Constitutional
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February 27, 2026
Canada announces $1.55 billion for Jordan’s Principle
Minister of Indigenous Services Mandy Gull-Masty has announced that the federal government is committing $1.55 billion to renew Jordan’s Principle until March 31, 2027.
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February 27, 2026
Top judge, bar leaders call on profession to intensify defence of judicial independence, rule of law
To defend against the rising attacks on the rule of law in Canada, members of the bar and bench must step up their efforts to support judicial independence and counter misinformation and political interference with the courts, say Canada’s top judge and bar leaders.
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February 25, 2026
Experts, civil liberties associations warn against passing of ‘draconian powers’ in budget bill
More than 100 legal and human rights experts, industry leaders and civil society organizations have released an open letter to Parliament warning that the proposed amendments to the Red Tape Reduction Act in Bill C-15 sets Canada on a “dangerous anti-democratic track” and that sweeping exemption powers for corporations should be removed.
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February 23, 2026
Federal Court upholds immigration admissibility referral despite procedural fairness breach
The Federal Court has dismissed a judicial review challenging referrals for immigration admissibility hearings, finding that although the applicants were denied procedural fairness, their proposed submissions would not have altered the decision.
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February 18, 2026
Court upholds CBC’s right to redact ad spend data
The Federal Court has dismissed a judicial review application relating to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)’s redaction of certain information in its advertising expenditures after an access-to-information request.
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February 18, 2026
B.C. court halts CRA charity revocation pending constitutional challenge
The British Columbia Supreme Court has granted interim relief to a registered charity facing revocation of its status under the Income Tax Act, holding that the court has jurisdiction to restrain publication of a revocation notice where a constitutional challenge is contemplated.
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February 18, 2026
Lawyer hopes SCC will look at constitutional challenge of Ontario’s education system
Groups representing Jewish day school students are pledging to fight a decision by Ontario’s highest court that turned back their constitutional challenge of the province’s public funding of Catholic schools, a system they say discriminates against them on religious grounds.
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February 13, 2026
Pandemic travel restrictions in N.L. violated rights, but justifiably: SCC
Canada’s top court has found that while Newfoundland and Labrador’s barring of non-residents from entering the province during the pandemic violated people’s mobility rights, it was justified due to rising case numbers, a loss of life and the scientific uncertainty of the times.
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February 13, 2026
CANADIAN CHARTER OF RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS - Demonstrably justified in free and democratic society - Oakes test - Mobility rights
Appeal by Taylor and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) from a judgment of the Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal which dismissed an appeal on the ground of mootness. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Newfoundland and Labrador (the “Province”) took steps to regulate travel into the province by non-residents.
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February 12, 2026
Bill C-21 introduced for Manitoba Métis Federation self-government treaty
Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Rebecca Alty has introduced Bill C-21, which, if passed, will give effect to the Red River Métis Self-Government Recognition and Implementation Treaty. This would be the first self-government treaty reached with a Métis government in Canada.