April 09, 2026
When it comes to dismissal for just cause, we know the bar is high and employer conduct will be heavily scrutinized. We sometimes offer advice that could seem to be inconsistent:
April 08, 2026
The Ontario government is extending mandatory Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) coverage through new legislation that would protect 29,000 additional workers at all privately operated residential care facilities, retirement homes and group homes.
April 08, 2026
Two of Canada’s largest unions are urging Ottawa to adopt a modern industrial strategy, warning that new U.S. tariffs could deepen economic strain as the country heads into a review of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA).
April 08, 2026
Most of us who have grown up in Canada, whether we realize it or not, have always taken the rule of law for granted. We never really thought about it, or what it even was, but that is precisely the point. It has always just been there, like oxygen. You don’t think about oxygen until you have trouble breathing. We as a society are now having trouble breathing.
April 07, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced the first projects under the Build Communities Strong Fund to support the construction of infrastructure such as hospitals, recreation centres, water and transit systems.
April 07, 2026
McCarthy Tétrault has added Denise Brunsdon as a partner in its national litigation and dispute resolution group in Calgary.
April 07, 2026
It keeps you up at night, doesn’t it? Will artificial intelligence take over much of the practice of law as we know it? In particular, what about yours?
April 02, 2026
Ontario’s top court has ruled against a company that claimed software developed by an employee belonged to them, with the judges saying the work was not done in the normal course of employment. Nexus Solutions Inc., a London, Ont.-based company that develops and markets CEMView, a software product, claimed that competing software developed by a former employee belonged to them.
April 02, 2026
On April 1, the B.C. government introduced the Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2026 to the legislative assembly. If passed, the amendments will make changes to numerous provincial statutes, including those relating to judicial review, administrative penalty proceedings, statutory authority of correctional officers and more.
April 02, 2026
I’ve been following the ongoing evolution of paralegal licensure across other Canadian provinces and in select U.S. states for some time now. As an Ontario paralegal, it remains a privilege to be part of a licensed legal profession, particularly in a jurisdiction that was not only the first law society in Canada, but the first law society in the world to regulate and license paralegals.