June 03, 2026
A failed refugee claimant sent back to Albania for having committed serious crimes abroad — including kidnapping, robbery and using forged travel documents to escape assailants targeting his family in a blood feud — has won a Federal Court order requiring the immigration minister to revisit rejected claims that he is rehabilitated and won’t reoffend in future.
June 03, 2026
K.G. was 17 years old, living with her parents while attending Grade 12. She created a profile on seekingarrangements.com, a website that connects “younger women with older men.” She misrepresented her age as 18 or 19 and matched with Shane Suman, a 47-year-old man who went by the name “Rico.”
June 02, 2026
Ontario legislators are currently debating an omnibus justice bill that the province says will strengthen community safety and victims of crime, but members of the provincial legal community are raising concerns with some of its provisions. If passed, Bill 119, the Protecting Ontario’s Streets and Communities Act, 2026, would — among other things — authorize the OPP commissioner to publish information on a provincial public website about high-risk offenders when a chief of police issues a community notification.
June 02, 2026
Saskatchewan now has legislation that allows residents to sue those guilty of dealing in illicit drugs — and for the province to void government appointments and grants given to those found to be offenders.
June 02, 2026
Parliament is considering Bill C-22. The legislation would require electronic service providers to retain certain user metadata for up to a year and to adapt their systems to facilitate easier access to data.
June 01, 2026
After a jury trial, an accused, A.S., facing two counts of sexual assault, one count of invitation to sexual touching and one count of indecent exposure to a person under 16, was convicted. He opted for a trial by judge and jury, the most expensive mode of trial for a non-legally aided accused.
June 01, 2026
According to a recent survey by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC), nearly “three-quarters of businesses are highly aware of their privacy responsibilities, and two-thirds are highly prepared to respond to a data breach involving personal information.”
May 29, 2026
The Supreme Court of Canada has elaborated on exceptions to the presumptive Jordan time limits on net trial delay, ruling that “particularly complex” criminal prosecutions or scheduling conflicts in joint trials may, in some circumstances, justify trials taking longer than the presumptive limits set out in R. v. Jordan, 2016 SCC 27.
May 29, 2026
The Canada Revenue Agency is increasingly relying on Multiple Listing Service (MLS) data and other third-party information to support tax audits involving residential real estate transactions.
May 29, 2026
Law Society of Ontario (LSO) benchers made several changes to their rules and bylaws at the May 28 convocation, including changes to reporting requirements when lawyers and paralegals are accused of wrongdoing and expanding the certified specialist designation to include paralegals.