Business
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October 28, 2025
Options for working in the U.S. as an executive for a U.S. company
There are many articles in the news about U.S. immigration. Few of them focus on executives working in the United States. For those executives who need to enter the U.S. for work purposes, this may be a bigger concern than the enforcement actions being taken by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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October 27, 2025
Federal Court overturns zero-sulfate discharge order against battery recycling facility
The Federal Court has set aside an inspector’s direction requiring a battery recycling facility to immediately cease sulfate discharges and conduct weekly toxicity testing, finding that the inspector misinterpreted the term “deleterious substance” and imposed illogical and impractical monitoring obligations.
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October 27, 2025
Dentons Canada names David Cohen chief transformation officer
Dentons Canada has appointed David Cohen as its first chief transformation officer, effective Oct. 27.
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October 27, 2025
Saskatchewan lays charges for first time in case of alleged violations against foreign workers
Saskatchewan has for the first time laid charges under provincial immigration laws protecting foreign workers. According to a recent news release, provincial authorities have hit three employers with charges under Saskatchewan’s recently replaced Foreign Worker Recruitment and Immigration Services Act (FWRISA).
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October 27, 2025
Canada to amend Labour Code, launch new tax credit and expand union training
Canada has announced new measures included in Budget 2025, including expanding the Union Training and Innovation Program, introducing a temporary five-year Personal Support Workers Tax Credit, amending the Canada Labour Code to restrict the use of non-compete agreements and investing $97 million over five years to create a Foreign Credential Recognition Action Fund.
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October 27, 2025
Court issues fine in contempt case for social media videos
The Federal Court has issued a fine to a gym owner in a case of contempt where he posted social media videos conveying confidential information from a mediation.
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October 24, 2025
Ottawa slashes GM and Stellantis tariff-free import quotas after production cuts
Ottawa has announced a significant reduction in tariff-free import quotas from General Motors and Stellantis, citing the companies’ decisions to scale back manufacturing in Canada.
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October 24, 2025
Lavery expands with 7 new lawyers across Quebec offices
Lavery has added seven new lawyers to its Montreal, Quebec City and Trois-Rivières offices: Stephanie Cech, Laurence Isabelle, Philippe Juhos, Myriam Lachance, Arianne Leduc, Jessy Menard and Arielle Supino.
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October 24, 2025
Federal Court upholds dog import ban from certain countries, rejects procedural challenge
The Federal Court has upheld federal orders banning the import of commercial dogs from high-risk countries over rabies concerns, finding the government acted reasonably and owed no procedural fairness to animal rescue organizations opposing the ban.
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October 24, 2025
Court upholds class action over CBSA’s placement of immigration detainees in prisons
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld a class action certification of a case alleging that the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) unlawfully placed thousands of immigration detainees in provincial prisons instead of immigration holding centres (IHCs), despite them not being tried for any criminal offence.