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November 06, 2026
The Ontario Superior Court has certified a class action against TD Bank over allegations that it misrepresented its anti-money laundering (AML) controls, after its main U.S. operating subsidiary and its holding company pleaded guilty to criminal conspiracy to commit money laundering.
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November 05, 2026
Capping bank customers’ liability for unauthorized transactions, extending the ban on foreign ownership of residential real estate and an enhanced capital gains exemption — along with new and stiffer penalties for environmental and fisheries violations — are among the myriad legislative changes the Carney government has proposed in its second budget.
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November 04, 2026
The federal government has unveiled anti-financial-crimes legislation that would, among other things, make it a criminal offence to operate an unlicensed cryptocurrency automated teller machine (ATM) and enable “law enforcement” to search and seize mail.
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October 30, 2026
Auditor General of Canada Karen Hogan delivered nine performance audit reports to the House of Commons on Oct. 29. The reports cover topics including money laundering, procurement technology, public health, the dental care plan, import assessments, ammunition, thermal coal commitments, water monitoring and net-zero emissions.
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October 29, 2026
Canada must “prepare for all contingencies up to and including war and other worst-case scenarios,” Prime Minister Mark Carney announced as he unveiled his government’s plan to roll out a new national security strategy over the coming year to ensure that the country can “control its own destiny and is resilient in the face of daunting challenges.”
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October 26, 2026
Canada has announced that it will gather with international partners in Luxembourg on Nov. 30 to sign the articles of agreement establishing the Defence, Security and Resilience Bank (DSRB).
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October 22, 2026
The Supreme Court of Canada has granted Ottawa’s request for leave to appeal Federal Court rulings that held that the federal government wrongly declared a national “public order” emergency in 2022. On Oct. 22, the top court granted the federal government’s leave application and also granted leave to cross-appeal to the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) and the Canadian Constitution Foundation (CCF).
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October 14, 2026
Keeping up with the speed of money, working with limited resources and assisting judges with gaps in their technical knowledge were among the challenges under the spotlight at a recent legal conference about cybercrime and crypto fraud.
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October 08, 2026
Under the rubric of supporting “economic growth and competitiveness,” the federal Liberal government says its newly introduced “red tape reduction” bill (S-7) will “reduce unnecessary regulatory burden under 31 individual pieces of legislation and their corresponding regulations administered by 11 federal departments and agencies.”
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October 05, 2026
Saskatchewan has appointed its first associate judges to the Court of King’s Bench following legislation that came into force Oct. 1.
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September 30, 2026
The Alberta Court of Appeal has struck secured creditors’ appeal of a restructuring order, finding they should have known they needed permission to appeal and had not shown a reasonable chance of success.
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September 30, 2026
Supreme Court of Canada Justice Suzanne Côté says she finds intervener advocacy on Zoom to be as effective as oral submissions made in the courtroom, but she is also alive to contrary arguments made by legal organizations, such as the Canadian Bar Association and The Advocates’ Society.
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September 25, 2026
Supreme Court of Canada Justice Suzanne Côté has significantly impacted the top court’s jurisprudence and culture since her appointment almost 12 years ago, says University of Alberta constitutional law professor Gerard Kennedy.
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September 22, 2026
Prince Edward Island will move to dismantle a 35-year-old quasi-judicial tribunal and replace it with two new decision-making bodies that will continue to deal with various appeals and disputes.
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September 21, 2026
The Carney government says its proposed “Building Canada Strong” legislation and supporting Cabinet directive will ensure that federal reviews and decisions on major project proposals are completed within one year of a “comprehensive” submission by the project’s proponents. The 243-page Building Canada Strong Act (Bill C-39) was introduced in the House of Commons Sept. 21 by Transport Minister and Government House leader Steven MacKinnon.
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September 21, 2026
Ishmeet S. Juneja has returned to Robins Appleby as an associate in its litigation and dispute resolution group in Toronto after previously summering and articling with the firm.
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September 16, 2026
Appeal by appellant from summary judgment dismissing his action against Bank of Nova Scotia (Bank) arising from losses caused by a counterfeit bank draft fraud. The appellant, an experienced lawyer, maintained his trust account under a Business Banking Services Agreement (BBSA) with the Bank.
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September 14, 2026
Miller Thomson has welcomed Shubhreen Dosanjh as counsel in its financial services group in Toronto.
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September 10, 2026
Josée Turcotte has rejoined the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) as deputy superintendent, integrity, national security and integrated solutions.
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September 09, 2026
MLT Aikins has welcomed Terence Arthur and Grayson Bateyko to the firm’s Edmonton office as counsel.
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August 27, 2026
As AI-generated court filings by self-represented litigants proliferate, appellate counsel should read trial transcripts that are ostensibly “certified” more closely than ever and do so earlier in the appeal process as they might be AI-created fakes, advises a senior family law practitioner.
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August 26, 2026
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) has made submissions on the federal government’s proposed Consumer-Driven Banking Regulations, highlighting data breach reporting and increasing consumer knowledge on how their information is being captured.
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August 25, 2026
Following the collapse last week of tariff-related talks with the United States, Ottawa unveiled a multipronged package of retaliatory tariffs, loans and employment supports aimed at protecting and supporting Canadian businesses and workers after the Trump administration imposed a 50 per cent U.S. tariff on $27.6 billion of Canadian goods.
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August 18, 2026
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has refused an attempt by debtors to redeem a property after a receiver had already completed a court-approved sale process, warning that allowing the bid would undermine the integrity of receivership proceedings.
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August 06, 2026
Changes to B.C.’s Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act are now in effect, modernizing consumer protection laws that “regulate consumer contracts to better reflect the marketplace, promote fairness and transparency, strengthen consumer rights and help people make informed financial decisions.”