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September 30, 2026
The Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC) has revealed the third gallery in its virtual transparency showcase at the Royal Ontario Museum. It is an interactive 3D exhibition on openness, access to information and transparency.
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September 30, 2026
For the first time, Canadian criminal law names femicide.
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September 30, 2026
A recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision provides useful guidance on the admissibility of dying declarations, evidence of fabricated statements and the circumstances in which a person being investigated for murder becomes psychologically detained by police.
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September 30, 2026
Supreme Court of Canada Justice Suzanne Côté says she finds intervener advocacy on Zoom to be as effective as oral submissions made in the courtroom, but she is also alive to contrary arguments made by legal organizations, such as the Canadian Bar Association and The Advocates’ Society.
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September 29, 2026
Jake Okechukwu Effoduh has been named the inaugural fellow of the Raj Anand LCO Access to Justice Research Fellowship, a joint initiative of the Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) and Osgoode Hall Law School.
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September 29, 2026
Manitoba is “strengthening the support system” for young adults aging out of provincial care as part of its mission to reduce poverty, prevent homelessness and help vulnerable residents. According to a Sept. 28 news release, the initiative is intended to assist young adults transitioning out of the Child and Family Services (CFS) system.
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September 29, 2026
Canadian lawyers are rapidly adopting artificial intelligence tools to streamline legal work, but industry leaders say firms must carefully assess privacy and data-retention risks. While AI could lower the cost of legal services and help serve more clients, it cannot replace human judgment and client relationships, they say.
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September 29, 2026
Inside B.C. provincial jails, cells are the only places with privacy on regular ranges, such as general population or protective custody units. No cameras are inside or point inside. Because of that, a cell or “house” is where hidden activity takes place, everything from assaults, fights, gambling, tattooing, making hooch and using drugs to resolving disputes.
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September 28, 2026
Manitoba is strengthening workers’ compensation coverage for firefighters by widening the scope of job-related sickness and presuming their illnesses are work-related.
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September 28, 2026
Alberta has announced four judicial appointments, including one applications judge to the Court of King’s Bench and three justices to the Alberta Court of Justice.
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September 28, 2026
A criminal conviction is meant to bring finality. But finality should never become more important than getting the decision right. That is an important lesson from the decision of Justice Minister Sean Fraser to refer the murder convictions of Odelia and Neressa Quewezance to the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal.
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September 25, 2026
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld the denial of certification of a proposed class action against a Canadian Jehovah’s Witness corporation over alleged childhood sexual abuse by congregation members.
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September 25, 2026
An Alberta Court of Appeal decision illustrates the discretion available to a sentencing judge under the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) in determining how to consider a young offender’s pre-sentence custody (R. v. I.A., 2026 ABCA 298).
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September 25, 2026
In 2024, British Columbia took a seismic step away from treating family pets as ordinary property under the law when couples separate. Amendments to B.C.'s Family Law Act took effect on Jan.15, 2024 and introduced specific factors that courts must consider when determining which spouse should be granted ownership or possession of the family's companion animal. (See: B.C. Gov News.)
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September 24, 2026
A recent decision granting bail pending appeal in a serious firearms case reminds us that Canadian bail law focuses on risk, compliance and public confidence, not an accused person’s ability to post bail.
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September 23, 2026
The Indigenous court in Chilliwack, B.C., has moved as a means of getting closer to the people it serves. The court has moved from the Chilliwack courthouse to Siyá:m Lálem, a space on Qw'oqw'elith'a (Coqualeetza) grounds owned by the Stó:lō Collective.
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September 23, 2026
Chief Justice of Canada Richard Wagner says Canada’s independent justice system and perspective on confronting global threats to the rule of law has attracted interest abroad. Speaking Sept. 22 at a Newfoundland and Labrador law society event in St. John’s, Chief Justice Wagner told local lawyers and those online that he was the only non-European court leader invited to attend the meeting in Cyprus last June of the Network of the Presidents of the Supreme Judicial Courts of the 27-member European Union (EU).
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September 22, 2026
Prince Edward Island will move to dismantle a 35-year-old quasi-judicial tribunal and replace it with two new decision-making bodies that will continue to deal with various appeals and disputes.
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September 22, 2026
An Ontario man convicted of serious gun crimes has been granted bail as he appeals his convictions — despite the “hostile” political environment surrounding interim release in cases involving serious criminal offences, says his lawyer.
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September 22, 2026
A manslaughter case can turn on a single act for purposes of criminal liability, even if it is not a single-act case for purposes of sentencing.
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September 21, 2026
Judges in Atlantic Canada are confronting a rapid rise in the use of artificial intelligence in court proceedings, warning that unverified AI-generated materials, deepfakes and increasing volumes of submissions could threaten accuracy, privacy and the efficient administration of justice.
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September 21, 2026
The Supreme Court of Canada is set to visit Halifax for five days in September 2027 to hear appeals and meet with the public, according to a Sept. 21 release.
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September 21, 2026
The Ontario Court of Appeal has ordered a new trial for Jonathan Massicotte after finding that he was convicted of second-degree murder on a theory of liability about which his trial counsel had not received sufficient notice (R. v. Massicotte, 2026 ONCA 526).
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September 18, 2026
Canada’s government has created a firearms boss to serve the country’s three northern territories. On Sept. 17, Public Safety Canada announced that Ottawa has established a “dedicated” chief firearms officer (CFO) for the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
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September 18, 2026
The Ontario Court of Appeal has updated the framework for leave to appeal Divisional Court decisions, clarifying that the grant of leave turns on whether an appeal raises an arguable question of public importance, regardless of whether the lower court exercised original or appellate jurisdiction.