Business
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July 15, 2025
N.S. requires hurt workers, employers to ‘work together’ in return to job
Nova Scotia now requires that injured workers and their employers cooperate in planning a return to work.
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July 15, 2025
Court allows class action certification for settlement in real estate investment dispute
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has allowed certification of a class action against approximately 32 named defendants for the purposes of settlement, relating to investors’ interest in a sold property and alleging various breaches and misappropriation of funds.
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July 15, 2025
B.C. approves new rules, regulations for mortgage service industry
The Government of British Columbia has approved new rules and regulations for the mortgage service industry to protect homebuyers across the province.
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July 15, 2025
B.C. court affirms Labour Board’s power to bar shifting ‘struck’ work beyond province
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has upheld an order that barred an airline catering provider from relying on catering crews outside of B.C to load meals onto flights going through Vancouver, where its workers were on strike.
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July 15, 2025
Home sweet home? Legal, practical guide to LTC vs. retirement homes
As individuals get older, the idea of transitioning to a long-term care home or retirement home becomes relevant depending on the circumstances of the individual. This article will dive into the differences between long-term care and retirement homes and the legal perspectives of such.
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July 14, 2025
Federal Court judge strikes SRL’s submission in employment dispute over AI hallucination citation
In another sign of AI’s growing impact on the law, the Federal Court has ordered that a self-represented respondent’s motion record be removed from a court file because it relied in part on a non-existent court decision hallucinated by an artificial intelligence (AI) research tool.
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July 14, 2025
FINTRAC publishes updates to its guidance on ministerial directive on Iran
Canada’s anti-money laundering watchdog has updated its existing guidance related to the federal government’s ministerial directive on financial transactions associated with Iran.
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July 14, 2025
Procurement ombud urges parties to mediate issues in federal construction contracts
The Office of the Procurement Ombud (OPO) has released a new research study that examines recurring issues regarding the administration of federal construction contracts.
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July 14, 2025
Feds introduce interim reciprocal procurement policy to protect Canadian businesses, workers
As Canada continues to negotiate with the United States on tariffs, the federal government has put in place a new Interim Policy on Reciprocal Procurement to “protect Canadian workers and businesses from unfair trade practices.”
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July 14, 2025
Court approves $1.75M class action settlement in balcony malfunction case
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has approved a $1.75-million class action settlement in a case where balconies became inaccessible to condo residents due to alleged design issues.