The Complete Brief
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July 14, 2025
FINTRAC publishes updates to its guidance on ministerial directive on Iran
Canada’s anti-money laundering watchdog has updated its existing guidance related to the federal government’s ministerial directive on financial transactions associated with Iran.
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July 14, 2025
Procurement ombud urges parties to mediate issues in federal construction contracts
The Office of the Procurement Ombud (OPO) has released a new research study that examines recurring issues regarding the administration of federal construction contracts.
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July 14, 2025
Feds introduce interim reciprocal procurement policy to protect Canadian businesses, workers
As Canada continues to negotiate with the United States on tariffs, the federal government has put in place a new Interim Policy on Reciprocal Procurement to “protect Canadian workers and businesses from unfair trade practices.”
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July 14, 2025
Federal Court quashes ISC denial of $200,000 Jordan’s Principle mould remediation funding request
The Federal Court set aside an Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) decision denying a $200,000 Jordan’s Principle funding request for mould remediation, ruling that ISC wrongly rejected the request due to lack of comparable public services without assessing the concerned children’s health needs.
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July 14, 2025
Alberta giving $1.25 million to groups in bid to end gender-based violence
Alberta is launching a new grant program through which more than $1 million will be available to community organizations as part of the province’s ongoing bid to tackle gender-based violence.
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July 14, 2025
Court approves $1.75M class action settlement in balcony malfunction case
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has approved a $1.75-million class action settlement in a case where balconies became inaccessible to condo residents due to alleged design issues.
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July 14, 2025
Self-funded LTD plans cause conflict of interest and leave workers vulnerable
Insurers serving as both claim adjudicator and benefit payer creates an inherent conflict of interest that must be addressed by the Ontario government.
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July 14, 2025
CIVIL PROCEDURE - Pleadings - Significant irregularity causing prejudice
Appeal by appellant against a court order dismissing its application to strike certain portions of respondent’s response to civil claim. The appellant was a Chinese company in the business of commercial lending.
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July 14, 2025
CRIMINAL CODE OFFENCES - Sexual offences - Sexual interference - Consent
Appeal by appellants from their convictions for sexual assault and sexual interference. A 15-year-old complainant (X) alleged she was sexually assaulted by the appellants at one of their homes after she ran away from home.
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July 14, 2025
BLG appoints Gus Karantzoulis head of specialized business law group
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) has announced the appointment of Gus Karantzoulis as its national group head, specialized business law.