June 29, 2026
Citing a “meaningful legislative difference” between the treatment and retention of DNA samples taken from convicted offenders and discharged offenders under the DNA Identification Act, the Court of Appeal for Ontario unanimously upheld a lower court appeal decision, rejecting arguments by the Crown to force a discharged offender to provide DNA samples.
June 29, 2026
Appeal by appellant from an order pronouncing a 2016 will in solemn form. The deceased, Joseph Bernard Szikora, left his estate to his children and former spouse, the respondents, and made no provision for the appellant, his spouse since 1994, consistent with a prenuptial agreement. The respondents petitioned for proof of the will in solemn form.
June 29, 2026
While the Ahluwalia decision solidified a groundbreaking civil framework for addressing coercive control, Parliament simultaneously built a parallel carceral one (Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia, 2026 SCC 16). The federal intention behind Bill C-16 is well-intentioned — aiming to intervene early, recognize psychological containment as violence, and treat coercive control as a precursor to lethal escalation.
June 26, 2026
Underscoring the breadth of the constitutional obligation of first-party Crown disclosure to the defence, the Supreme Court of Canada has 7-0 clarified and elaborated on the scope of the duties of Crown and the police to disclose to the accused relevant police disciplinary records, as was previously established by R. v. McNeil, 2009 SCC 3.
June 26, 2026
The B.C. Court of Appeal has upheld the certification of a proposed class action against consulting giant McKinsey & Co. over allegations that it worked closely with opioid manufacturers and distributors to increase the sale and distribution of opioids in Canada for unsuitable uses.
June 26, 2026
The Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) has announced that it applied an administrative monetary penalty of $4.25 million on the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) for violating a consumer provision in the Bank Act.
June 26, 2026
The Advisory Council on Rights, Equality and Inclusion has expanded with the appointment of two new members.
June 26, 2026
Nova Scotia has introduced higher fines and new offences in a bid to battle the illegal cannabis market.
June 26, 2026
Appeal by Fayant from an order declaring that transfer of property from Poitras to her was at undervalue and requiring her to pay the shortfall to the bankrupt estate.
June 26, 2026
The Federal Court has announced that as of June 26, a special order will extend the deadline to file an applicant’s record from 45 to 90 days in immigration proceedings. The court said it was “required to take this additional step in light of increasing caseload, budget restrictions, and insufficient resources.”