Other Areas of Practice
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March 04, 2026
Securities regulators announce deactivation of over 7,500 fraud sites
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has released updated results of its efforts to disrupt fraudulent investment websites targeting Canadians, reporting the take-down of more than 7,500 sites since last summer.
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March 03, 2026
Ontario law society mandates Indigenous cultural competency course
Law Society of Ontario (LSO) benchers have narrowly approved a mandatory Indigenous cultural competency course for all lawyers and paralegals, despite concerns it could lead to a repeat of the statement of principles drama that engulfed the law society several years ago.
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March 03, 2026
Crypto director fined $1M for fraudulent activities
The director of a group of companies that ran a now-defunct crypto trading platform has admitted responsibility for fraud and agreed to pay the B.C. Securities Commission (BCSC) $1 million.
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March 03, 2026
OpenAI and the Tumbler Ridge tragedy
Tumbler Ridge is a district municipality located in northeastern British Columbia, established in 1981 as a planned community to support coal mining development. The town has a population of around 2,500 and is notable as Canada's first UNESCO Global Geopark, designated in 2014 due to its significant paleontological discoveries, including dinosaur fossils.
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March 02, 2026
Canada, India agree to enter into numerous economic partnerships
Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced that Canada and India will enter into a new Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) by the end of this year, along with signing five memorandums of understanding and launching planning initiatives following his visit to New Delhi this week.
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March 02, 2026
Canada, N.W.T. sign MOU for regulatory coordination
Canada and the Northwest Territories have signed a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) on regulatory coordination aimed at strengthening collaboration and alignment in their regulatory roles in the Northwest Territories, in partnership with Indigenous governments and organizations.
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February 26, 2026
Manitoba increases venture capital tax credit to $30M
The Manitoba government is increasing its Small Business Venture Capital Tax Credit to $30 million from $22 million to stimulate private investment and speed up growth of early-stage and scaling companies.
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February 26, 2026
Court allows appeal in uncertain covenant case concerning abuse of process doctrine
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal in a case claiming uncertain covenants for units in a building, finding that the chambers judge did not adequately engage the abuse of process doctrine for relitigation.
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February 25, 2026
Experts, civil liberties associations warn against passing of ‘draconian powers’ in budget bill
More than 100 legal and human rights experts, industry leaders and civil society organizations have released an open letter to Parliament warning that the proposed amendments to the Red Tape Reduction Act in Bill C-15 sets Canada on a “dangerous anti-democratic track” and that sweeping exemption powers for corporations should be removed.
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February 25, 2026
Court slams Human Rights Tribunal’s refusal to hear cases
The Ontario Divisional Court has dismantled a major pillar of the Human Rights Tribunal’s unfair drive to reduce its backlog by dismissing most claims without a hearing.