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.
July 14, 2026
British Columbia has created the new K’ih t̲s̲aaʔd̲z̲e Protection Area under the Environment and Land Use Act to help conserve caribou habitat, boreal ecosystems and encourage ecological restoration on treaty land.
July 14, 2026
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has found that claims against fisheries ministers for misfeasance in public office, negligence, and negligent misrepresentation due to a decision resulting in the alleged culling of millions of healthy salmon were appropriate for trial.
July 14, 2026
The formal Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement (CUSMA /USMCA) joint review process officially started on July 1, 2026. Leading up to this date, governments accepted public comments and held hearings through late 2025, and the United States and Mexico officially launched bilateral preparatory discussions on March 5, 2026.
July 13, 2026
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has proposed regulatory amendments to ease restrictions under an enhanced feed ban for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) — commonly known as mad cow disease — by permitting certain lower-risk cattle tissues to be used in non-ruminant feed, fertilizer and pet food.
July 10, 2026
Many federally appointed trial judges report stress from excessive workloads, limited control over their time in the workplace and too few support resources, according to a new national survey of judges’ physical and psychological health. On July 9, the Canadian Judicial Council (CJC) reported on extensive research commissioned from the Université de Sherbrooke between 2024 and 2026 by the council of 44 chief and associate chief justices.
July 09, 2026
Nathan Baines has joined BD&P as senior counsel in Calgary.
July 09, 2026
Due to increasing pressure from competition/antitrust regulators on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border, the agricultural and food industry is finding itself under heightened scrutiny. Businesses that operate on either side of the border are likely to feel the effects of this scrutiny, which is taking the form of merger reviews and conduct inquiries, alongside broader industry investigations.
July 09, 2026
Modern corporate rodeos like the Calgary Stampede’s animal events are not benign traditions. They are disciplined spectacles of risk transfer: animals absorb the danger while humans collect status, sponsorship visibility and curated views of the consequences.