September 22, 2026
Unions are opposing proposed changes to the Canada Labour Code in the federal government’s Building Canada Strong Act, arguing that they amount to a direct attack on the right to strike.
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 18, 2026
Canada’s government has created a firearms boss to serve the country’s three northern territories. On Sept. 17, Public Safety Canada announced that Ottawa has established a “dedicated” chief firearms officer (CFO) for the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
September 17, 2026
Pollyanna Lord has joined Cox & Palmer’s Halifax office as counsel.
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
The federal government is set to introduce legislation to speed up major-project reviews and modernize trade, transportation and labour rules in the next sitting of Parliament, according to a Sept. 9 release.
September 11, 2026
Nova Scotia has introduced new legislation in the name of greater public safety — including laws supporting those who have been misrepresented by intimate images created or altered by AI.
September 10, 2026
Canada has announced amendments to the Physical Activities Regulations (the Project List) under the Impact Assessment Act to streamline the review process for projects including pipelines, international and designated interprovincial power lines, and some offshore renewable energy projects.
September 10, 2026
Appeals by Attorney General of Canada (Canada), the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, and former Ministers Jordan and Murray (collectively, Ministers) from an order refusing to strike claims for misfeasance in public office, negligence and negligent misrepresentation brought by corporate plaintiffs involved in the aquaculture industry in the Discovery Islands.
September 08, 2026
The Federal Court has ordered Canada to pay the Opaskwayak Cree Nation (OCN) $27 million in equitable compensation, finding that it breached its fiduciary duty by approving the 1964 expropriation of a Manitoba reserve for the Grand Rapids dam without securing mitigation or compensation for the dam’s effects on the First Nation’s traditional way of life.