June 24, 2026
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
Tyler Williamson has joined Clark Wilson as an associate in its employment and labour group in Vancouver.
June 24, 2026
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 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
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
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
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.
June 24, 2026
What purpose does imprisonment serve when a person’s body has already become its own prison? That question lies at the core of Canada’s compassionate release laws under s. 121 of the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (CCRA). More than 30 years after its enactment, however, the provision remains rarely used, raising concerns that it exists more in theory than in practice.
June 24, 2026
Appeal by appellant from a decision recognizing and enforcing a foreign arbitral award. The award arose from an arbitration conducted in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) pursuant to a loan agreement (the agreement) between the appellant and the respondent, a United Kingdom based private equity firm.
June 24, 2026
Being accused of sexual assault in Canada is an extremely serious matter with potentially life-changing consequences. Under s. 271 of the Criminal Code, sexual assault involves any sexual activity or contact without voluntary and informed consent.