment that would reinstate accelerated capital cost allowances for eligible liquefied natural gas (LNG) equipment and related buildings at low-carbon LNG facilities. ... [read more]