May 19, 2026
The Federal Court has set aside a Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) finding that an individual was ineligible for benefits under the Canada Emergency Response Benefit Act, ruling that the decision-maker’s reasons were “hardly” intelligible.
May 19, 2026
On May 19, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the chair and members of the Independent Advisory Board for the Supreme Court of Canada Judicial Appointments.
May 19, 2026
The release of the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal’s latest annual report sets the stage for an increase in webcasts and a push to educate people on the importance of judicial independence, says the province’s top judge.
May 14, 2026
A recent international cryptocurrency fraud investigation involving Canadian and foreign enforcement authorities highlights an increasingly important issue for Canadian taxpayers: whether losses arising from crypto scams are deductible under Canada’s Income Tax Act.
May 13, 2026
In a case that has now twice been overturned, the Federal Court has remitted the matter of an individual’s eligibility for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) back to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) for a third review.
May 12, 2026
Canada has signalled a more coordinated approach to digital-asset regulation with a proposed framework for stablecoins, introduced through Budget 2025 and enabling legislation. The proposal would replace Canada’s current mix of requirements with a single federal regime for fiat-backed stablecoins.
May 11, 2026
The Government of Manitoba has announced that, as part of Manitoba Budget 2026 that was released in March, it intends to amend the Tax Administration and Miscellaneous Taxes Act (Manitoba), with changes to take effect on Jan. 1, 2027.
May 11, 2026
Canadian law imposes two obligations on all parties to a commercial agreement such as a lease.
May 08, 2026
In remarks delivered to the House of Commons, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada emphasized the “impact of a rapidly evolving technological environment,” called for modernization of federal privacy laws and advocated for permanent funding of his office.
May 08, 2026
Spoiler Alert: The following contains plot details from Better Call Saul. Charles McGill, the decorated senior partner in the TV series Better Call Saul, is everything the legal profession tells itself it stands for: principled, authoritative, a guardian of the rule of law. His younger brother Jimmy — the poor, hustling, desperate Saul Goodman — represents everything the profession looks down on. But as artificial intelligence dismantles the gatekeeping function that long justified the legal profession’s self-image, it is worth asking: which one of them is a more accurate reflection of a lawyer?