Real Estate
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January 07, 2026
Creating competitors: Trump’s regime changes in Canada and Venezuela
Recent press coverage of the capture of Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, and his replacement with Delcy Rodríguez has been a case of fanciful explanations chasing very few facts. The administration has been of little help with its recent endorsement of Maduro’s second-in-command as the new leader of Venezuela.
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January 06, 2026
Gowling WLG Canada welcomes 11 new partners
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP has welcomed 11 lawyers to its partnership, effective Jan. 1, 2026.
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January 06, 2026
Ontario Superior Court dismisses motion to reduce construction lien security
The Ontario Superior Court has dismissed a motion to reduce lien security on two construction projects, ruling that the developer and construction manager failed to establish that the quantum of liens claimed by a mechanical subcontractor was excessive or improper.
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January 06, 2026
Ontario Civil Rules Review working group calls for expansion of mandatory mediation
The Civil Rules Review (CRR) was launched in 2024 as a joint initiative of the chief justice of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and the province’s Attorney General. The CRR’s mandate was to propose wholesale reforms to the Rules of Civil Procedure (the Rules), which were last overhauled in 1985, so that the civil justice system is more accessible and to reduce costs and delays.
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January 06, 2026
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT - Building regulations - Building permits -Restrictive covenants
Appeal by City of Kelowna from trial decision granting Watermark Developments Ltd.’s application to cancel restrictive covenants. In 2009, Kelowna approved the rezoning and subdivision of Watermark Developments Ltd.’s property on the condition that two restrictive no-build covenants be registered to protect a corridor envisioned as a future roadway linking Kelowna International Airport and UBC’s Okanagan campus as an alternative to the congested Highway 97.
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December 24, 2025
Law360 Canada is taking a publishing break and will be back Jan. 2
Law360 Canada will be on a publishing hiatus from Dec. 25, 2025, to Jan. 2, 2026. We wish you a happy holiday and all the best for the new year.
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December 22, 2025
Court allows $611,845 deposit forfeiture, rules extension did not waive timeliness clause
The Alberta Court of King’s Bench has permitted a vendor to retain a $611,845 deposit in a $7.6-million land sale after the buyer failed to close on time, finding that agreed extensions did not constitute a waiver of the contract’s “time is of the essence” clause.
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December 22, 2025
Class action certified against RBC over Ponzi-type scheme
The Alberta Court of King’s Bench has certified a class action against the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) in a case concerning a real estate investment Ponzi scheme.
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December 19, 2025
PARTIES - Novation
Appeal by Ville de Sainte-Julie (City) and cross-appeal by Les Investissements Laroda inc. (Laroda) from a judgment of the Quebec Court of Appeal which ordered the City to pay Laroda $287,458.
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December 18, 2025
Torys announces new partners and counsel for 2026
Torys LLP has promoted seven lawyers to partner and four lawyers to counsel, the firm has announced.