Union certification bid in Quebec falls under derivative federal power over labour relations: SCC
For the Supreme Court of Canada’s majority, Justice Andromache Karakatsanis rejected the dissenting view that the appeal is ‘a test of the targeted use of the declaratory power’ that has the potential to ‘extend federal authority over labour relations in a manner that flatly contradicts the principle of federalism.’
Friday, November 06, 2026 @ 5:47 PM
With all its Quebec judges warning, in dissent, against the improper expansion of federal authority over labour relations, the Supreme Court of Canada has 5-4 affirmed that a union certification bid from Quebec falls within derivative federal jurisdiction over labour relations rather than under the province’s labour code. On Nov. 6, Justice Andromache Karakatsanis, writing for the majority, dismissed the attorney general of Quebec’s appeal: Quebec (Attorney General) v. SGS Canada inc., 2026 SCC 37. ... [read more]
Ontario Court of Appeal quashes appeal filed in wrong court, refuses transfer
Tuesday, November 10, 2026 @ 2:51 PM
The Ontario Court of Appeal has quashed an appeal for lack of jurisdiction and declined to transfer it to the Divisional Court after finding that the appellant had failed to bring it before the proper court despite being fully aware that the appeal had been filed to the wrong court. ... [read more]
Ontario court dismisses appeal, clarifies tow truck certification after drug conviction
Tuesday, November 10, 2026 @ 2:46 PM
In dismissing an appeal brought by two tow truck drivers, the Ontario Court of Appeal has clarified that a lifetime weapons-prohibition order tied to a drug conviction cannot independently disqualify a tow truck operator from certification after the regulation’s 10-year exclusion period has elapsed. ... [read more]
Saskatchewan proposes legislation to join legal fight in opioid crisis
Tuesday, November 10, 2026 @ 12:57 PM
Saskatchewan is proposing legislation in a bid to align itself with a “national push” to recover health care costs associated with harms caused by opioid medications. ... [read more]
Ottawa says it’s extending, expanding some U.S. tariff relief measures to support businesses & workers
Monday, November 09, 2026 @ 5:18 PM
Ottawa is extending the horizontal remission for U.S. tariffs by one year, to June 30, 2028, while also expanding such relief to include non-steel goods used in mining, quarrying, or the extraction of oil and gas, and all goods used by public education entities, including those mandated by Indigenous organizations. ... [read more]