May 21, 2026
The Federal Court has allowed a judicial review application finding that an immigration officer did not give discernable weight to factors in the applicant’s permanent residence application on humanitarian and compassionate (H&C) grounds.
May 21, 2026
Manitoba has announced plans to establish a regional representative office in India as part of the province’s broader effort to diversify exports beyond the United States.
May 21, 2026
Ontario’s top court has turned back an attempt to gain hundreds of documents as part of a constitutional challenge of Ontario’s car insurance regime. The Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision is part of a larger case about the constitutionality of Ontario’s Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT), which has exclusive jurisdiction over the administration of the province’s no-fault statutory accident benefits regime.
May 21, 2026
Newfoundland and Labrador has tapped a veteran lawyer to conduct a review of the province’s privacy and access to information laws. It was announced May 20 that Keri-Lynn Power will commence a statutory review of Newfoundland and Labrador’s Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
May 21, 2026
The Federal Court has quashed a $421,000 invoice issued to a First Nation councillor, ruling that the measure, which could have barred her from seeking re-election, was not properly authorized under the Nation’s governance laws.
May 21, 2026
In an effort to “protect provincial data and enhance security,” the Government of Ontario is mandating new restrictions on the “use and purchase of Chinese-made drones by the government and the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), beginning with an immediate ban on the use of Chinese drones for highly sensitive OPP operations.”
May 21, 2026
Minister of Health Marjorie Michel has tabled the report of the third legislative review of the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act (TVPA) in Parliament, focused on compliance, enforcement and related actions.
May 21, 2026
Appeal by appellant from order quashing a production order on the basis that the respondents’ conduct in the litigation gave rise to a deemed waiver of solicitor‑client privilege.
May 21, 2026
The Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) has clarified the scope of Canada’s criminal inadmissibility regime, holding that immigration decision-makers may consider whether a foreign duress defence was effectively unavailable in practice, even if it was not raised at trial.
May 21, 2026
A five-judge panel of the Ontario Court of Appeal has overturned the Handley Estate rule, which had required courts to stay proceedings where parties failed to immediately disclose partial settlement agreements that altered the litigation landscape.