June 25, 2026
In a previous post, I discussed the requirement that parties obtain leave before filing additional evidence on an appeal from the Registrar of Trademarks to the Federal Court. The Federal Court has now applied the same test to refuse leave.
June 24, 2026
The British Columbia Supreme Court has certified statutory privacy tort claims in a 2023 data breach affecting nearly 1.5 million Canadian investors, but held that overlapping negligence and breach-of-contract claims should proceed in an existing national class action in Ontario.
June 24, 2026
On June 24, the federal government announced the initiation of three major projects of interest to be listed under the Building Canada Act (the Act): the Mackenzie Valley Highway Project, the Grays Bay Road and Port Project, and the Nuclear Waste Management Organization’s (NWMO)’s Deep Geological Repository (DGR).
June 24, 2026
New Brunswick is extending a rent cap put in place to combat an ongoing housing crisis in the Maritime province. According to a June 24 news release, the province “is maintaining its rent cap at three per cent for the 2027 calendar year in response to ongoing affordability issues.”
June 24, 2026
British Columbia is establishing a “unified agency” to combine several compliance and enforcement functions from across the natural resource sector, “enhancing environmental protections and supporting a more fair and predictable business environment.”
June 24, 2026
McDougall Gauley LLP has added Joy M. Brailean, Shaan Kapila, Jenna L. Sabine and Tenielle A. Workman as lawyers following their articling with the firm, the Saskatchewan firm says. All were called to the bar in May and June 2026.
June 24, 2026
The Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) announced on June 23 that it has published a revised “Guideline on Complaint-Handling Procedures for Banks and Authorized Foreign Banks.”
June 24, 2026
Seven Williams Treaties First Nations are investing $700 million in Ontario Power Generation’s Darlington New Nuclear Project (DNNP) through a government-guaranteed loan that will convert into an equity stake once all four reactors are completed.
June 24, 2026
Appeal by appellant from a decision recognizing and enforcing a foreign arbitral award. The award arose from an arbitration conducted in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) pursuant to a loan agreement (the agreement) between the appellant and the respondent, a United Kingdom based private equity firm.
June 24, 2026
Being accused of sexual assault in Canada is an extremely serious matter with potentially life-changing consequences. Under s. 271 of the Criminal Code, sexual assault involves any sexual activity or contact without voluntary and informed consent.