May 13, 2026
In a case that has now twice been overturned, the Federal Court has remitted the matter of an individual’s eligibility for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) back to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) for a third review.
May 13, 2026
Ontario’s highest court has turned back a challenge by more than 400 current and former health care workers who were disciplined or dismissed because of their refusal to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. The workers were challenging the dismissal of their claim by an Ontario Superior Court judge, who said it was both an abuse of process and disclosed no reasonable cause of action.
May 13, 2026
Toronto-based employment and workplace human rights law firm Rubin & Co. LLP has begun operating under its new name. The firm succeeds Rubin Thomlinson LLP, which ceased operating under that name on April 30 after more than 20 years in practice.
May 13, 2026
Dentons has welcomed Kamil Umar back to the firm as a partner in its national real estate group in Calgary.
May 13, 2026
The Ontario Court of Appeal has remitted a case to trial in which an insurance provider denied coverage to a greenhouse operator despite it suffering a loss of 23 acres of tomato plants caused by excessive carbon monoxide emissions. It found the judge made numerous errors in the analysis.
May 12, 2026
The Law Society of Ontario (LSO) has become an exercise in unaccountability.
May 13, 2026
The vast majority of mediations in Ontario continue to take place virtually. Convenient and often cost-effective, virtual mediation is clearly here to stay — even if I personally would welcome a greater return to in-person mediations (more on that in an upcoming article). It is therefore worth thinking carefully about how virtual mediations can be structured to maximize effectiveness.
May 13, 2026
In response to the growing presence of plant‑based alternatives in the Canadian marketplace, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has issued, in January 2026, the What we heard report: Consultation on proposed guidance on how to label and represent plant-based alternatives to egg products (the Report).
May 12, 2026
Canada’s residential mortgage market reached the peak of its renewal wave in 2025 as more borrowers faced rising financial stress while renewing loans at higher interest rates, according to a report by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).
May 12, 2026
British Columbia’s municipalities and regional districts will soon have new responsibilities under the Emergency and Disaster Management Act as modernized requirements for emergency management will come into effect.