September 18, 2026
Lauren Shenkar has joined Harper Grey as an associate in its insurance law group in Vancouver.
September 18, 2026
What happens when professional judgment is no longer entirely human? Artificial intelligence (AI), once viewed as a farfetched idea, has become increasingly embedded in boardroom strategy.
September 16, 2026
A behind-the-scenes bid by federal chief justices to make future recommendations from the federal independent judicial pay commission process binding on Ottawa is on hold as representatives of Canada’s 1,200 federal judges and Federal Court associate judges sue the Carney government for allegedly not giving “meaningful effect” to the work and non-binding advice of the latest quadrennial Judicial Compensation and Benefits Commission (Giardini Commission.)
September 15, 2026
The employment insurance (EI) premium rate for employees will remain at $1.64 per $100 of insurable earnings in 2027, but the maximum annual insurable earnings threshold will rise to $70,800 from $68,900 in 2026, the Canada Employment Insurance Commission has announced.
September 15, 2026
All employees in Alberta have rights under the Employment Standards Code, Occupational Health and Safety Act, Workers Compensation Act and Human Rights Act, right?
September 11, 2026
Ruling 9-0 in favour of the Ontario Crown’s position, the Supreme Court of Canada has declined to impose a presumptive time cap on post-conviction sentencing delays or to make a stay of proceedings the mandatory Charter remedy for unreasonable post-verdict sentencing delay that breaches an offender’s s. 11(b) Charter right to trial within a reasonable time.
September 11, 2026
If you’ve been injured in a motor vehicle accident in Ontario, one of the first questions you’ll probably ask is, “What benefits am I entitled to through my car insurance?”
September 11, 2026
Nicholas Burke has joined McInnes Cooper as a partner in its Sydney, N.S., office.
September 10, 2026
The Ontario Court of Appeal has overturned a ruling in Panasonic Canada Inc.’s insurance coverage dispute with XL Specialty Insurance, finding that an endorsement governing cyber extortion and ransomware events with a US$3-million retention displaced the base policy’s US$1.5-million retention.
September 04, 2026
Employment insurance rules that deny regular benefits to women who lose their jobs shortly before, during or after maternity and parental leave violate the Charter’s equality guarantee, the Federal Court of Appeal has ruled.