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October 30, 2026
Nicolas C. Gagnon has joined Langlois’ corporate and commercial law group in Montreal.
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October 30, 2026
Federal, provincial and territorial privacy commissioners and ombuds have issued a resolution calling for a responsible approach to the development, procurement and adoption of artificial intelligence systems in health care and health research.
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October 30, 2026
Joey Levesque has joined Harper Grey as an associate in its business law group in Vancouver.
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October 30, 2026
Canada and the European Union have launched what they call a “partnership of nations” aimed at addressing strategic concerns and common issues.
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October 30, 2026
Auditor General of Canada Karen Hogan delivered nine performance audit reports to the House of Commons on Oct. 29. The reports cover topics including money laundering, procurement technology, public health, the dental care plan, import assessments, ammunition, thermal coal commitments, water monitoring and net-zero emissions.
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October 30, 2026
A Canadian pay statement can be genuine and still prove the wrong point in a permanent resident (PR) residency case. The legal question is not simply who paid the worker abroad, but whether a qualifying Canadian business actually assigned that person to full-time work outside Canada on terms that meet the residency rules. Where the foreign role has no defined end or realistic Canadian position to return to, an employer’s letter may not resolve the problem.
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October 30, 2026
The polls have closed and the smoke has cleared from Alberta’s constitutional referendum that could have given the go-ahead to a separation vote, with provincial voters rejecting independence but backing a number of proposals on immigration issues that observers say could lead to legal and political difficulties down the road.
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October 30, 2026
For generations, an estate trustee stepping into an administration has started with the paperwork in front of them: the will, the bank statements that happened to be lying around, the prior trustee’s inventory (if applicable). That starting point is not going away. But as estate trustees — and particularly neutral and succeeding trustees who inherit an administration someone else began — come under closer scrutiny, a question is emerging: is documented, independent verification of what the estate actually owns and owes becoming an expected part of the duty of inquiry?
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October 29, 2026
Canada must “prepare for all contingencies up to and including war and other worst-case scenarios,” Prime Minister Mark Carney announced as he unveiled his government’s plan to roll out a new national security strategy over the coming year to ensure that the country can “control its own destiny and is resilient in the face of daunting challenges.”
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October 29, 2026
Miller Thomson has launched a national defence, security and aerospace industry group, co-led by partners Kirk Emery and Yves Rocheleau.
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October 29, 2026
In an open letter to provincial and territorial ministers, the interim commissioner of competition is encouraging the limitation of non-compete agreements to create a more competitive labour market.
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October 29, 2026
On Oct. 29, the Government of Ontario issued its 2026 Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review, emphasizing its efforts to become “the most competitive, resilient and self-reliant economy in the G7.”
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October 29, 2026
New penalties of up to $1.5 million are now in force for those who break the law when providing paid immigration or citizenship advice or representation — including licensed immigration consultants, lawyers and other authorized representatives, as well as people who give paid immigration or citizenship advice or representation without authorization.
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October 29, 2026
Rogers Communications has been ordered to pay a $15-million administrative monetary penalty in relation to its advertising of wireless plans with limited high-speed data as “unlimited” or “infinite.”
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October 29, 2026
Let’s face it folks. Our legal system caters to the rich and, on occasion, the middle class. Most of society cannot afford good lawyers and are on their own navigating our legal system. There is a simple reason for this. Lawyers like to earn good money. It is impossible to do that serving clients who cannot afford to pay hundreds — or thousands — of dollars an hour.
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October 28, 2026
Ontario has announced that it is providing an $8-billion provincial tax relief measure over the next five years to lower the cost of business investment and permanently allowing businesses to immediately write off 100 per cent of the value of various assets.
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October 28, 2026
The Competition Bureau has found that a proposed arrangement between Air Canada and United Airlines would likely harm competition on 10 routes between Canada and the U.S., resulting in millions of dollars of harm to travellers.
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October 28, 2026
Kerri Lui has joined Torys as a corporate partner in its Toronto office, where she will work closely with the firm’s infrastructure and energy group.
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October 28, 2026
Shalomi Abraham has joined Osler as a partner in its corporate group and investment funds practice in Toronto.
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October 28, 2026
Thomas Dussault has joined Bélanger Sauvé as a lawyer in Montreal after completing his bar school internship earlier this year.
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October 28, 2026
Starting Nov. 3, an Express Entry candidate can earn up to 100 Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points for a qualifying job offer in a high-wage occupation, and the offer no longer needs a labour market impact assessment (LMIA).
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October 28, 2026
Third-party contribution and indemnity claims against lawyers is a hot topic of contention among the professional liability bar because of the existence of two lines of authority that are used by courts to determine whether such a claim is allowed to proceed or is dismissed on the basis that it discloses no reasonable cause of action.
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October 27, 2026
WeirFoulds LLP has announced that Philip Cho, a partner and chair of the firm’s insolvency and restructuring practice group, has been named a recipient of the Civil Merit Medal at the 20th World Korean Day Government Awards, recognizing his contributions to Korean communities outside South Korea.
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October 27, 2026
Oct. 27 marks Duty Counsel Day, a nationwide initiative led by the Association of Legal Aid Plans of Canada. The day is observed to “recognize the essential role duty counsel lawyers play in helping people navigate the justice system and access legal support when they need it most.”
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October 27, 2026
The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has ordered a boarding school to pay a teacher $114,322 in compensation, finding his dismissal partly over Facebook posts criticizing Israel, including an exchange invoking Nazi medical experiments, constituted discrimination based on political belief.