June 05, 2026
The Industrial and Technological Benefits (ITB) Policy is designed to ensure that companies awarded defence procurement contracts undertake business activities in Canada equal to the value of the contracts they have won. The policy aims to ensure that “significant investments in defence-related goods and services generate long-term and high-value economic benefit to Canadian industry and encourage the growth of industry in emerging technologies, established and globally competitive capabilities, and domestic capacity related to national security issues.”
June 05, 2026
When a Canadian court or tribunal finds that a party has relied on a case that does not exist, the consequence is far from uniform. In one decision, the lawyer responsible was ordered to pay $17,550 in costs personally. In another, the order was $100. In 60 of the 177 decisions we reviewed, the adjudicator identified the problem but imposed no consequence at all.
June 05, 2026
Hayley Main has rejoined Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP (TDS) as a litigation associate in its Winnipeg office.
June 05, 2026
Appeal by Berg from a judgment of the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal which affirmed his conviction for sexual assault. The main issue before the trial judge was whether the complainant had consented to sex with Berg. Both testified at trial and it was common ground that the sexual activity in question included sexual intercourse.
June 05, 2026
Appeal by Janet Henley from a costs award arising out of long-running estate litigation between siblings. The decision under appeal ordered that each party bear their own costs. After that decision, but before a formal order was entered, Janet Henley and Brian Henley brought a Rule 20A application seeking enhanced costs based on offers to settle.
June 05, 2026
An Ontario farm operator has lost its arguments at the province’s highest court that it should not bear responsibility for the collapse of a bridge on its land.
June 04, 2026
The federal government’s new national artificial intelligence (AI) strategy indicates that legislative and regulatory changes are coming to facilitate Canada’s transformation into an AI leader among mid-sized nations, while also protecting the privacy and security of Canadians and businesses, as well as the country’s sovereignty.
June 04, 2026
Ottawa has extended an engagement process on proposed reforms aimed at ensuring federal reviews and decision-making timelines for major projects take no longer than one year.
June 04, 2026
Ontario is implementing new financial enforcement measures against businesses and individuals that resell event tickets above their original total purchase price in violation of the Ticket Sales Act.
June 04, 2026
The Tax Court of Canada has “reluctantly” upheld a finding that a father who cannot be removed from Canada but is not a “protected person” under immigration law is ineligible for the Canada Child Benefit (CCB), noting he had fallen through a crack in the legal system that the court first identified nearly 25 years ago.