July 17, 2026
Appeal by Pharmascience Inc. (Pharmascience) from a judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal which upheld a judgment of the Federal Court. Janssen Inc. and Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V. (together, “Janssen”) filed a patent application in Canada for dosing regimens of an injectable formulation of paliperidone palmitate used to treat schizophrenia and related disorders.
July 17, 2026
Appeal by appellant from convictions for historical sexual abuse. The complainant alleged that the appellant, her uncle, sexually abused her between 1993 and 2002, beginning when she was nine years old. The complainant testified in detail to repeated abuse, including incidents at the appellant’s home and during outings.
July 16, 2026
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has announced that the six-month trend for housing starts was down in June as compared to May, saying the country is on track to build fewer homes this year than last as uncertainty, costs and soft demand continue to weigh on new construction.
July 16, 2026
The federal government has paused new applications under a program that allows Canadian citizens and permanent residents to sponsor their parents and grandparents for permanent residence, according to a July 15 release.
July 16, 2026
Canada is now the 79th signatory to the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime, a groundbreaking treaty aimed at providing a legal basis for international cooperation in the fight against cybercrime.
July 16, 2026
The Federal Court has dismissed Dollarama’s motion to strike a proposed class action alleging it engaged in greenwashing contrary to the Competition Act. The court rejected arguments of res judicata despite a similar action in Quebec.
July 16, 2026
The B.C. Court of Appeal has set aside an order requiring a young child to be returned from New Brunswick to British Columbia, finding the provincial court failed to conduct a forward-looking analysis of competing parenting plans and improperly assumed the child’s mother would return with him.
July 16, 2026
The Honourable Glenn D. Joyal was officially sworn in on July 15 as a judge of the Supreme Court of Canada. According to the court, the private ceremony was held in Ottawa and presided over by Chief Justice Richard Wagner.
July 16, 2026
Torkin Manes has appointed Sondra Rebenchuk as director of AI and innovation.
July 16, 2026
WeirFoulds has added Damian Di Biase and Rijja Baig as associates in its commercial litigation and corporate, securities and public companies practice groups, respectively.