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October 13, 2026
DLA Piper has welcomed Toronto-based lawyer Lara Nathans as global co-head of its consumer goods, food and retail sector.
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October 13, 2026
A man convicted of gun crimes has been given a new trial after it was found the judge erred in focusing on the arresting officer’s grounds to apprehend the suspect, rather than those of an officer who greenlighted the grab from a surveillance plane.
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October 13, 2026
The Federal Court has rejected a judicial review application after finding that an arbitrator’s admission of CN Rail’s graphs during closing submissions did not breach procedural fairness in a transportation rate dispute.
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October 13, 2026
Last week, the federal government announced that it plans to introduce legislation to decriminalize advance requests for medical assistance in dying (MAID), leaving each province and territory to decide whether to permit them. Advance requests are intended to respect autonomy, but when undue influence, coercive control or other forms of abuse are discovered only after MAID has been provided, no remedy can restore the person’s life.
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October 13, 2026
Appeal by Harjit from orders dismissing his civil claim and cancelling a certificate of pending litigation against his late father Swinder’s residential property.
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October 13, 2026
Appeal by appellant from his sentence for two robberies, two attempted robberies and related offences. Over five days, the appellant robbed two Calgary pubs and attempted to rob two others while masked and brandishing a realistic imitation handgun.
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October 09, 2026
The Supreme Court of Canada has explained how three Criminal Code sentencing provisions should interact and be interpreted when both the victim and offender are Indigenous, and how sentencing circles fit into the mix. On Oct. 9, the top court split 5-4 to dismiss the Nova Scotia Crown’s appeal from a majority Nova Scotia Court of Appeal decision that reduced the five-year sentence a provincial court judge imposed on respondent Harry Arthur Cope to three years (less remand credit of 18 months): R. v. Cope, 2026 SCC 32.
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October 09, 2026
The federal government will introduce a new National Heat Pump Rebate to help up to 820,000 households reduce energy costs by switching to more efficient electric heat pumps, according to a federal release issued on Oct. 9.
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October 09, 2026
Canada’s economy depends heavily on immigration, and corporations play a central role in shaping the flow of talent into the country. For employers, as you will see in this multipart series, immigration is not only about filling immediate vacancies but also about building long-term competitiveness, transferring global expertise and anchoring international operations in Canadian communities.
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October 09, 2026
Bill C-39, the Building Canada Strong Act, has passed its first vote in the House of Commons. The bill would give ministers sweeping powers over workers’ right to strike, prompting the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) to warn that it could make labour disputes longer and more difficult to resolve.
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October 09, 2026
Appeal by Crown from judgment reducing respondent’s sentence for aggravated assault from five years’ imprisonment to three years’ imprisonment, less remand credit.
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October 09, 2026
Federal Justice Minister Sean Fraser has announced the appointment of Justice Thomas Rothwell to the Court of Appeal of Alberta and Malcolm M. Lavoie to the Court of King’s Bench.
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October 09, 2026
Federal Justice Minister Sean Fraser has announced the appointment of Paul J. Mongenais and Peter D. Ruby to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.
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October 09, 2026
For lawyers, some issues extend beyond protecting rights and freedoms. A core concern is the risk of letting a rigid rule determine an outcome before examining the matter’s substance.
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October 09, 2026
The federal government has launched a consultation on the regulatory framework for charities, including potentially broader use of monetary penalties and suspensions, and limits on re-registration for charities whose status was revoked for serious non-compliance.
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October 09, 2026
Canada’s refugee system exists to protect people fleeing persecution, not to provide an additional immigration process after an individual has been charged with a serious criminal offence in Canada.
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October 09, 2026
Appeal by appellant from an order registering a New Jersey judgment in Saskatchewan under the Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act.
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October 09, 2026
Appeal by Bleck from his convictions and sentence. A Nissan Altima (Nissan) struck Roby. The only issue was the identity of the driver of the Nissan, specifically whether it was Bleck or Jamal.
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October 08, 2026
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld the dismissal of a lawyer’s limitation defence to a negligence claim over a failed property purchase, finding that the buyers’ knowledge that title had not transferred did not establish that they had discovered their claim.
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October 08, 2026
The federal government has released two “What We Heard” reports on forced labour, outlining feedback received on newly proposed measures to strengthen the forced labour import ban in Bill C‑35, An Act respecting the prohibition of the importation of goods produced by forced labour, and on supply chain due diligence and civil liability measures.
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October 08, 2026
Under the rubric of supporting “economic growth and competitiveness,” the federal Liberal government says its newly introduced “red tape reduction” bill (S-7) will “reduce unnecessary regulatory burden under 31 individual pieces of legislation and their corresponding regulations administered by 11 federal departments and agencies.”
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October 08, 2026
A major trade association is recommending Ontario make significant changes to its laws around zoning and development to help spur housing growth in light of promises to build 1.5 million new houses by 2031.
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October 08, 2026
Just weeks after Canada’s government created a chief firearms officer for the country’s northern territories, the Yukon has tabled legislation that would allow for the creation of its own “firearms advocate.” On Oct. 7, Yukon’s government introduced the Yukon Firearms Act — a law being proposed in a bid “to support responsible firearm owners” in the territory.
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October 08, 2026
British Columbia Chief Judge Melissa Gillespie has announced the appointment of Matthew Turnell, Manpreet Mand and David Jenkins as provincial court judges.
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October 08, 2026
Megan Walwyn has joined McEwan Partners as an associate in Vancouver.