In-House Counsel
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February 20, 2026
Ontario launches new registry for tracking workplace hazards
Ontario has launched a new registry that will allow workers to record and track exposure to hazardous substances in the workplace.
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February 20, 2026
B.C. proposes legislation to strengthen oversight of designated international education institutions
The Government of British Columbia has introduced the Post Secondary International Education (Designated Institutions) Act, which will “strengthen oversight of B.C.’s international education sector, ensuring better protection for international students.”
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February 20, 2026
Visual law: Using tables, diagrams and pictures in legal work
What if the next presentation you attend is only voice without visuals? If an airplane safety card had only text with no pictures? If a furniture assembly guide was not drawn but written? If the television disappears and only books are left?
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February 20, 2026
Scope of cabinet statutory discretion: Precautionary approaches to protect public interests
Two recent decisions of the Federal Court of Appeal explore the scope of cabinet’s room to manoeuvre pursuant to statutory grants of discretion to protect public interests.
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February 19, 2026
B.C. introduces bill to permanently remove interprovincial trade barriers
British Columbia has introduced legislation to make permanent temporary measures that removed interprovincial trade barriers following the economic challenges triggered by U.S. tariffs on Canadian exports, according to a government release issued on Feb. 18.
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February 19, 2026
Non-party to mortgage contract has claim against lender and lawyer struck
The Rules of Civil Procedure contain powerful rules for the pretrial disposition of actions. One of those rules is rule 21, which, among other things, permits a defendant to strike out an action on the grounds that it discloses no reasonable cause of action or on the grounds that it is frivolous, vexatious or an abuse of process. For malpractice lawyers who defend claims against lawyers, rule 21 is often relied upon to seek the early dismissal of an action in circumstances where the plaintiff and the defendant lawyer were not in a solicitor-and-client relationship.
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February 19, 2026
Legal programs cannot be treated as line items on a budget
The Paralegal Town Hall stands in proud partnership with the Ontario Association of Black Paralegals as we introduce a joint open letter addressed to Premier Doug Ford, Attorney General Doug Downey, Minister Paul Calandra, members of college boards of governors, and other key decision-makers across Ontario.
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February 18, 2026
Federal Court strikes elevator monitoring patent claim over pleading defects
The Federal Court has struck a patent infringement suit over elevator and escalator monitoring technology, ruling that the plaintiff failed to plead the material facts necessary to show which products allegedly infringed which of the patent’s claims.
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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
Saskatchewan court rules on tax exemptions for property with schools, religious spaces
Saskatchewan’s high court has shown that religious groups or schools wanting tax exemptions on property must not only occupy and operate it but also be using it for its intended purposes, says a lawyer.