July 14, 2026
The Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that construction lien claimants’ priority over a building mortgagee is limited to the deficiency in the statutory 10 per cent holdback based on unpaid invoices, rather than total invoices, where no subcontractor lien claims exist.
July 14, 2026
British Columbia has created the new K’ih t̲s̲aaʔd̲z̲e Protection Area under the Environment and Land Use Act to help conserve caribou habitat, boreal ecosystems and encourage ecological restoration on treaty land.
July 14, 2026
A three-judge divisional panel of the Ontario Superior Court has ruled that provincial restrictions on political advertising on certain rural highways violate the Charter’s free expression rights.
July 14, 2026
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has found that claims against fisheries ministers for misfeasance in public office, negligence, and negligent misrepresentation due to a decision resulting in the alleged culling of millions of healthy salmon were appropriate for trial.
July 14, 2026
The formal Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement (CUSMA /USMCA) joint review process officially started on July 1, 2026. Leading up to this date, governments accepted public comments and held hearings through late 2025, and the United States and Mexico officially launched bilateral preparatory discussions on March 5, 2026.
July 14, 2026
The Tax Court of Canada’s recent decision in Forrest v. Canada, 2026 TCC 121 gives tax lawyers a detailed map of what happens when the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) reassesses the same taxation year four times, contradicting itself twice along the way, and then argues that the taxpayer has no right to appeal the last word.
July 14, 2026
Akiva Stern has joined WeirFoulds as a partner in its commercial litigation, fraud and anti-corruption, and blockchain and digital assets groups.
July 14, 2026
Dominique Carli has joined Goodmans as an associate in its Toronto office.
July 14, 2026
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has announced four diplomatic appointments, including lawyer Claire Kennedy.
July 14, 2026
On July 13, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada announced the research projects that will be funded through his office’s 2026-2027 Contributions Program funding cycle.