The Complete Brief

  • June 24, 2026

    Feds launch process to list major projects under the Building Canada Act

    On June 24, the federal government announced the initiation of three major projects of interest to be listed under the Building Canada Act (the Act): the Mackenzie Valley Highway Project, the Grays Bay Road and Port Project, and the Nuclear Waste Management Organization’s (NWMO)’s Deep Geological Repository (DGR).

  • June 24, 2026

    Lessons learned from my COO

    When I became the managing partner of my firm, we hired an excellent general manager, who ultimately became our COO. I will call her Bev. Bev had a background in business, significant experience in Human Resources, and a great capacity for emotional intelligence, all of which were in short supply among our partners.

  • June 24, 2026

    N.B. maintaining rent cap amid housing crunch

    New Brunswick is extending a rent cap put in place to combat an ongoing housing crisis in the Maritime province. According to a June 24 news release, the province “is maintaining its rent cap at three per cent for the 2027 calendar year in response to ongoing affordability issues.”

  • June 24, 2026

    B.C. creates new compliance, enforcement agency for natural resource sector

    British Columbia is establishing a “unified agency” to combine several compliance and enforcement functions from across the natural resource sector, “enhancing environmental protections and supporting a more fair and predictable business environment.”

  • June 24, 2026

    Clark Wilson adds Tyler Williamson in Vancouver

    Tyler Williamson has joined Clark Wilson as an associate in its employment and labour group in Vancouver.

  • June 24, 2026

    LSO honours 6 legal leaders with doctor of laws degrees

    The Law Society of Ontario (LSO) awarded honorary doctor of laws (LLD) degrees to six individuals at its June call to the bar ceremonies.

  • June 24, 2026

    McDougall Gauley welcomes 4 lawyers after articling

    McDougall Gauley LLP has added Joy M. Brailean, Shaan Kapila, Jenna L. Sabine and Tenielle A. Workman as lawyers following their articling with the firm, the Saskatchewan firm says. All were called to the bar in May and June 2026.

  • June 24, 2026

    Financial Consumer Agency updates guideline for bank complaint process

    The Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) announced on June 23 that it has published a revised “Guideline on Complaint-Handling Procedures for Banks and Authorized Foreign Banks.”

  • June 24, 2026

    First Nations make $700M government-backed investment in Darlington nuclear project

    Seven Williams Treaties First Nations are investing $700 million in Ontario Power Generation’s Darlington New Nuclear Project (DNNP) through a government-guaranteed loan that will convert into an equity stake once all four reactors are completed.

  • June 24, 2026

    Court of Appeal draws the line between SABS and slip-and-fall liability

    The Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision in Diep (Litigation guardian of) v. Mac’s Convenience Stores Inc., 2026 ONCA 424 is a useful reminder that not every injury occurring near a motor vehicle becomes an automobile case. Sometimes a car is central. Sometimes it is background scenery. And sometimes, as in this case, the vehicle is legally important for one purpose but not important enough for another.