New federal immigration levels plan cuts targets for permanent & new temporary resident admissions
Lena Metlege Diab, the federal minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship, told Parliament that ‘Canada will continue to prioritize economic immigration, with nearly 65 per cent of new permanent residents supporting our labour market needs and growth by 2027.’
Wednesday, November 05, 2025 @ 4:08 PM
Last Updated: Wednesday, November 05, 2025 @ 4:42 PM
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.” ... [read more]
Decision in Alberta privacy case called ‘victory for academic freedom’
Wednesday, November 05, 2025 @ 4:16 PM
Alberta’s top court has sided with a judge who ruled an adjudicator with the province’s information and privacy commissioner had been too narrow in his interpretation of freedom of information legislation in a case involving two University of Calgary professors. ... [read more]
Saskatchewan introduces legislation to modernize defamation laws
Wednesday, November 05, 2025 @ 3:40 PM
Saskatchewan is proposing legislative changes in a bid to modernize the province’s defamation laws, which would include eliminating the “outdated” distinction between libel and slander. ... [read more]
Budget 2025 features tax measures on critical minerals, automatic tax filing and anti-avoidance
Tuesday, November 04, 2025 @ 6:37 PM
The federal budget introduced in the Commons on Nov. 4, 2025, by Finance and National Revenue Minister François-Philippe Champagne contains a host of measures that will impact lawyers’ practices, Canadian businesses and individual taxpayers. ... [read more]
Court denies injunction in trademark dispute between mental health program providers
Tuesday, November 04, 2025 @ 5:09 PM
The Federal Court has dismissed a motion for an interlocutory injunction in an alleged trademark infringement case concerning the term “guardians” used by mental health and addictions program providers. ... [read more]