August 05, 2026
On Aug. 5, the Ontario government announced that it would be “strengthening oversight of key provincial agencies by launching a series of reviews to ensure they are sustainable and that the vital frontline services that families and businesses rely on are protected and continuously improved.”
August 05, 2026
Foreign Influence Transparency Commissioner Anton Boegman has issued guidance about when “licensed legal professionals” are required to register their work for foreign principals as “influence activities” in the new public foreign influence registry. The new commissioner issued five interpretation bulletins — including one specifically for lawyers — to give guidance on how to comply with the obligations under the Foreign Influence Transparency and Accountability Act (FITAA) and its regulations, which came into force Aug. 4.
August 05, 2026
Corporations Canada released its 2025 annual report on Aug. 5, which showed some progress on advancing diversity on boards of directors and in senior management of federal distributing corporations.
August 05, 2026
A unanimous decision of the Supreme Court of Canada has struck down a privative clause that restricted the grounds for judicial review of an exercise of statutory authority: Democracy Watch v. Canada (Attorney General), 2026 SCC 28.
August 04, 2026
New legal requirements to register foreign influence activities kicked in today, with the entry into force of the Foreign Influence Transparency and Accountability Act and its regulations. On Aug. 4, the federal government stood up its long-awaited public registry of foreign influence activities, implementing an election promise made by the previous Justin Trudeau-led Liberal government.
August 04, 2026
Rules of professional conduct are an important tool in regulating the ethical conduct of professionals and protecting the public. A professional who chooses to not abide by the rules of their respective profession can face severe sanction, including the revocation of their licence. In the legal profession, the continued misuse of generative artificial intelligence to conduct legal research and assist in the drafting of factums or legal briefs has caused courts worldwide to impose costs sanctions against offending lawyers and to refer them for discipline to their respective regulatory body.
August 04, 2026
The Canadian Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) has released its first merits decision interpreting the new replacement worker provisions under the Canada Labour Code, which were introduced in 2025 through Bill C-58. The decision clarifies that the new rules do not create a blanket prohibition on the use of replacement workers in unionized federally regulated workplaces but instead restrict the use of specified categories of persons during lawful strikes and lockouts.
July 31, 2026
The Supreme Court of Canada has unanimously set out the presumptions, procedure and remedies applicable to litigated claims of “spoliation” — i.e., claims against parties who engage in the “intentional destruction, alteration, mutilation, or concealment of evidence with a view to subverting the truth-finding process during litigation.”
July 31, 2026
After years of consultation, proposed rules and stakeholder feedback, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has finalized a significant shift in how Canadian reporting issuers may communicate their financial results to investors.
July 31, 2026
Due diligence is the process by which the buyer in an M&A transaction investigates and evaluates the business or assets being sold. Buyers typically begin this process early in the transaction and it tends to continue right up to closing day. Sellers, however, do not always turn their minds to the process until they receive due diligence requests from the buyer. Owner-managers are understandably focused on running their businesses, and preparing for a potential sale often takes a back seat. This article outlines the benefits of proactive due diligence for sellers and key considerations to facilitate the process.