Business
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July 29, 2025
Shifting Canadian attitudes toward immigration
For much of its modern history, Canada has stood out as a beacon of openness and multiculturalism, with immigration widely embraced as a key pillar of economic prosperity. However, in recent years, this long-standing support has begun to show signs of erosion.
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July 29, 2025
Court of Appeal issues prohibition order against SRL in professional engineering licensing dispute
The Ontario Court of Appeal has issued a prohibition order against a self-represented litigant (SRL) who repeatedly attempted to relitigate a dismissed professional licensing claim, highlighting the challenges courts face with persistent litigants who lack understanding of procedural requirements.
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July 28, 2025
Navigating Ontario’s strong mayor powers: Practical and strategic insights
In November 2022, Ontario introduced a significant shift in municipal governance through amendments to the Municipal Act, 2001, empowering select mayors with new executive authorities known as strong mayor powers. These powers, designed to expedite provincial priorities such as housing and infrastructure, offer municipalities an important tool, albeit one that carries substantial governance implications.
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July 28, 2025
Settlement of $55M reached in Saskatchewan First Nation class action
A settlement agreement of over $55 million has been reached between Canada and Flying Dust First Nation to resolve a land-related claim for land that was sold to Canadian Pacific Railway.
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July 28, 2025
Lengthy permit process, investment gaps threaten Canada’s export growth, says expert
Canada’s slow infrastructure project approvals and lagging investment in innovation are stifling export ambitions and undermining global competitiveness warns Ted Betts, partner at Gowling WLG and a veteran construction projects lawyer.
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July 28, 2025
Four new associates join Stikeman Elliott’s Montreal office
Stikeman Elliott has welcomed four first-year associates to its Montreal office: Danielle Maor, Michelle Poupart, Jeremy Michel Roy and Amélia Desrochers.
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July 28, 2025
Alberta Court of Appeal rules on possessory lien enforceability in split decision
The Alberta Court of Appeal has issued a split decision in a complex commercial dispute involving possessory liens, with the majority ruling that a storage company cannot retain possession of pipe worth over $3 million after litigation delays rendered its debt claims unenforceable.
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July 28, 2025
Court strikes claims in oil and gas confidential information case
The British Columbia Supreme Court has struck a notice of civil claim against oil and gas company Pembina in a case alleging unlawful use of confidential information by another company, which it benefited from.
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July 28, 2025
Public conduct, conflicts of interest in the executive suite: Lessons from the ‘Coldplay incident’
A recent viral incident, colloquially dubbed the “Coldplay incident,” involving a CEO and a VP of human resources at the company Astronomer, whose affair was exposed in spectacular fashion when they appeared on the big screen at a Coldplay concert, has prompted renewed scrutiny of the fallout when the private conduct of high-ranking employees becomes public fodder.
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July 25, 2025
David Zhang joins BMKP Law
Brown Mills Klinck Prezioso LLP (BMKP Law) has shared that David Zhang has joined the firm as an associate.