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October 22, 2026
Within the practice of cultural property restitution and estate asset recovery, fiduciary litigators and trust administrators frequently encounter unique administrative challenges.
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October 22, 2026
The Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) is one of Canada’s central pathways for employers to hire foreign talent when no Canadians or permanent residents are available to fill a position. Unlike the International Mobility Program, which is LMIA-exempt, the TFWP requires employers to obtain a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) before a foreign worker can be hired. This LMIA process ensures that the employment of a foreign national will not negatively affect Canadian workers.
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October 22, 2026
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly moving beyond experimentation and into broad enterprise adoption at remarkable speeds. Once confined largely to niche technology companies, research institutions and startups, AI now sits at the centre of many traditional industries, reshaping sectors such as financial services, health care, manufacturing, logistics, energy and professional services, while creating ripple effects across global markets. Statistics Canada reported that AI adoption among Canadian businesses increased from 6.1 per cent in the second quarter of 2024 to 12.2 per cent a year later. By Q2 2026, adoption rates had reached 19.2 per cent.
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October 22, 2026
Appeal by the appellants from the decision dismissing their originating application for the balance allegedly payable under a Services Agreement, and cross-appeal by the respondents from the judge’s failure to decide their procedural dismissal application.
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October 22, 2026
Appeal by the Crown against acquittals of Singh and Grewal. An RCMP officer stopped their vehicle. Based partly on information received from another RCMP member, and partly on observations, the officer formed the belief that Singh and Grewal possessed controlled substances for the purpose of trafficking and arrested them.
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October 21, 2026
Manitoba has set new limits on “above-guideline” residential rent increases landlords put in place for capital expenses. The provincial government is “changing regulations” to cut above-guideline rent increases by up to 40 per cent in a bid to “strengthen protections for renters.”
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October 21, 2026
Sean Fraser, minister of justice and attorney general of Canada and minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, has announced that Karen P. Hulan has been appointed a judge of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.
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October 21, 2026
A new electoral coalition has formed ahead of next year’s Law Society of Ontario (LSO) bencher elections saying the regulator has lost its focus and needs to go back to the basics. The team, which refers to itself as CORE, is focusing on four commitments — focusing on the law society’s core function of regulation of the legal professions, open and transparent decision-making, restored accountability and ethical leadership.
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October 21, 2026
The federal government has announced a new Cabinet Directive on Regulatory Competitiveness and Red Tape Reduction, requiring regulators “to reduce regulatory burden costs by $2 for every $1 added.”
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October 21, 2026
Dementia Justice Canada is urging Parliament to require an independent legal assessment before medical assistance in dying is administered under an advance request, warning that people who have lost decision-making capacity need protection from coercion, undue influence and abuse.
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October 21, 2026
As law firms and in-house teams increasingly adopt and experiment with artificial intelligence tools, there are less obvious risks they need to look out for, including minor shifts in contractual language, inconsistent model behaviour and potential client-data exposure, according to a legal tech expert.
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October 21, 2026
The evening Of Oct. 8 saw a gathering at the Law Society of Ontario's Convocation Hall of an eclectic mix of those at the forefront of the innocence movement in this country. The occasion was the 12th anniversary of International Wrongful Conviction Day.
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October 21, 2026
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada has opened a new office in Calgary.
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October 21, 2026
Estate litigation can take months or years to resolve, but mortgage obligations do not wait. For estate trustees and beneficiaries, the core challenge is preserving the value of estate property while competing claims are litigated.
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October 21, 2026
A royal commission or national commission of inquiry into immigration could boost Canadians’ understanding of hot-button immigration issues and generate positive public dialogue as well as needed policy reforms, says an expert on Quebec’s uniquely autonomous immigration regime that sparks envy from other provincial leaders.
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October 21, 2026
A police officer investigating suspected drug trafficking does not have to eliminate every innocent explanation for a suspect’s behaviour before making an arrest. But an officer’s training and experience alone cannot justify depriving someone of liberty.
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October 21, 2026
What happens when a struggling franchisee exits the system and leaves its debt behind?
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October 21, 2026
For decades, the estate freeze has been a staple of succession planning for Canadian business families. The mechanics are familiar to any tax or estate practitioner: the owner exchanges growth shares for fixed-value preferred shares, and a newly settled family trust subscribes for fresh common shares that will capture all future growth. The tax benefits are well understood.
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October 21, 2026
Appeals by the appellants from the orders granting the respondents summary judgment and dismissing their product-liability actions as statute-barred under the Limitations Act (Act).
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October 21, 2026
I recently wrote about the spate of AI-generated departure posts on LinkedIn, in which lawyers thank everyone in the wonderful firms that they are leaving, lauding their phenomenal experience, and teasing the “next chapter of their journey.” I called it malarkey, but only because it is malarkey.
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October 21, 2026
Appeal by accused from convictions for sexual interference, invitation to sexual touching and forcible confinement.
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October 20, 2026
The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) is calling on Parliament to amend Bill C-39 to remove proposed changes to the Canada Labour Code that would establish a framework for the labour minister to intervene to end a strike or lockout.
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October 20, 2026
The ongoing Canada-U.S. trade conflict could leave Canada’s economy 1.4 per cent smaller after five years than it otherwise would have been and cost the country 185,000 jobs if current trade measures remain in place permanently, according to an Oct. 20 assessment note from the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO).
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October 20, 2026
The Government of Ontario will be proposing legislative changes to the archaeological assessment process to make it “faster, fairer and easier to navigate.” According to a government release issued Oct. 20, the proposed changes will “reduce approval timelines by up to 80 per cent, increase sector capacity by 45 per cent and help get homes, infrastructure and other job-creating projects built faster while protecting the province’s cultural heritage resources.”
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October 20, 2026
Paul Reid has joined Fasken as a partner in its litigation and dispute resolution group, based in the firm’s Tsuut’ina, Alta., office.