The Complete Brief
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July 23, 2025
FEDERAL INCOME TAX - Computation of tax - Individuals - Tax credits - Charitable donations
Appeals by appellants against a decision of the Tax Court dismissing their appeals from reassessments. The appellants participated in the Global Learning Gifting Initiative (GLGI) program.
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July 23, 2025
Harper Grey welcomes Jimmy Peterson
Harper Grey has added a new associate, Jimmy Peterson, to its health and insurance law groups.
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July 23, 2025
Clark Wilson welcomes new associate Sean Kelly
Sean M. Kelly has joined Clark Wilson’s estates and trusts opinions and appeals group as an associate.
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July 23, 2025
Nunavut Indigenous still hampered by ‘Eurocentric’ family law: lawyer
Indigenous people caught in Nunavut’s family law system continue to face child welfare challenges due to a conflict between their need for community-based solutions and the justice system’s “westernized” notions of what constitutes family. So says Ontario lawyer Andrea Clarke, who recently hosted an online lecture for the Law Society of Nunavut.
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July 23, 2025
Changes to retention of draft pick rights under NHL, NHLPA’s new collective bargaining agreement
The National Hockey League (NHL) and National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) recently announced the ratification of a new collective bargaining agreement, the term of which commences on Sept. 16, 2026, and expires on Sept. 15, 2030. While a number of changes are included in the new agreement, this article focuses on the elimination of the distinction between negotiating with draft picks from the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) or National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and standardizing the retention of rights to exclusively negotiate with draft picks.
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July 22, 2025
Ottawa mulls $150K deposit insurance limit, new $500K limits for non-retail accounts
The Department of Finance Canada is considering proposals to raise the federal deposit insurance coverage limit to $150,000 per account category and to introduce a new $500,000 limit for non-retail accounts in a bid to enhance depositor protection, according to a release issued July 22.
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July 22, 2025
Federal Court affirms Ottawa can temporarily bar sex offenders from sponsoring immigrants
The Federal Court has affirmed that Ottawa acted within its scope of authority, under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA), when it issued a temporary regulatory ban on immigration sponsorship applications from Canadians or permanent residents convicted of sex crimes.
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July 22, 2025
Saskatchewan joins Ontario, Alberta to build new energy infrastructure
Saskatchewan has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Ontario and Alberta to build new pipelines, rail lines and other infrastructure for energy and trade to bring critical minerals and oil and gas to new markets.
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July 22, 2025
Judge finds disclosure rule does not apply to class actions in $10M COVID insurance approval
In a significant decision involving thousands of Canadian dentists who were denied enhanced pandemic coverage under their business interruption insurance policies during COVID-19, an Ontario Superior Court judge has found that an immediate disclosure rule in multi-party litigation does not apply to class actions.
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July 22, 2025
Ontario court clarifies parental consent rules under child abduction convention
Ontario’s top court has clarified what it means for a parent to “consent” or “acquiesce” to a child’s retention in a foreign country under an international convention on child abduction that has been incorporated into provincial family law.