Report urges major zoning, building code changes to boost Ontario housing supply
Thursday, October 08, 2026 @ 4:55 PM
A major trade association is recommending Ontario make significant changes to its laws around zoning and development to help spur housing growth in light of promises to build 1.5 million new houses by 2031. ... [read more]
Feds say bill coming to allow advance directives for MAID but will bar MAID access to mentally ill
Wednesday, October 07, 2026 @ 5:28 PM
Federal Justice Minister Sean Fraser says the Liberal majority government will introduce “in weeks” groundbreaking legislation to permit persons with serious medical conditions to consent in advance to medical assistance in dying (MAID), i.e. before they lose their capacity to consent to the procedure. The planned bill would also bar MAID access on an “indeterminate basis” to persons whose sole underlying medical condition is a mental illness, he said. ... [read more]
Taxes preventing small businesses from expanding: CFIB
Wednesday, October 07, 2026 @ 4:32 PM
According to new research from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) only seven per cent of small businesses plan to grow or diversify significantly over the next 12 months, while 31 per cent say they remain stagnant due to cost and economic pressures. Of the latter group, 59 per cent cited the tax burden hindering their expansion. ... [read more]
B.C. top court to examine whether Arbitration Act tolling provision covers contractual deadlines
Wednesday, October 07, 2026 @ 3:29 PM
Last Updated: Thursday, October 08, 2026 @ 12:22 PM
The B.C. Court of Appeal has agreed to hear an appeal over whether an Arbitration Act provision that suspends limitation periods when an action is stayed in favour of arbitration applies to contractual deadlines as well as statutory ones. ... [read more]