Real Estate
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November 11, 2025
New trial ordered in P.E.I. adjoining property dispute
A well-known line from Robert Frost’s poem Mending Wall says, “Good fences make good neighbours.” Sometimes, building a fence or wall is an overly simple solution. When neighbours take each other to court and accusations of criminal behaviour are made, even the trial can become unpleasant. It was this sort of feud that led to the Prince Edward Island Court of Appeal case R. v. Moore, 2025 PECA 6.
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November 10, 2025
Competition Bureau ends investigation into algorithmic pricing in rental housing market
The Competition Bureau has finished its “civil investigation” into the use of algorithmic pricing software in the rental housing market. The investigation determined that revenue management tools have “not been used widely enough by landlords to substantially harm competition.”
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November 10, 2025
B.C. Court of Appeal restores cancelled covenants, rules road construction delay not abandonment
The B.C. Court of Appeal has reinstated restrictive covenants on certain lands in Kelowna B.C., ruling that a lower court erred in finding that a long-delayed roadway was “hypothetical” and that the covenants protecting its corridor had become obsolete.
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November 07, 2025
To bid or not to bid: CNSOER launches offshore wind call for information, prequalification process
On Oct. 16, 2025, the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Energy Regulator (CNSOER) launched the offshore wind call for information and offshore wind prequalification process, which will be open from Oct. 16, 2025, to Jan. 13, 2026, and marks a significant step toward Canada’s first commercial offshore wind leasing round.
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November 07, 2025
CIVIL PROCEDURE - Disposition without trial - Dismissal of action
Appeal by Pine Glen Thorold Inc. from decision of a motion judge dismissing its claim. Pine Glen commenced an action asserting several causes of action against Rolling Meadows Land Development Corporation and Glen Gordon.
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November 06, 2025
Ontario releases 2025 fall economic statement, aims to invest over $200 billion
In what the province is calling its most ambitious capital plan to date, Ontario has announced more than $201 billion in investments over 10 years through its 2025 fall economic statement, focusing on infrastructure, trade diversification and tax reforms to shield the province from economic challenges such as U.S. tariffs. More than $33 billion is allocated for 2025-26.
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November 05, 2025
Industries, organizations weigh in on increased deficit, federal cuts in Budget 2025
Budget 2025, tabled by the federal government on Nov. 4, has been met with mixed reactions from organizations and industry groups — with criticism focused on the deficit, health care, employment insurance and climate, and positive views on infrastructure funding and certain tax incentives.
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November 06, 2025
Avoiding contract limbo: Lessons from Caivan v. Logoteta on termination and repudiation
In commercial practice, broken deals are not always formally terminated. Under Canadian contract law, a contract in abeyance does not die on its own. Unless termination is clearly carried out, the agreement may remain in force, carrying all attendant obligations and risks.
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November 05, 2025
New federal immigration levels plan cuts targets for permanent & new temporary resident admissions
Ottawa’s three-year plan to reduce immigration to “sustainable” levels includes new “one-time” initiatives to “recognize eligible Protected Persons in Canada as permanent residents over the next two years” and to “accelerate the transition of up to 33,000 work permit holders to permanent residency in 2026 and 2027.”
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October 30, 2025
Ontario housing, construction bill impacts municipal powers, climate initiatives: lawyer
The Ontario government has introduced new legislation aimed at accelerating housing and infrastructure projects by granting the province greater control over zoning and planning, which is sparking debate over its implications for municipal authority and environmental standards.