Tax
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April 24, 2026
GST/HST/QST and trailing commissions: Key changes in the mutual fund industry
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has announced a significant change affecting GST/HST treatment of trailing commissions in the mutual fund industry.
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April 24, 2026
Competition Bureau warns businesses against public bid collusion
The Competition Bureau is warning businesses that participation in illegal agreements for public contracts, such as bid‑rigging and price‑fixing, can result in criminal charges, significant fines and reputational harm.
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April 24, 2026
Ontario FOI changes ‘one of the most serious attacks on the public’s right to know’ in years: expert
The Ontario government has fast-tracked legislation through the provincial legislature that makes significant changes to the province’s freedom of information (FOI) laws, a move observers are calling “undemocratic” and dangerous.
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April 24, 2026
The hidden stress of workload management on young lawyers
Young lawyers expect to spend their early years learning how to research, draft, negotiate and advocate in court. Those skills are difficult, but at least they are taught openly. A senior lawyer will hopefully demonstrate how to structure a factum, mark up your work and explain what “good” looks like.
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April 23, 2026
Saskatchewan introduces bill to bring in associate judges for King’s Bench
Taking its cues from a handful of other provinces, Saskatchewan has introduced legislation that would add associate judges to its Court of King’s Bench.
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April 22, 2026
Court rejects set-off of HST in supplier insolvency case
The B.C. Court of Appeal has rejected a bid by a purchaser to rely on a contractual set-off clause to avoid paying HST where a supplier failed to remit the tax before becoming insolvent, confirming that the obligation to pay HST is owed to the Crown, not the supplier.
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April 22, 2026
CFIB presses feds for tax cuts to reverse decrease in startups
Ahead of the federal government’s spring economic statement on April 28, small businesses are calling for reduced taxes, incentivized investment and improvements in the entrepreneurial sphere, according to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB).
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April 21, 2026
PM forms Canada-U.S. advisory committee ahead of CUSMA review
Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced the creation of an advisory committee on Canada-U.S. economic relations, as Canada prepares for the upcoming review of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA).
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April 20, 2026
Canada launches probe into wood product imports amid trade diversion concerns
The federal government has directed the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) to investigate whether a surge in imports of certain wood products is harming or threatening to harm domestic manufacturers.
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April 20, 2026
Federal Court of Appeal rules surgical gloves not ‘for use in’ scalpels, denies tariff relief
The Federal Court of Appeal has ruled that surgical gloves do not qualify for duty-free import under a tariff provision covering goods “for use in” surgical instruments, rejecting a Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) finding that they were sufficiently connected to scalpels in surgical use.