Business
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November 03, 2025
Alberta’s digital awakening: Reclaiming trust in the age of data
When Alberta ushered in its Access to Information Act and Protection of Privacy Act on June 11, it wasn’t just swapping one set of bureaucratic tools for another. It was, in truth, embarking on a quiet revolution; a statement that the province intends to govern not only with efficiency, but with empathy in an age where information is power.
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November 03, 2025
Can Canada attract U.S.-bound talent?
Highly educated immigrants, particularly those trained in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), are widely acknowledged as drivers of innovation, productivity and economic growth in advanced economies. Both Canada and the United States have invested heavily in attracting such talent. Yet Canada, despite being one of the most successful countries in attracting university-educated newcomers, has struggled to translate their educational credentials into equivalent labour-market outcomes as the United States.
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November 03, 2025
Logan Maddin joins MLT Aikins in Calgary
MLT Aikins has welcomed associate lawyer Logan Maddin to its Calgary office.
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November 03, 2025
Quebec justice system in crisis
Quebec’s beleaguered justice system, already reeling under the weight of chronic underfinancing and an acute personnel shortage, is showing “alarming signs” of a gradual paralysis, prompting the province’s main legal players to call on the provincial government to put a halt to belt-tightening measures.
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November 03, 2025
From Aroma to Dhaliwal: Lessons on arbitrator’s contracts in ad hoc arbitration, part two
As we discussed in the first article of this two-part series, the culture of ad hoc arbitration remains stronger than institutional arbitration in Canada. The Ontario Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Dhaliwal v. Richter International Ltd., 2025 ONCA 522 (Dhaliwal), released on July 15, 2025, once again brought Aroma Franchise Company, Inc. v. Aroma Espresso Bar Canada Inc., 2024 ONCA 839 (Aroma) back into focus.
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October 31, 2025
The Friday Brief: Editor-In-Chief’s must-read items from this week
Here are my picks for the top stories we published this week.
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October 31, 2025
Court defers issues to arbitration in police workplace harassment class action
In a proposed class action alleging systemic gender discrimination by municipal police forces, the Supreme Court of British Columbia has ruled that claims by current Surrey, B.C., employees must proceed through arbitration.
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October 31, 2025
Saeid Shakibakho joins Segev LLP’s litigation team
Segev LLP has added Saeid Shakibakho to its litigation, corporate, gaming and securities practice groups in Vancouver.
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October 31, 2025
Competition Bureau calls for comment on new anti-competitive conduct, agreements guidelines
The Competition Bureau has issued a call for comment on the proposed Anti-Competitive Conduct and Agreements Enforcement Guidelines.
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October 31, 2025
Ontario introducing legislation to create new conservation authority agency
In a move to consolidate conservation authorities, the Government of Ontario is introducing legislation to create a new provincial conservation agency.