Business
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November 05, 2025
New federal immigration levels plan cuts targets for permanent & new temporary resident admissions
Ottawa’s three-year plan to reduce immigration to “sustainable” levels includes new “one-time” initiatives to “recognize eligible Protected Persons in Canada as permanent residents over the next two years” and to “accelerate the transition of up to 33,000 work permit holders to permanent residency in 2026 and 2027.”
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November 05, 2025
Miller Thomson adds Graham King as partner in corporate group
Graham King has joined Miller Thomson’s Toronto office as a partner in its corporate, mergers and acquisitions, and securities group, effective Nov. 3.
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November 05, 2025
Proposed settlement of $4M reached in data breach class action
A proposed settlement of over $4 million has been reached in a class action alleging that class members, who were customers of the password management site LastPass, were affected in a data security breach reported by the company in August 2022.
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November 05, 2025
Alberta’s digital awakening: Reclaiming trust in the age of data, part two
When Alberta ushered in its Access to Information Act (ATIA) and Protection of Privacy Act (POPA) on June 11, it wasn’t just swapping one set of bureaucratic tools for another. It was embarking on a quiet revolution; a statement that the province intends to govern not only with efficiency, but with empathy in an age where information is power.
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November 05, 2025
Arbitration appeals: Why ‘final’ might be the last word
The principle of finality in arbitration is not merely aspirational. The Ontario Superior Court’s decision in 2501373 Ontario Inc. v. Selfe, 2025 ONSC 5216 confirms that, in Ontario, using the phrase “final and binding” in an arbitration clause may foreclose appellate review, even on questions of law. Where appeals are available on legal questions but leave is required, the would-be appellant must identify an extricable question of law — and courts do not readily extract legal issues from arbitral findings.
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November 05, 2025
Canada’s 2026-2028 Immigration Levels Plan: Sharp temporary cuts, permanent stability
This article has been updated by removing irrelevant information.
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November 04, 2025
Budget 2025 features tax measures on critical minerals, automatic tax filing and anti-avoidance
The federal budget introduced in the Commons on Nov. 4, 2025, by Finance and National Revenue Minister François-Philippe Champagne contains a host of measures that will impact lawyers’ practices, Canadian businesses and individual taxpayers.
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November 04, 2025
Federal budget proposes new laws, spending cuts and $1 trillion in ‘generational investments’
The Liberal government’s 2025 federal budget contains dozens of legislative and justice-related proposals, including new and expanded anti-money laundering provisions, a new Canada Labour Code restriction on the use of non-compete agreements, and the creation of an Environmental Protection Tribunal of Canada. Summed up, the stated theme of the federal budget introduced by Finance and National Revenue Minister François-Philippe Champagne in the House of Commons on Nov. 4, 2025, is “smarter public spending and stronger capital investment.”
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November 04, 2025
Court denies injunction in trademark dispute between mental health program providers
The Federal Court has dismissed a motion for an interlocutory injunction in an alleged trademark infringement case concerning the term “guardians” used by mental health and addictions program providers.
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November 04, 2025
P.E.I. unveils five-year $1.6B capital plan for hospitals, schools and housing
The government of Prince Edward Island has unveiled plans for $1.6 billion in infrastructure investments in its 2026-27 capital budget presented to the province’s legislative assembly on Nov. 4.