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April 30, 2024
Feds bring changes to Start-up Visa and Self-Employed Persons programs
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marc Miller has announced a number of changes to Canada’s federal business programs designed to help reduce processing times and application backlogs, taking effect April 30.
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April 30, 2024
Lawyers among PM’s changes in public service senior ranks
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced in a recent news release several changes in the senior ranks of public service personnel, including Jean-François Fortin and Samantha Maislin Dickson.
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April 30, 2024
B.C. benchers raise concerns about legal professions law, join Alberta in adopting competency rules
The B.C. law society is continuing to raise alarm bells about the province’s newly proposed Legal Professions Act, saying more consultation is needed on the controversial legislation.
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April 29, 2024
Alberta challenges proposed plastic production cap amid global treaty negotiations
The Alberta government has announced that it will challenge any national cap on plastic production in court, claiming that the measure under consideration in ongoing negotiations for a global plastics treaty would cost the province thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in investments.
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April 29, 2024
Goldblatt lawyer wins 2024 Spirit of Schlifer Award
Kristen Mercer of Goldblatt Partners LLP was announced as a winner of the 2024 Spirit of Schlifer Award, a news release from the firm reported.
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April 29, 2024
Newfoundland and Labrador court orders Husky Oil to pay $2.5M over oil spill
The Provincial Court of Newfoundland and Labrador has ordered Husky Oil to pay a fine of $2.5 million in relation to the 2018 release of an estimated 250,000 litres of crude oil into the waters southeast of Newfoundland and Labrador due to an equipment failure.
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April 29, 2024
Federal Court denies stay on night-flight ban at Quebec's Saint Hubert Airport
The Federal Court has declined to stay a government decision prohibiting the takeoff and landing of a certain type of aircraft at night at the Saint-Hubert Airport in Quebec over noise concerns.
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April 26, 2024
The Friday Brief: Managing Editor’s must-read items from this week
Here are my picks for the top stories we published this week.
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April 26, 2024
2 new associates join Daoust Vukovich LLP
Nico Jones joined Daoust Vukovich LLP as an associate in the firm’s commercial real estate group and Josh Aziza joined as an associate in the commercial litigation group.
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April 26, 2024
Ducharme schooled | Marcel Strigberger
Send in the paralegals? Who are they? What can they do?