July 21, 2026
By now, the problem is well-known. In March, we reported in Law360 Canada that Canadian courts and tribunals had flagged fictitious case citations in more than 111 decisions, a number that has reached 186 as of early July. In a June article, we showed that the consequences for the people who file them are inconsistent. This article asks the third and final question: what are the courts and tribunals themselves doing about it?
July 21, 2026
Canada’s federal judiciary is an important population whose day-to-day burdens have rarely been studied despite their institutional importance. For all the gravity of their role, we are only now uncovering how Canada’s judges are managing their mental health.
July 20, 2026
In a class action against Uber over employment classification, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has dismissed both parties’ motions to compel answers refused during discovery but allowed Uber leave to examine 10 additional class members.
July 20, 2026
The B.C. Court of Appeal has reduced the compensation awarded to a construction manager for work performed after a project’s expected completion date, finding that a trial judge erroneously implied an ongoing monthly payment obligation into a contract that specified a fixed fee of $220,000.
July 20, 2026
Ontario’s top court has ruled that a motion judge used the wrong section of the provincial Courts of Justice Act (CJA) to grant an injunction in a labour dispute, and a lawyer representing the union involved says the decision lays to rest any debate over the correct procedural avenue to follow in similar situations.
July 20, 2026
No other machines used by so many people in Canada are as dangerous as cars, trucks and motorcycles. Globally, approximately 1.19 million people die each year in road crashes, which are the leading cause of death for children and young adults aged 5-29 in the rest of the world (see World Health Organization, Road traffic injuries, July 2026).
July 17, 2026
Canada’s government is spending more than half a billion dollars to support the next phase of its decade-long push to eradicate gender-based violence. On July 16, it was announced that Ottawa will be investing $607.4 million into its ongoing National Action Plan to End Gender-based Violence — a 10-year initiative where participating provinces and territories sign on to the plan and, in exchange, receive funding to help implement the plan in their respective jurisdictions.
July 17, 2026
The Supreme Court of Canada has reaffirmed that Canadian patent law bars patent claims for “methods of medical treatment” but has also clarified that drug-dosing regimens can be patentable subject matter if they do not seek to monopolize professional medical skill and judgment. In its 158-page judgment handed down July 17, the top court 9-0 dismissed the appeal by generic drug manufacturer Pharmascience Inc. from decisions of the Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal that affirmed the validity of the patent owned by the respondents, Janssen Inc. and Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V.
July 17, 2026
The Alberta Court of King’s Bench has declined to refer a shareholder redemption dispute to arbitration, finding that it lacked jurisdiction because there was no binding arbitration agreement and one party had not consented to the court determining the scope of the proposed arbitration.
July 17, 2026
Although six years have passed since the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, legislation enacted during that period continues to influence how courts interpret statutory provisions. Echelon Insurance v. Zenith Insurance Company, 2026 ONSC 1214 is a recent reminder that the legal effects of the pandemic continue to influence the interpretation of legislation enacted in response to those unprecedented circumstances.