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October 22, 2026
Within the practice of cultural property restitution and estate asset recovery, fiduciary litigators and trust administrators frequently encounter unique administrative challenges.
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October 22, 2026
The Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) is one of Canada’s central pathways for employers to hire foreign talent when no Canadians or permanent residents are available to fill a position. Unlike the International Mobility Program, which is LMIA-exempt, the TFWP requires employers to obtain a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) before a foreign worker can be hired. This LMIA process ensures that the employment of a foreign national will not negatively affect Canadian workers.
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October 22, 2026
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly moving beyond experimentation and into broad enterprise adoption at remarkable speeds. Once confined largely to niche technology companies, research institutions and startups, AI now sits at the centre of many traditional industries, reshaping sectors such as financial services, health care, manufacturing, logistics, energy and professional services, while creating ripple effects across global markets. Statistics Canada reported that AI adoption among Canadian businesses increased from 6.1 per cent in the second quarter of 2024 to 12.2 per cent a year later. By Q2 2026, adoption rates had reached 19.2 per cent.
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October 22, 2026
Appeal by the appellants from the decision dismissing their originating application for the balance allegedly payable under a Services Agreement, and cross-appeal by the respondents from the judge’s failure to decide their procedural dismissal application.
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October 21, 2026
Manitoba has set new limits on “above-guideline” residential rent increases landlords put in place for capital expenses. The provincial government is “changing regulations” to cut above-guideline rent increases by up to 40 per cent in a bid to “strengthen protections for renters.”
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October 21, 2026
The federal government has announced a new Cabinet Directive on Regulatory Competitiveness and Red Tape Reduction, requiring regulators “to reduce regulatory burden costs by $2 for every $1 added.”
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October 21, 2026
As law firms and in-house teams increasingly adopt and experiment with artificial intelligence tools, there are less obvious risks they need to look out for, including minor shifts in contractual language, inconsistent model behaviour and potential client-data exposure, according to a legal tech expert.
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October 21, 2026
The evening Of Oct. 8 saw a gathering at the Law Society of Ontario's Convocation Hall of an eclectic mix of those at the forefront of the innocence movement in this country. The occasion was the 12th anniversary of International Wrongful Conviction Day.
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October 21, 2026
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada has opened a new office in Calgary.
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October 21, 2026
Estate litigation can take months or years to resolve, but mortgage obligations do not wait. For estate trustees and beneficiaries, the core challenge is preserving the value of estate property while competing claims are litigated.
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October 21, 2026
A royal commission or national commission of inquiry into immigration could boost Canadians’ understanding of hot-button immigration issues and generate positive public dialogue as well as needed policy reforms, says an expert on Quebec’s uniquely autonomous immigration regime that sparks envy from other provincial leaders.
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October 21, 2026
What happens when a struggling franchisee exits the system and leaves its debt behind?
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October 21, 2026
For decades, the estate freeze has been a staple of succession planning for Canadian business families. The mechanics are familiar to any tax or estate practitioner: the owner exchanges growth shares for fixed-value preferred shares, and a newly settled family trust subscribes for fresh common shares that will capture all future growth. The tax benefits are well understood.
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October 20, 2026
The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) is calling on Parliament to amend Bill C-39 to remove proposed changes to the Canada Labour Code that would establish a framework for the labour minister to intervene to end a strike or lockout.
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October 20, 2026
The ongoing Canada-U.S. trade conflict could leave Canada’s economy 1.4 per cent smaller after five years than it otherwise would have been and cost the country 185,000 jobs if current trade measures remain in place permanently, according to an Oct. 20 assessment note from the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO).
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October 20, 2026
The Government of Ontario will be proposing legislative changes to the archaeological assessment process to make it “faster, fairer and easier to navigate.” According to a government release issued Oct. 20, the proposed changes will “reduce approval timelines by up to 80 per cent, increase sector capacity by 45 per cent and help get homes, infrastructure and other job-creating projects built faster while protecting the province’s cultural heritage resources.”
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October 20, 2026
Paul Reid has joined Fasken as a partner in its litigation and dispute resolution group, based in the firm’s Tsuut’ina, Alta., office.
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October 20, 2026
In order to create a “safer, more transparent online environment for children and teens,” the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has launched the country’s first Children’s Privacy Code.
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October 20, 2026
In the decision of Canada v. Martin, 2026 FCA 144, the Federal Court of Appeal was tasked with determining the scope of taxable Canadian source income earned by two professional baseball players employed by the Toronto Blue Jays: Russell Martin and Josh Donaldson. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) reassessed the players’ taxable income to increase the tax owing based on the differing treatment of a retirement compensation arrangement (RCA). The CRA’s position was rejected by the Tax Court of Canada in Martin v. Canada, 2024 TCC 153, which was appealed to the Federal Court of Appeal.
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October 20, 2026
The International Mobility Program (IMP) is one of the most important corporate immigration pathways in Canada. Unlike the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, the IMP allows employers to bring in foreign workers without the need for a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA). This exemption saves time, reduces costs and makes the process far more flexible for companies looking to attract or transfer global talent.
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October 20, 2026
On June 25, 2026, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published final amendments to National Instrument 51-102 Continuous Disclosure Obligations and National Instrument 54-101 Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer and related changes to the corresponding companion policies (Amendments), providing non-investment fund reporting issuers the option to follow an alternative “access equals delivery” model (AED Model) to satisfy the delivery requirements in respect of annual financial statements, interim financial reports and related management’s discussion and analysis (MD&A). The Amendments came into force on Sept. 22.
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October 19, 2026
The Federal Court of Appeal has ruled that the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (UNDA) does not automatically impose additional Indigenous consultation and consent requirements on project approvals, overturning a ruling requiring further consultation over a proposed nuclear waste facility.
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October 19, 2026
The Government of Ontario is planning on introducing changes to “strengthen enforcement against illegal cannabis sales” to protect consumers, while also “promoting a fair and competitive marketplace for the approximately 1,800 authorized cannabis retailers operating across the province.”
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October 19, 2026
Stephanie Zhang has joined Clark Wilson’s construction and infrastructure practice in Vancouver.
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October 19, 2026
Pallett Valo has welcomed Nicole Maragna as a partner in its construction and infrastructure practice in Mississauga, Ont.