Business

  • September 23, 2026

    Sport Law welcomes 2 partners

    Michelle Kropp and Will Russell have joined Sport Law as partners in Toronto.

  • September 23, 2026

    Cain Lamarre adds Marie-Claude Forest in Montreal

    Cain Lamarre has welcomed Marie-Claude Forest as senior director of business strategy in Montreal.

  • September 23, 2026

    Burden initially on taxpayer to prove CRA never sent Notice of Assessment: Lessons from Siam v. Canada

    This is part one of a two-part series examining Siam v. Canada, 2026 FCA 91, in which the Federal Court of Appeal addressed a recurring evidentiary problem in tax reassessment litigation: what a taxpayer must actually prove when arguing that the Canada Revenue Agency never sent an original Notice of Assessment.

  • September 23, 2026

    Why commercial arbitral awards are so difficult to appeal

    Ontario’s Arbitration Act represents one of many efforts by the state to delegate the adjudicative function to non-judicial decision-makers.

  • September 23, 2026

    Federal Court lets challenge to Ottawa climate plan proceed

    A Canadian court will once again be at the centre of a lawsuit challenging alleged governmental inaction on climate change, with a judge turning back attempts by Ottawa to quash a lawsuit challenging its record on greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs).

  • September 23, 2026

    The meaning of ‘effective’: Canada’s new AML compliance-program standard

    Since March 26, 2026, every reporting entity under the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act must under the new s. 9.6(1.1) “ensure that the program is reasonably designed, risk-based and effective.” Its schedule entry is a very serious violation with a $20 million per violation ceiling for an entity ($4 million for a person). Little has been written about what s. 9.6(1.1) actually adds: an express program-level performance standard.

  • September 23, 2026

    Not signatory to arbitration clause? No problem: Arbitrator’s jurisdiction confirmed in dispute

    In 1171757 Ontario Limited et al. v. 1171758 Ontario Limited et al., 2026 ONSC 4414, the Superior Court of Justice applied the rules of contractual interpretation to hold that a shareholder of a corporate partner qualified as a “party” to a partnership agreement, even if he is not a principal under that corporation, or has ceded controlling power to his partner by way of a power of attorney (POA).

  • September 23, 2026

    Feds give update on progress to combat auto theft

    Canada has released an update on the progress made under the National Action Plan on Combatting Auto Theft, stating that national auto thefts fell by 10 per cent in the first half of 2026 compared to the same period in 2025.

  • September 23, 2026

    Privacy commissioner investigates data breach involving stolen government ID

    Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne has opened an investigation into a data breach at IDScan.net, after reports that an unauthorized third party accessed the company database and stole personal information, including digital scans of driver’s licences and other types of identification.

  • September 22, 2026

    Business groups welcome Bill C-39 plans to speed projects, strengthen trade corridors

    The Business Council of Canada (BCC) has welcomed the federal government’s introduction of the Building Canada Strong Act, which proposes measures aimed at ensuring federal reviews and decisions on major-project proposals are completed within one year of proponents submitting comprehensive applications.

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