July 24, 2026
The Supreme Court has ruled that several submerged plots in Quebec’s Laurentians region were sold with the adjoining riparian lands — while also outlining a test on how to interpret a provision in the province’s Civil Code that says a seller must deliver a property with “all its accessories.” The conflict the court was weighing in on traces its origins to 1881, when the construction of a dam raised the level of Lac Masson, north of Montreal. A strip of land between the lake and the shore was then flooded and became submerged.
July 23, 2026
Ottawa is seeking public comments on a package of draft tax proposals, including an amendment that would reinstate accelerated capital cost allowances for eligible liquefied natural gas (LNG) equipment and related buildings at low-carbon LNG facilities.
July 22, 2026
Thomas J. Moran is a new partner at DLA Piper, based in the firm's Vancouver office.
July 22, 2026
Nine provinces have agreed to a deal on interprovincial sales of alcohol they say will remove trade barriers and improve customer choice. The premiers of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador signed the “landmark” agreement July 21 that will allow direct-to-consumer (DTC) sales of alcoholic beverages between individual jurisdictions for personal use.
July 21, 2026
British Columbia is inviting the public to share feedback on proposed legislative and procedural changes aimed at improving the natural resource appeals process administered by the Environmental Appeal Board and Forest Appeals Commission.
July 21, 2026
Joshua D. Sutherland (Awootaninaw) and Dan Fogarty are new partners at Aird & Berlis.
July 20, 2026
Canada and Pakistan have agreed to expand trade and investment in critical minerals and mining services as they seek to accelerate negotiations toward a bilateral investment treaty, according to a joint statement released July 20.
July 20, 2026
Appeal by Persist Oil and Gas Inc (Persist) from a decision granting Flowers summary judgment and a permanent injunction prohibiting Persist from operating a bitcoin mining operation on lands subject to a surface rights lease.
July 17, 2026
The federal and Quebec governments have announced renewed funding of $50 million over five years for the Quebec Fisheries Fund (QFF) to support projects aimed at boosting productivity and competitiveness, opening new markets and helping the sector adapt to ecosystem changes.
July 17, 2026
Canada has announced several projects and $12.1 million in funding to advance the Canada-Mexico Action Plan, including to combat human trafficking.