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October 26, 2026
Dunton Rainville and Ménard Notaires have announced a merger that will expand the law and notarial firm into Granby, Que.
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October 26, 2026
WeirFoulds has announced that litigation partner Debra McKenna has been appointed to the leadership committee of The Advocates’ Society’s Prosecutors’ Network for the 2026-27 term.
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October 26, 2026
A structural paradigm shift is unfolding across the global asset management industry. Alternative investment advisers are moving down-market, driven by a powerful strategic imperative: tapping into the lucrative retail wealth management channel. Platforms like CAIS and iCapital, alongside direct brokerage accounts, have democratized access to institutional-grade returns. Concurrently, mass-affluent retail investors and financial regulators are actively demanding access to private alternative strategies — such as private credit, infrastructure and liquid alternatives — to unlock crucial diversification benefits.
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October 26, 2026
The invoice looks convincing. The supplier’s logo is familiar, the amount seems reasonable, and the email politely explains that banking details have changed. It even urges payment before Friday. In this fictional Canadian workplace, an AI system notices what the accounts payable team has missed: the new bank account also appears on invoices from two supposedly unrelated suppliers. A staff member calls the supplier using an established telephone number. The supplier knows nothing about the change.
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October 26, 2026
On Oct. 9, 2026, President Donald Trump wrote: “I have just concluded a highly successful discussion with President Vladimir Putin, of Russia, wherein it was agreed that Russia will immediately supply over 300,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel to the American and Global Marketplace, another 500,000 Tons during the month of November, and 1,000,000 Tons immediately thereafter.”
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October 23, 2026
Olivier Fecteau has joined Lavery as a lawyer in its litigation group in Montreal, with a practice focused on health law.
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October 23, 2026
Alexander Katznelson has joined Mintz as a partner in its securities and capital markets practice in Toronto.
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October 23, 2026
For the first time in more than 50 years, the Court of Appeal for Ontario has updated its test for leave to appeal from a decision of the Divisional Court. In Knauff v. Ontario (Human Rights Tribunal), 2026 ONCA 653, a five-judge panel confirmed that the test for leave is whether the proposed appeal raises an arguable question of law or mixed law and fact that is of sufficient public importance to warrant consideration by the Court of Appeal.
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October 22, 2026
Taylor Graham has joined Alexander Holburn as an associate in its insurance practice group in Vancouver.
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October 22, 2026
The Supreme Court of Canada has granted Ottawa’s request for leave to appeal Federal Court rulings that held that the federal government wrongly declared a national “public order” emergency in 2022. On Oct. 22, the top court granted the federal government’s leave application and also granted leave to cross-appeal to the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) and the Canadian Constitution Foundation (CCF).
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October 22, 2026
Ottawa has launched its first-ever cross-country recruitment drive for the federal benches, in the midst of a lawsuit from the judiciary, in which Ottawa denies having a judicial recruitment problem.
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October 22, 2026
Farzad Forooghian has joined Cassels as a partner in its capital markets group in Vancouver.
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October 22, 2026
Lawyers have spent years explaining that finding an answer online is no substitute for legal advice. We are now buying subscriptions to software that finds answers and helps us write the advice. We should probably prepare for a few follow-up questions.
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October 21, 2026
Sean Fraser, minister of justice and attorney general of Canada and minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, has announced that Karen P. Hulan has been appointed a judge of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.
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October 21, 2026
A new electoral coalition has formed ahead of next year’s Law Society of Ontario (LSO) bencher elections saying the regulator has lost its focus and needs to go back to the basics. The team, which refers to itself as CORE, is focusing on four commitments — focusing on the law society’s core function of regulation of the legal professions, open and transparent decision-making, restored accountability and ethical leadership.
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October 21, 2026
As law firms and in-house teams increasingly adopt and experiment with artificial intelligence tools, there are less obvious risks they need to look out for, including minor shifts in contractual language, inconsistent model behaviour and potential client-data exposure, according to a legal tech expert.
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October 21, 2026
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada has opened a new office in Calgary.
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October 21, 2026
A royal commission or national commission of inquiry into immigration could boost Canadians’ understanding of hot-button immigration issues and generate positive public dialogue as well as needed policy reforms, says an expert on Quebec’s uniquely autonomous immigration regime that sparks envy from other provincial leaders.
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October 21, 2026
I recently wrote about the spate of AI-generated departure posts on LinkedIn, in which lawyers thank everyone in the wonderful firms that they are leaving, lauding their phenomenal experience, and teasing the “next chapter of their journey.” I called it malarkey, but only because it is malarkey.
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October 20, 2026
Paul Reid has joined Fasken as a partner in its litigation and dispute resolution group, based in the firm’s Tsuut’ina, Alta., office.
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October 20, 2026
The Law Society of Ontario (LSO) awarded an honorary doctor of laws degree to Lesley Jacobs at its Oct. 19 Call to the Bar ceremony.
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October 20, 2026
The Law Foundation of Ontario, a founding partner of the Law Commission of Ontario (LCO), has appointed Ramani Nadarajah as its representative on the commission’s board of governors, effective Oct. 1.
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October 20, 2026
Outside of defence procurement, the Ontario Superior Court is perhaps the most dysfunctional government entity in Canada. Given that responsibility for the court is divided between the federal and provincial governments, that judges have decreed themselves above transparency or accountability, and that the system lacks meaningful feedback mechanisms, that result is largely to be expected. Still, watching this dysfunction play out in a small claims sheriff’s sale demonstrates a system plumbing new lows.
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October 19, 2026
Stephanie Zhang has joined Clark Wilson’s construction and infrastructure practice in Vancouver.
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October 19, 2026
Pallett Valo has welcomed Nicole Maragna as a partner in its construction and infrastructure practice in Mississauga, Ont.