April 27, 2026
The Alberta Court of Appeal has dismissed a cannabis company’s appeal, finding it had not shown that claims by the proposed representative plaintiffs over alleged misrepresentations to investors should be barred.
April 27, 2026
The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld a decision to keep the daughters of Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman on Canada’s sanctions list, rejecting arguments that the regulations should be read as limiting sanctions to those with a “sufficient link” to Russia’s actions.
April 27, 2026
Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) have been working on modernizing food regulation and have made significant changes throughout 2025 and early 2026. This article outlines key updates to food additive, enzyme and supplement approvals and ingredient and labelling requirements.
April 24, 2026
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has certified a national class action alleging that the corporate defendants’ medical devices — cochlear implants surgically implanted for hearing impaired patients — were “risky, defective, and require users to undergo invasive revision surgery to have the device removed and replaced.”
April 24, 2026
The Federal Court has upheld a decision allowing a plaintiff to amend its pleading despite breaching a litigation undertaking, emphasizing that the remedy for such a breach is discretionary.
April 24, 2026
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has announced a significant change affecting GST/HST treatment of trailing commissions in the mutual fund industry.
April 24, 2026
The Competition Bureau is warning businesses that participation in illegal agreements for public contracts, such as bid‑rigging and price‑fixing, can result in criminal charges, significant fines and reputational harm.
April 24, 2026
The Ontario government has fast-tracked legislation through the provincial legislature that makes significant changes to the province’s freedom of information (FOI) laws, a move observers are calling “undemocratic” and dangerous.
April 24, 2026
On April 2, the British Columbia Court of Appeal released a landmark ruling in Nuchatlaht v. British Columbia, 2026 BCCA 137. The court granted the Nuchatlaht Aboriginal title to the entirety of the area claimed in the case — approximately 210 square kilometres of Nootka Island off the west coast of Vancouver Island.
April 24, 2026
Young lawyers expect to spend their early years learning how to research, draft, negotiate and advocate in court. Those skills are difficult, but at least they are taught openly. A senior lawyer will hopefully demonstrate how to structure a factum, mark up your work and explain what “good” looks like.