March 31, 2026
When a party assigns its interest in an agreement to purchase a property, do they retain any interest in the underlying property? In many assignment agreements, the assignor relinquishes all right, title and interest in the original purchase agreement in favour of the assignee. The practical consequence of such broad language is that the assignor may be left without any proprietary claim to the property if the assignee subsequently fails to fulfil its obligations under the assignment agreement.
March 31, 2026
Appeal by plaintiffs from an order certifying their class proceeding with two limitations, and cross‑appeal by three defendants. The plaintiffs invested in shares of ten publicly traded issuers and alleged that the issuers, their directors, and various consultants participated in a conspiracy to defraud capital markets.
March 30, 2026
The federal government has launched consultations on Canada’s first national anti-fraud strategy, including proposals that could require banks to warn customers about fraud risks during large money transfers.
March 30, 2026
On March 30, Prime Minister Mark Carney launched the process to “select the next judge of the Supreme Court of Canada, who will fill the vacancy created by the upcoming retirement of Justice Sheilah L. Martin.”
March 30, 2026
The Federal Court of Appeal has found that the Minister of National Revenue failed to comply with a prior search and production order in litigation over the revocation of the Jewish National Fund of Canada’s charitable status and has ordered further searches and disclosure.
March 30, 2026
The Federal Court of Appeal has rejected the commissioner of competition’s appeal regarding an application to order Amazon to produce transaction data for certain products in its online store to further an inquiry on fake reviews.
March 30, 2026
The Privacy Commissioner of Canada, in cooperation with 26 data protection and privacy authorities from across the nation and around the world, has concluded a “global privacy sweep that highlights how child-friendly practices on websites and mobile applications can protect children’s privacy online.”
March 27, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston have announced the new Co-operation Agreement between Nova Scotia and Canada on Environmental and Impact Assessment.
March 27, 2026
On March 26, Canada announced the launch of Build Canada Homes, a new federal agency to help increase the pace of home building, including transitional and supportive housing, affordable and community housing, along with a new bill investing $1.7 billion.
March 27, 2026
The regulatory landscape governing plastics and packaging in Canada is evolving quickly, with both federal and provincial governments introducing new requirements and expanding existing regimes. Recent developments signal a clear shift toward increased oversight and regulation of packaging materials — including expanded extended producer responsibility (EPR) regimes, reporting under the Federal Plastics Registry, new federal prohibitions on certain toxic substances, and a significant Federal Court of Appeal decision confirming federal jurisdiction over plastics regulation.