Criminal
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July 04, 2025
Auto insurance body calls on Alberta to act on rising theft claims
The voice for Canada’s insurers is calling for action after finding dramatic increases in the number of auto theft claims in Alberta. In a July 3 news release, the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) raised red flags over a steady spike in thefts, which it stated “continued to climb last year and is up dramatically over the past three years” in the province.
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July 04, 2025
B.C. increases staffing of RCMP hate crimes unit
In an effort to address hate-motivated offences, British Columbia is increasing the staffing capacity of its hate crimes unit, led by the B.C. RCMP.
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July 03, 2025
New regional senior justice appointed to the Ontario Court of Justice
The Ontario government has announced that Justice Anthony Frederick Leitch has been appointed to the Ontario Court of Justice as a regional senior justice.
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July 03, 2025
SENTENCING - Offences relating to conveyances - Dangerous operation of motor vehicle causing bodily harm - Breach of probation
Appeal by Lojovic from conviction for dangerous driving causing death, failing to remain causing death and breach of probation and application for leave to appeal sentence.
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July 02, 2025
The future of coerced debt relief in Ontario
Ontario is preparing to launch consultations on a new law aimed at severing the financial ties between human trafficking survivors and their abusers (The Protect Ontario Through Safer Streets and Stronger Communities Act).
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June 30, 2025
Saskatchewan furthering commitment to national plan tackling gender-based violence
Saskatchewan is providing more than half a million dollars to several initiatives as part of the province’s ongoing rollout of a national plan to eradicate gender-based violence — with a chunk of the funds going toward an event promoting the “exchange of ideas” between lawyers, law enforcement and advocates.
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June 30, 2025
Alcohol-related driving offences in Canada: Immigration risks and visa application challenges
Canada’s impaired driving laws are among the strictest in the world for the threshold of blood alcohol concentration that can trigger criminal inadmissibility under our justice and immigration laws. The legal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) threshold for impaired driving is 0.08 per cent and has significant and potentially harsh consequences for both permanent residence holders and temporary immigration applicants. A single conviction for impaired driving under the Criminal Code is treated as “serious criminality” rendering an applicant inadmissible to Canada under Canadian immigration law.
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June 30, 2025
Saskatchewan regulator’s 2024 report highlights mental health, AI, competency
Saskatchewan’s legal regulator was active last year in continuing its goals of increasing competency, minding members’ mental health and guiding lawyers in the use of artificial intelligence. The Law Society of Saskatchewan (LSS) laid out progress in these areas and others as part of its recently released annual report for 2024.
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June 30, 2025
Can Clare’s Law protect women from abuse?
The first Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme, better known as Clare’s Law, was passed in England and Wales in 2014. Named for Clare Wood, who was killed by her abusive former boyfriend, it provides a way for potential victims of intimate partner violence to find out whether their partner has a history of such violence.
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June 27, 2025
SCC clarifies appeal right from removal orders in immigration judicial review case
In an immigration and statutory interpretation decision that sheds light on administrative law and how to analyze reasonableness in judicial review cases, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that foreign nationals may appeal removal orders to the Immigration and Refugee Board’s Immigration Appeal Division (IAD) if their visas were current on arrival in Canada, even if their visas expire after their arrival here.