Business
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March 04, 2026
Manitoba launches consultations on AI regulation
Manitoba has launched a public consultation on the regulation of artificial intelligence (AI), with a focus on modernizing the province’s privacy laws and promoting responsible AI use, according to a March 4 release.
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March 04, 2026
Canada, China reduce tariffs, renew market access for exports
The federal government has announced it is renewing its economic relationship with China, with developments being made toward increasing exports to China by 50 per cent by 2030.
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March 04, 2026
Publicly linked subcontractors of federal contractor not exempt from disclosure under AITA: court
The Federal Court has ordered the disclosure of the identities of certain subcontractors recruited by a consulting firm to perform work under a federal contract, holding that the information was not exempt under the Access to Information Act (AITA) because their connection to the work was publicly discernible.
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March 04, 2026
Winnipeg’s bail compliance unit fully operational: Manitoba government
A new police unit used to track and arrest those in violation of their bail conditions is now up and running in Winnipeg.
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March 04, 2026
Reforming and modernizing Canada’s transfer pricing rules
On Nov. 4, 2025, the federal government released the 2025 federal budget and Bill C-15, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on November 4, 2025, which proposes significant amendments to reform and modernize Canada’s transfer pricing rules (the amendments).
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March 04, 2026
Crawley MacKewn Brush adds Mitchell Fournie as partner
Crawley MacKewn Brush LLP has admitted Mitchell Fournie to the firm’s partnership.
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March 04, 2026
Lavery welcomes Catherine Couture
Lavery has added Catherine Couture as a lawyer in its civil and commercial litigation group in Montreal.
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March 04, 2026
Federal Court of Appeal overturns Tax Court on GAAR and non-CCPC planning in Canada v. DAC
On Feb. 20, the Federal Court of Appeal released its decision in Canada v. DAC Investment Holdings Inc., 2026 FCA 35 (DAC), overturning the Tax Court of Canada’s conclusion that a corporate continuance undertaken to exit the Canadian-controlled private corporation (CCPC) regime did not constitute abusive tax avoidance.
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March 04, 2026
Efficiency or privacy? AI scribes in Canadian health care explained
Artificial intelligence (AI) scribes are increasingly being explored as a tool to ease administrative burdens during Canada’s primary health care crisis. These tools use generative AI to transcribe and summarize clinical conversations, producing notes, referrals, prescriptions and other documentation that are integrated with electronic medical records. In Ontario and across Canada, interest in AI scribes is accelerating, supported by programs such as those led by OntarioMD (with the Ministry of Health and Supply Ontario) and Canada Health Infoway (supported by Women’s College Hospital Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care).
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March 04, 2026
N.W.T. drug conviction appeal delineates limits of preliminary inquiries
Sometimes, even a judgment on a matter that has become moot may prompt a reanalysis of our laws.