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October 20, 2026
The Law Foundation of Ontario, a founding partner of the Law Commission of Ontario (LCO), has appointed Ramani Nadarajah as its representative on the commission’s board of governors, effective Oct. 1.
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October 20, 2026
In order to create a “safer, more transparent online environment for children and teens,” the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has launched the country’s first Children’s Privacy Code.
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October 20, 2026
An open letter, titled “Reconciliation and Reintegration Cannot Mean Exclusion,” challenges McGill University’s decision to exclude Jeffrey G. Ewert from campus after concerns about his presence were raised. The letter, addressed to the leadership of McGill University, notes that Ewert is an Indigenous man serving a life sentence, a survivor of the Sixties Scoop and was admitted to first-year law at McGill. The university’s Oct. 6, 2026, exclusion order barred him from campus until Oct. 28 and prohibited him from communicating with female students during that period.
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October 20, 2026
In the decision of Canada v. Martin, 2026 FCA 144, the Federal Court of Appeal was tasked with determining the scope of taxable Canadian source income earned by two professional baseball players employed by the Toronto Blue Jays: Russell Martin and Josh Donaldson. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) reassessed the players’ taxable income to increase the tax owing based on the differing treatment of a retirement compensation arrangement (RCA). The CRA’s position was rejected by the Tax Court of Canada in Martin v. Canada, 2024 TCC 153, which was appealed to the Federal Court of Appeal.
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October 20, 2026
The International Mobility Program (IMP) is one of the most important corporate immigration pathways in Canada. Unlike the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, the IMP allows employers to bring in foreign workers without the need for a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA). This exemption saves time, reduces costs and makes the process far more flexible for companies looking to attract or transfer global talent.
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October 20, 2026
On June 25, 2026, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published final amendments to National Instrument 51-102 Continuous Disclosure Obligations and National Instrument 54-101 Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer and related changes to the corresponding companion policies (Amendments), providing non-investment fund reporting issuers the option to follow an alternative “access equals delivery” model (AED Model) to satisfy the delivery requirements in respect of annual financial statements, interim financial reports and related management’s discussion and analysis (MD&A). The Amendments came into force on Sept. 22.
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October 20, 2026
With increasing longevity comes a host of challenging issues. One of them is maintaining an up-to-date estate plan.
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October 20, 2026
Appeal by Air Passenger Rights (Association) from an order dismissing its petition for judicial review. Two airline passengers brought a claim against WestJet Airlines Ltd. (WestJet) in the Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT) seeking standardized compensation for a flight delay under the Air Passenger Protection Regulations (Passenger Regulations) and recovery of out-of-pocket expenses during the delay period.
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October 20, 2026
Appeals by Donald and Linda (collectively, Murrays) and Windsor from a residential construction decision, and appeal by Murrays of costs order.
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October 19, 2026
The Federal Court of Appeal has ruled that the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (UNDA) does not automatically impose additional Indigenous consultation and consent requirements on project approvals, overturning a ruling requiring further consultation over a proposed nuclear waste facility.
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October 19, 2026
The Government of Ontario is planning on introducing changes to “strengthen enforcement against illegal cannabis sales” to protect consumers, while also “promoting a fair and competitive marketplace for the approximately 1,800 authorized cannabis retailers operating across the province.”
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October 19, 2026
Stephanie Zhang has joined Clark Wilson’s construction and infrastructure practice in Vancouver.
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October 19, 2026
Pallett Valo has welcomed Nicole Maragna as a partner in its construction and infrastructure practice in Mississauga, Ont.
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October 19, 2026
Justice Minister Sean Fraser has announced two judicial appointments in Ontario: Justice Julie Audet, currently a judge of the Superior Court of Justice’s Family Court in Ottawa, has been appointed regional senior judge for the East Region. Gabrielle M.S. Beaulieu, founder of Orbis - Beaulieu Professional Corporation in Ottawa, has been appointed to the Superior Court’s Family Court in Ottawa.
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October 19, 2026
Canada’s international student boom is ending more quickly — and more painfully — than many governments and post-secondary institutions expected. Colleges are cancelling programs, universities are freezing hiring, campuses are being consolidated and communities that built businesses, housing projects and employment around a constantly expanding student population are confronting a sharp demand shock.
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October 19, 2026
Property managers and directors of condominium corporations often assume that a condominium corporation (condo corp.) need not register for GST/HST under the Excise Tax Act (ETA) because the supplies it makes to owners and tenants of residential units are tax “exempt.”
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October 19, 2026
The Ontario Court of Appeal held that a ransomware endorsement’s higher retention applied to approximately US$2 million in incident response costs, even though the insured paid no ransom and sought coverage under the policy’s base coverage provisions.
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October 19, 2026
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC), together with the privacy regulators in Quebec, British Columbia and Alberta, recently released the findings of their joint investigation into OpenAI OpCo, LLC (OpenAI), the developer of ChatGPT.
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October 19, 2026
Law students should learn from the difficult realities of rehabilitation. A controversy at McGill University law school raises questions about campus safety, reintegration and the educational value of confronting the criminal justice system.
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October 19, 2026
Splitting the difference feels like the sensible way to settle a case. Each side moves, nobody loses face, and everyone leaves with a number that sounds reasonable. In my mediation practice, I see it constantly. Counsel on both sides stake out positions, trade offers over several rounds and land somewhere in the middle.
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October 19, 2026
Appeal by appellant from damages awarded following a 2018 motor vehicle accident for which respondents admitted liability. The appellant was an ophthalmologist who suffered chronic neck and shoulder pain that affected prolonged static postures and neck flexion required in her work.
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October 19, 2026
Appeal by appellants from order refusing to extend time to appeal an associate judge’s order absolute of foreclosure and refusal to extend the redemption period. The appellants granted two mortgages with overlapping priorities over six titles comprising approximately 64 acres in Mission, BC (the Lands).
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October 16, 2026
For lawyers, a photograph with a political figure can do two jobs. It can reassure a prospective client that a lawyer understands where decisions get made. It can also invite a question: Whose side is this firm on?
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October 16, 2026
For the first time, the Supreme Court of Canada has explained when and how the Criminal Code’s s. 276 rules limiting the admissibility and use of evidence of complainants’ sexual history apply in prosecutions for non-enumerated sexual exploitation crimes, such as human trafficking and selling “sexual services.”
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October 16, 2026
Canada and Manitoba have announced an investment of $163.5 million for two major initiatives under the First Nations and Inuit Policing Program that respond to the unique needs and priorities of First Nations in Manitoba.