September 30, 2026
Supreme Court of Canada Justice Suzanne Côté says she finds intervener advocacy on Zoom to be as effective as oral submissions made in the courtroom, but she is also alive to contrary arguments made by legal organizations, such as the Canadian Bar Association and The Advocates’ Society.
September 30, 2026
Appeal by The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company that did business as Travelers Canada against an application judge’s decision requiring it to defend an action and indemnify West York Sales and Leasing Inc.
September 28, 2026
Manitoba is strengthening workers’ compensation coverage for firefighters by widening the scope of job-related sickness and presuming their illnesses are work-related.
September 28, 2026
The Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that an insurer must cover a claim arising from a mortgage brokerage’s fraudulent misappropriation of client money, finding that funds held in trust can still qualify as “mortgage funds” under the policy’s fraud endorsement.
September 25, 2026
Supreme Court of Canada Justice Suzanne Côté is thinking about what life after the bench might look like, she tells Law360 Canada. The court’s impactful and most prolific judge, who turned 68 this week with no apparent loss of drive or energy, says she is healthy and still loves the work that has earned her a reputation as a trailblazer and original thinker.
September 23, 2026
Canada has released an update on the progress made under the National Action Plan on Combatting Auto Theft, stating that national auto thefts fell by 10 per cent in the first half of 2026 compared to the same period in 2025.
September 22, 2026
Prince Edward Island will move to dismantle a 35-year-old quasi-judicial tribunal and replace it with two new decision-making bodies that will continue to deal with various appeals and disputes.
September 22, 2026
Osea Razafindahy has joined Robinson Sheppard Shapiro LLP (RSS) as a paralegal in its insurance law group in Montreal.
September 21, 2026
The Carney government says its proposed “Building Canada Strong” legislation and supporting Cabinet directive will ensure that federal reviews and decisions on major project proposals are completed within one year of a “comprehensive” submission by the project’s proponents. The 243-page Building Canada Strong Act (Bill C-39) was introduced in the House of Commons Sept. 21 by Transport Minister and Government House leader Steven MacKinnon.
September 21, 2026
On July 20, 2026, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) issued a regulatory notice indicating OSFI’s intention to formally recognize natural catastrophe bonds as an acceptable form of reinsurance for capital credit purposes under the Minimum Capital Test Guideline. The Notice applies to all federally regulated property and casualty (P&C) insurers, excluding mortgage insurers.