June 30, 2026
Public schools in P.E.I. have adopted a new sexual misconduct policy in a bid to better protect students by focusing on prevention, early intervention and a uniform complaints process.
June 30, 2026
The Ontario government has appointed 27 new justices of the peace to the Ontario Court of Justice, effective July 8, 2026.
June 30, 2026
The B.C. Court of Appeal has upheld the certification of a class action against opioid manufacturers, distributors and wholesalers over health-care costs arising from the opioid crisis, rejecting arguments that the plaintiffs were required to produce more detailed evidence to support certification.
June 29, 2026
Ontario’s civil courts continue to struggle with post-pandemic delays. The problem is not just administrative. In personal injury litigation — and especially in motor vehicle collision cases — delay changes the financial value of a claim. For plaintiffs, longer times to get to trial do not simply postpone compensation. They can reduce it.
June 29, 2026
While the Ahluwalia decision solidified a groundbreaking civil framework for addressing coercive control, Parliament simultaneously built a parallel carceral one (Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia, 2026 SCC 16). The federal intention behind Bill C-16 is well-intentioned — aiming to intervene early, recognize psychological containment as violence, and treat coercive control as a precursor to lethal escalation.
June 26, 2026
The Federal Court has announced that as of June 26, a special order will extend the deadline to file an applicant’s record from 45 to 90 days in immigration proceedings. The court said it was “required to take this additional step in light of increasing caseload, budget restrictions, and insufficient resources.”
June 26, 2026
Graham is in his 50s, he’s disabled and uses a wheelchair. A resident in a shelter for homeless people, Graham desperately needed legal information help. Our team of community justice helpers met with him many times, and we were able to answer to his questions. Now every morning, he and I greet each other as I head off to work.
June 25, 2026
Earlier this year, the Divisional Court of Ontario found that procedures adopted by the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) to determine its jurisdiction were unreasonable and contrary to law.
June 25, 2026
For any legal practitioner or advocate deep in the gender-based violence (GBV) sector, certain names carry an undeniable historical weight. Recently, my mind has been occupied by a striking parallel: two landmark legal decisions, separated by more than 30 years and a vast ocean, yet fundamentally bound by the same name, the same history of horrific abuse and the same foundational concept: coercive control.
June 24, 2026
The Law Society of Ontario (LSO) awarded honorary doctor of laws (LLD) degrees to six individuals at its June call to the bar ceremonies.