Business
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December 18, 2025
Feds announce development of made-in-Canada sustainable investment guidelines
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne has announced that the Canadian Climate Institute has been selected to lead the development of the made-in-Canada sustainable investment guidelines, also known as a taxonomy, for issuing bonds.
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December 18, 2025
Court allows misrepresentation claims to proceed in merger dispute against Dragon's Den investor
In a merger dispute case against Dragon’s Den investor Arlene Dickinson alleging misrepresentation and unjust enrichment, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruled on her motion to strike, striking some pleadings and clarifying how claims should be made in cases involving a future financial forecast.
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December 18, 2025
Ottawa, Ontario reach agreement on streamlining environmental approvals
Ottawa and Ontario have signed a new co-operation agreement for natural resource projects aimed at streamlining environmental approvals and unlocking the mineral-rich “Ring of Fire” region.
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December 18, 2025
Canada introduces tougher methane standards for energy sector and landfills
The federal government has unveiled new regulations to cut methane emissions from the oil and gas sector and landfills, measures projected to create an estimated 34,000 clean-tech jobs, according to a release issued Dec. 16.
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December 18, 2025
B.C. reports success in reducing repeat violent offending; police interaction cut by half
British Columbia’s repeat violent-offending program is showing strong results in areas including reduction of police interactions, faster charge times and increasing time in custody, the province announced in a Dec. 17 statement.
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December 18, 2025
Torys announces new partners and counsel for 2026
Torys LLP has promoted seven lawyers to partner and four lawyers to counsel, the firm has announced.
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December 17, 2025
SCC rejects latest bid to get intervener counsel into court; AGs & other interveners limited to Zoom
The Supreme Court of Canada is poised to hear argument from dozens of interveners in a groundbreaking case about the Charter’s “notwithstanding” clause and the “architecture” and “unwritten principles” of the Constitution, however, intervener counsel won’t be allowed to set foot in the top court’s iconic Ottawa courtroom.
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December 17, 2025
Court allows judicial review in federal procurement dispute over worker qualifications
The Federal Court of Appeal has allowed a judicial review application in a dispute over a procurement award for a bid, finding that the trade tribunal did not accurately review an allegation of workers not meeting criteria.
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December 17, 2025
New regulation on special economic zones in Ontario comes into effect Jan. 1
A new regulation in Ontario, which sets out “criteria to designate special economic zones, trusted proponents and projects,” will come into effect on Jan. 1, 2026. According to a government release, the regulation “supports the advancement of job-creating investments and projects that are of strategic and critical importance to Ontario’s economic security.”
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December 17, 2025
Experts warn reading of UNDRIP into B.C. law could cause major legal uncertainty
Legal experts are warning that a landmark B.C. Court of Appeal ruling requiring all provincial laws to be interpreted in line with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) has introduced an unprecedented level of legal uncertainty in the province.