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October 09, 2026
Bill C-39, the Building Canada Strong Act, has passed its first vote in the House of Commons. The bill would give ministers sweeping powers over workers’ right to strike, prompting the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) to warn that it could make labour disputes longer and more difficult to resolve.
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October 08, 2026
The federal government has released two “What We Heard” reports on forced labour, outlining feedback received on newly proposed measures to strengthen the forced labour import ban in Bill C‑35, An Act respecting the prohibition of the importation of goods produced by forced labour, and on supply chain due diligence and civil liability measures.
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October 08, 2026
Federal Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic has released his 2025-26 annual report. The theme for this year was “Time for Results,” emphasizing the need to move beyond identifying problems and working towards delivering measurable outcomes for suppliers, federal departments and Canadian taxpayers.
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October 06, 2026
The federal government has introduced Bill C-40, Strengthening Canada’s Defence Sector, to establish the Defence Investment Agency (DIA) as a Crown corporation for more independence. Also today, the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) estimated that additional core defence spending would increase the budgetary deficit in the billions.
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October 01, 2026
Mental health, job stress and keeping up with AI remain “front of mind” for the new president of Manitoba’s law society.
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October 01, 2026
The Federal Court has allowed a judicial review in a case where a chief electoral officer in a First Nation community cancelled an election the day before it was supposed to be held due to concerns of unfairness in the process.
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September 30, 2026
The Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC) has revealed the third gallery in its virtual transparency showcase at the Royal Ontario Museum. It is an interactive 3D exhibition on openness, access to information and transparency.
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September 30, 2026
The Alberta Court of Appeal has struck secured creditors’ appeal of a restructuring order, finding they should have known they needed permission to appeal and had not shown a reasonable chance of success.
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September 30, 2026
Ontario’s three chief justices officially opened the courts Sept. 29, highlighting the achievements of the past and the challenges in the future for the province’s judicial system. Ontario Chief Justice Michael Tulloch, alongside his colleagues Ontario Superior Court Chief Justice Patrick Boucher and Ontario Court of Justice head Sharon Nicklas, led the ceremony that took place at Osgoode Hall.
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September 29, 2026
Law Society of British Columbia (LSBC) benchers set fee levels for the coming year at their Sept. 25 meeting, while also making amendments to several accounting and client verification rules.
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September 29, 2026
Manitoba is “strengthening the support system” for young adults aging out of provincial care as part of its mission to reduce poverty, prevent homelessness and help vulnerable residents. According to a Sept. 28 news release, the initiative is intended to assist young adults transitioning out of the Child and Family Services (CFS) system.
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September 29, 2026
Canadian lawyers are rapidly adopting artificial intelligence tools to streamline legal work, but industry leaders say firms must carefully assess privacy and data-retention risks. While AI could lower the cost of legal services and help serve more clients, it cannot replace human judgment and client relationships, they say.
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September 28, 2026
A settlement agreement has been reached between the plaintiff and the English Montreal School Board (EMSB) to settle a class action that was brought against it and the defendant, Phillip (Hart) Baugniet, in an alleged sexual assault case.
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September 28, 2026
The Competition Bureau has announced that it has launched an investigation into the use of minimum advertised pricing policies in the grocery sector due to competition concerns.
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September 24, 2026
The Competition Bureau has reached an agreement with Sobeys’ parent company, Empire, to address concerns around its use of property controls in the Canadian grocery industry.
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September 24, 2026
The federal government has announced that it is exploring a policy framework for internationally transferred mitigation outcomes (ITMOs), which may allow Canadian companies to participate in international carbon markets for investment in climate mitigation activities. This includes deployment of carbon removal technologies and nature‑based solutions.
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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.
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September 23, 2026
Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne has opened an investigation into a data breach at IDScan.net, after reports that an unauthorized third party accessed the company database and stole personal information, including digital scans of driver’s licences and other types of identification.
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September 22, 2026
The Ontario government has announced that it is developing a new standardized entry-level truck driver training curriculum, so commercial drivers receive consistent training and gain skills to operate safely on the province’s roads.
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September 18, 2026
The British Columbia Court of Appeal ordered a new trial after finding that a party’s deliberate false evidence about a key witness’s neutrality might have tipped the scales in a long-running dispute over a Thai potash-mine royalty interest.
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September 14, 2026
When I first realized I was likely to be incarcerated, I started looking for information about prisons in Canada. It turned out to be surprisingly hard to find.
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September 04, 2026
The Federal Court of Appeal has found that the lower court made numerous errors in finding that a requirement for information in a tax audit of a multinational conglomerate was for unnamed persons and needed prior judicial authorization.
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September 04, 2026
A group of lawyers and an advocacy organization are pushing the Law Society of Ontario (LSO) to include a motion at its upcoming annual general meeting (AGM) to remove accreditation for a Toronto law school over allegations of antisemitic behaviour on campus.
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September 03, 2026
The association Federally Regulated Employers – Transportation and Communications (FETCO) said it is urging the federal government to quickly make amendments to the Canada Labour Code provisions relating to collective bargaining in light of the U.S. trade dispute.
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September 02, 2026
The Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador has ruled that a claimant cannot rely on 60 years of possession ending before 1977 to independently establish title against the Crown, holding that the province's 1976 land-law reforms govern the claim.