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October 06, 2026
Ally Bilenkey has joined Aird & Berlis as an associate. According to an announcement from the firm, she will be a member of the firm’s Indigenous practice group, litigation and dispute resolution group, and the mining, energy and environmental group.
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October 06, 2026
The Federal Court has dismissed a challenge to workplace harassment investigation reports, finding that Air Canada’s participation in the federally regulated workplace dispute resolution process did not make it a federal tribunal whose decisions were subject to judicial review.
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October 06, 2026
The federal Office of the Privacy Commissioner has issued a draft guidance document addressing best practices for organizations contracting with third-party service providers. By its title, “Guidance on Assessing Third-Party Service Providers,” the guidance suggests that it should be used by organizations in assessing the qualification of a potential service provider — the due diligence requirement. However, in the broader context, it may be understood as addressing not only the due diligence aspects but also the contracting requirements for organizations’ service provider relationships.
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October 06, 2026
The vendor signed a letter of intent, opened its books for due diligence, then walked away without explanation — or, worse, sold to a third party. The buyer, meanwhile, has incurred tens of thousands of dollars in professional fees. What can he do? In Quebec, the answer is rarely as favourable as the buyer hopes. Specific performance of the sale is possible in theory, but legal and practical obstacles make it exceptional. In most cases, a claim for damages remains the only realistic avenue.
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October 06, 2026
Antisemitism is real and dangerous. Jewish Canadians should not have to conceal their identity, fear entering a synagogue or endure harassment because they are Jewish. Governments have an obligation to confront it.
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October 05, 2026
Canada needs to find new ways to sustain and strengthen its democratic institutions, especially to drive home to Canadians how much their independent justice system benefits them in their daily lives, top jurists say. At the Oct. 5 ceremonial opening of the Supreme Court of Canada’s judicial year in Ottawa, Chief Justice of Canada Richard Wagner told the audience of lawyers and judges he appreciated that “across the country, I’ve seen many of you speak out publicly to reiterate the importance of the rule of law and of an independent judiciary.”
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October 05, 2026
The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed appeals over charitable donation tax credits claimed by appellants, affirming findings that the software licences donated by the taxpayers had little or no reliable proven value. In over 1,500 related cases, not one appeal was successful.
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October 05, 2026
The Ontario Court of Appeal has overturned a finding that former business owners had not provided personal guarantees covered by the purchaser’s indemnity agreement, ruling that the motion judge focused too narrowly on the loan’s wording instead of the commercial context of the relevant agreements.
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October 05, 2026
For close to three years, I served as an external independent decision-maker for B.C. provincial correctional facilities. I decided if a prisoner was guilty of breaking a rule, and I handed down the penalty. My job was to maintain institutional safety and rehabilitate behaviour. The reality is, it didn’t work.
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October 05, 2026
Federal Justice Minister Sean Fraser has announced the appointment of eight judges in Ontario.
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October 05, 2026
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) has appointed Ryan Tomicic as national business leader, international, in Montreal.
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October 05, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced the launch of a new 13-member national council on artificial intelligence as part of the AI for All strategy.
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October 02, 2026
The Supreme Court’s fall session is packed with interesting appeals in diverse areas of law including class actions, contracts, Crown immunity and Charter rights. The top court’s session begins Oct. 5 with an “opening of the court” ceremony in the West Memorial Building at 344 Wellington Street in Ottawa.
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October 02, 2026
A proposed settlement of $38.25 million has been reached in a class action lawsuit in Quebec against CAE Inc. and its former CEO and CFO, with the claims period now open.
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October 02, 2026
Ottawa has announced $66.3 million in funding to support home energy retrofit financing and energy-efficient affordable housing projects across Canada, according to an Oct. 2 release.
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October 02, 2026
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice’s Divisional Court upheld a finding that two businesspeople were bound by an unsigned agreement to liquidate inventory, rejecting an appeal over nearly $23,000 in damages.
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October 02, 2026
Antonio Nadaira has joined Miller Thomson as a partner in its national corporate, M&A and securities group in Montreal.
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October 02, 2026
An Alberta court has denied lawyer Jeffrey Rath and his professional corporation, whose assets are frozen under a Mareva injunction, access to nearly $777,000 for living expenses and legal fees.
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October 02, 2026
Canadian corporate law devotes 22 sections of the Canada Business Corporations Act (Part XVIII) to winding up a corporation in detail: liquidation, creditor claims, distribution of property and, where necessary, court supervision.
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October 02, 2026
The False Claims Act allows the U.S. government to pursue civil lawsuits to recover treble damages, interest, penalties and legal fees when a borrower knowingly or recklessly submits a materially false statement to induce the government to provide a financial benefit (i.e., a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan and forgiveness).
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October 02, 2026
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October 01, 2026
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has announced that applicants conditionally approved for the NEXUS trusted traveller program on or after April 1, 2027, must schedule an enrolment interview within two years, restoring the original deadline for the program that speeds up Canada-U.S. border crossings.
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October 01, 2026
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has published a proposed information technology system integrity rule for comment, which would “establish a single framework for the information technology (IT) systems of market infrastructure entities.”
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October 01, 2026
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has upheld an oppression finding against a family company, ruling that a shareholder’s limited expectations while her father controlled the business did not restrict her entitlement to equitable treatment after her brother assumed control.
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October 01, 2026
Simon Kennedy has joined Bennett Jones as a senior adviser in its public policy group in Toronto.