June 04, 2026
The Canada Revenue Agency’s increasing scrutiny of charitable donation valuations continues to expand beyond traditional gifting arrangements involving art, pharmaceuticals and software.
June 04, 2026
Appeal by appellant from his convictions for sexual assault, invitation to sexual touching, and indecent exposure to a person under 16 years of age. The complainant alleged three incidents when she was seven, which included sexual touching while sleeping in the appellant’s bed, sexual touching in the appellant’s locked bedroom while watching television, and the appellant exposing himself and telling her to touch him.
June 03, 2026
Ottawa says it will extend for a year its steel tariff-rate quotas (TRQ) regime for imports from non-CUSMA partners and the existing horizontal tariff relief for eligible U.S. steel and aluminum products, and additionally, for eligible steel products subject to derivative tariffs.
June 03, 2026
British Columbia has asked its Supreme Court to add the City of Penticton as a representative plaintiff for municipalities in a proposed national class action against manufacturers of “forever chemicals” for alleged contamination of drinking-water systems.
June 03, 2026
The maxim delegatus non potest delegare (“a delegate cannot delegate”) will play an ever more significant role in reviewing administrative law decisions made by AI.
June 03, 2026
In one of the most closely watched family law decisions in recent Canadian legal history, the Supreme Court of Canada issued a fractured ruling in Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia, 2026 SCC 16, a case arising from a marriage marred by intimate partner violence.
June 03, 2026
Ontario’s top court has turned back an attempt by an Ontario man to get a defamation case against him dismissed as a strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP), with a lawyer saying the court’s findings outline an approach that may lead to fewer appeals of anti-SLAPP decisions.
June 03, 2026
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has announced that it is planning to go ahead with updated traceability requirements for goats, sheep and cervids to help identify and stem the spread of animal disease, bringing them in line with requirements similar to those for cattle and bison.
June 03, 2026
The issuance of USCIS Policy Memorandum PM-602-0199 has generated significant concern among foreign nationals living and working in the United States on temporary visas, particularly Canadian professionals employed in the U.S. The memorandum has also raised questions among Canadian citizens sponsored for permanent residence through marriage or close family relationships with U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents. Much of the concern centres on whether the memorandum signals a shift away from adjustment of status inside the United States and toward mandatory immigrant visa processing through U.S. consulates abroad.
June 03, 2026
The Canadian General Counsel Awards (CGCA) recognized leading in-house counsel at its annual ceremony on May 28 in Toronto.