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November 05, 2026
Imagine you have just been in a serious car crash. Your car is a write-off, you are in pain, and you have never made an insurance claim before. The next day, you call your insurer to report the damage to your vehicle. You assume that if you are entitled to anything else, your insurer will tell you. Months later, after paying for treatment out of your own pocket, you learn from a paralegal that you were entitled to accident benefits all along.
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November 05, 2026
Can a road be a public highway even if nobody has ever driven on it, the municipality has never maintained it, and a private company is its registered owner? A recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision suggests the answer may be yes.
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November 05, 2026
I recently read two articles published by Law360 Canada by my esteemed friend John Hill. His articles concerned the actions taken by the McGill University faculty of law restricting or prohibiting Jeffrey G. Ewert from attending classes. Ewert is a person serving a life sentence for murder and attempted murder and has been on day parole for more than a year. (Hill’s articles are here and here.)
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November 05, 2026
A Canadian Judicial Council hearing panel will determine whether removal from the bench is warranted for a Quebec superior court judge arrested for soliciting paid sex, who attributes his actions to the stress and “moral disengagement” he experienced due to overwork, exhaustion and burnout on the bench.
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November 05, 2026
Appeal by appellant from the order granting the respondent summary judgment on her debt claim, and applications by both parties to adduce fresh evidence. During the appellant’s former relationship with the respondent’s son, the couple used advances from the respondent to finance residential property projects.
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November 04, 2026
The federal government has unveiled anti-financial-crimes legislation that would, among other things, make it a criminal offence to operate an unlicensed cryptocurrency automated teller machine (ATM) and enable “law enforcement” to search and seize mail.
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November 04, 2026
The Newfoundland and Labrador government has introduced civil forfeiture legislation aimed at allowing the seizure of proceeds and assets connected to criminal activity, according to a Nov. 4 release.
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November 04, 2026
The Federal Court has upheld penalties totalling $250,000 imposed on a cannabis marketing company for unlawful cannabis promotion and event sponsorship, rejecting arguments that Health Canada failed to adequately consider the Charter value of freedom of expression.
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November 04, 2026
As voting for the upcoming bencher election approaches, lawyers in Alberta are being encouraged to consult the Law Society of Alberta’s (LSA) website for information about the candidates.
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November 04, 2026
On the afternoon of Aug. 7, 2026, our client in Watton v. Canada (Attorney General) (Federal Court file 26-T-352, Oct. 6, 2026) called the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) four times. The calls lasted seven, eight, 16 and 48 minutes. In the last one, an agent told her something no one at the CRA had told her before: she should have gone to the Federal Court within 30 days.
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November 04, 2026
When you venture out as a sole practitioner, you know there will be a lot of non-legal work that you will have to take on. Getting clients can often feel like one of the most daunting parts of the job. Paid advertising is one thing, but the work involved in meeting people, whether online or in real life, can strike fear in the hearts of many.
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November 04, 2026
Colin Carruthers has joined KMB Law as a partner and head of its intellectual property practice in Toronto.
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November 04, 2026
Dana Kiefer has joined Mathews Dinsdale as an associate in its Calgary office.
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November 04, 2026
Dentons Canada has welcomed Laura Mensch as a partner in its employment and labour group in Calgary.
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November 04, 2026
A press secretary for former Toronto mayor Rob Ford has been dealt a victory in his legal fight with a media outlet he claims defamed him, with Ontario’s top court saying a judge had been wrong in her interpretation of provincial libel law.
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November 04, 2026
November is Financial Literacy Month in Canada. A time to build knowledge, skills and confidence so people can make smart, responsible choices with their money. But for the thousands of Canadians navigating separation and divorce each year, that may not be the case.
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November 04, 2026
In part one of this three-part series, I wrote about young lawyers who think it makes sense to do residential real estate to generate cash flow when they launch a new legal practice, with a view to ultimately developing a practice in a different area of law.
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November 04, 2026
Appeal by Rashid from his conviction for second-degree murder. At trial, there was little doubt Rashid stabbed Gabriel. There was also little doubt he was suffering from a mental disorder at the time of the offence.
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November 04, 2026
We tend to assume people are sent to solitary confinement because of what they did — defying guards, exhibiting violent behaviour or posing a serious threat. In B.C.’s provincial jails, the reality is far more bureaucratic: staff hold broad discretion to isolate an individual for 22 or more hours a day with no meaningful human contact. By law, the limit is 15 consecutive days. In practice, staff regularly reset the clock, turning a measure meant as a last resort into the first and only option.
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November 03, 2026
The B.C. Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT) has rejected social media platform X’s bid to recover about $119,000 in costs from a woman whose intimate image remains accessible to X users outside Canada after X chose to geofence it rather than delete it as ordered.
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November 03, 2026
Gabrielle Baracat has returned to McCarthy Tétrault as CMPA (Canadian Medical Protective Association) counsel in its litigation and dispute resolution group in Montreal.
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November 03, 2026
Andrew Elbaz has joined DLA Piper as a partner in its corporate practice in Toronto.
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November 03, 2026
Part one of this series set out the current baseline of the Canada Revenue Agency’s information-gathering powers under ss. 231.1 and 231.2 of the Income Tax Act, and the two judicial limits that frame them: Canada (National Revenue) v. Cameco Corporation, 2019 FCA 67 on oral questioning, and Canada (Attorney General) v. Chambre des notaires du Québec, 2016 SCC 20 on solicitor-client privilege.
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November 03, 2026
The recent Canada Investment Summit generated significant discussion about Canada’s ability to attract new investment and support long-term economic growth. For foreign companies and investors evaluating opportunities in Canada, tax planning is not merely a compliance matter. It can affect deal economics, financing flexibility, cash repatriation, treaty access and exit value.
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November 03, 2026
Saskatchewan has tabled legislation to strengthen safety measures for police and other first responders exposed to someone’s “bodily substances.” On Oct. 29, the province announced proposed amendments to its Mandatory Testing and Disclosure (Bodily Substances) Act, which would “provide quicker access to testing orders and results, and promote compliance with testing orders” brought against the “source” of the bodily substance.