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July 31, 2026
The Supreme Court of Canada has unanimously set out the presumptions, procedure and remedies applicable to litigated claims of “spoliation” — i.e., claims against parties who engage in the “intentional destruction, alteration, mutilation, or concealment of evidence with a view to subverting the truth-finding process during litigation.”
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July 31, 2026
An immigration consultant accused of misrepresentation in relation to the sponsorship of refugees has been given a new trial after it was found the trial judge took too long to deliver written reasons for finding him guilty.
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July 31, 2026
British Columbia’s amendments to its Employment Standards Act and the Temporary Foreign Worker Protection Act will be in effect as of Aug. 1. The changes aim to improve the complaint and dispute-resolution process at the Employment Standards Branch.
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July 31, 2026
The federal government is imposing a 25 per cent surtax on “imports of certain wood cabinets and vanities” as a Canadian International Trade Tribunal safeguard inquiry on such goods continues.
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July 31, 2026
Appeal by SS&C Technologies Canada Corporation (SS&C) from a judgment of the Ontario Court of Appeal. SS&C supplied proprietary financial data used to generate securities pricing information. In 1999, its predecessor entered into a data services agreement with Bank of New York Mellon Corp.’s (BNYM) predecessor authorizing only BNYM to access the data and prohibiting its sharing, redistribution, or sale to third parties, including affiliates.
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July 31, 2026
After years of consultation, proposed rules and stakeholder feedback, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has finalized a significant shift in how Canadian reporting issuers may communicate their financial results to investors.
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July 31, 2026
Tristan Tremblay has joined Langlois’ litigation group in Quebec City.
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July 31, 2026
Due diligence is the process by which the buyer in an M&A transaction investigates and evaluates the business or assets being sold. Buyers typically begin this process early in the transaction and it tends to continue right up to closing day. Sellers, however, do not always turn their minds to the process until they receive due diligence requests from the buyer. Owner-managers are understandably focused on running their businesses, and preparing for a potential sale often takes a back seat. This article outlines the benefits of proactive due diligence for sellers and key considerations to facilitate the process.
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July 31, 2026
Artificial intelligence is reshaping economies, industries and the global competitive landscape at an unprecedented pace. Recognizing both the opportunities and the risks presented by this technological shift, the federal government launched Canada’s National Artificial Intelligence Strategy: AI for All on June 4, 2026.
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July 31, 2026
The first-ever listing of contingent value rights (CVRs) on a Canadian exchange could establish a pathway for other issuers to use the instruments to bridge valuation gaps in M&A deals, according to Ghaith Sibai of Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, who advised on the listing.
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July 31, 2026
Two days before Southampton FC was scheduled to play Middlesbrough FC in the recent two-leg English Football League (EFL) championship playoff semifinal, with a promotion-deciding final against Hull City FC set to follow, allegations emerged that a Southampton staff member had been observing and recording Middlesbrough’s training session.
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July 30, 2026
In an administrative law landmark that addresses the scope of the Constitution’s guarantee of judicial review, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled 9-0 that legislatures cannot validly use privative clauses to bar “legality review” by courts — i.e., the availability of curial review is constitutionally guaranteed for all aspects of delegated administrative decisions, including on questions of law, fact or mixed law and fact.
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July 30, 2026
Ontario’s Appeal Court has highlighted that labour standards protections still apply if someone’s employer is in another jurisdiction, says the lawyer of a man suing a company in England for wrongful dismissal.
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July 30, 2026
The federal government has announced the creation of a new Strategic Exports Office (SEO) and related advisory council to support and guide Canadian businesses seeking to expand in international markets.
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July 30, 2026
William Deneault-Rouillard has joined Langlois’s business law group in Montreal.
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July 30, 2026
This is part of a three-part Law360 Canada series on taxation of the platform economy. Part one covered Canada’s platform-reporting regime under Part XX of the Income Tax Act. Part two covered income characterization and GST/HST compliance for platform earners.
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July 30, 2026
The Law Foundation of Ontario is sending out a call for applications for its Responsive program, which provides grants to non-profit organizations for community-driven initiatives that improve access to justice.
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July 30, 2026
Ontario has entered a new phase in provincial immigration. In June 2026, the province amended the regulations governing the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program, closed the former stream structure, and introduced the Ontario Workforce Priority stream as the first phase of a broader redesign intended to align nominations more closely with labour-market demand, employer retention needs and program integrity.
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July 30, 2026
Over the years, we have become numbed by the avalanche of bad news that rolls over our heads every day, gratuitously disseminated by various authorities and their echo chambers in the media. We can’t escape it — everywhere we turn, danger lurks. The consistent message is, “We’re all gonna die! Everybody panic!”
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July 30, 2026
Constructive trust claims and joint family venture claims are often used in family law matters when, following a breakdown of a relationship, one party has been unjustly enriched at the expense of the other.
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July 30, 2026
B.C. Premier David Eby and First Nations leaders are celebrating a “major win” for British Columbia after striking a deal with the federal government to protect the economy and environment of the province’s North Coast.
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July 30, 2026
George Santayana’s famous bon mot “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it” is part of a longer passage that is particularly relevant to President Donald Trump’s bizarre conclusion that bad forestry practices in Manitoba should be met with a 50 per cent tariff on Canadian exports to the U.S., to be paid primarily by American importers and consumers.
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July 29, 2026
New Brunswick’s Appeal Court has quashed a judge’s decision granting summary judgment to a bank being sued by a veteran lawyer who lost $100,000 after being taken in by fraudsters.
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July 29, 2026
The Federal Court has allowed a judicial review after finding that the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) failed to properly explain why a lithium mining company could not make a second, late renunciation of exploration expenses to subscribers of its flow-through shares.
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July 29, 2026
As artificial intelligence grows more capable, human skills are becoming more valuable, not less. For decades, the legal profession around the world has rewarded expertise built on deep research, careful analysis and meticulous attention to detail. Today, AI can perform many of those tasks in seconds, summarizing thousands of documents, identifying relevant case law, drafting contracts, analyzing litigation trends and even suggesting legal arguments.