Business

  • May 12, 2026

    McCarthy Tétrault adds environmental lawyer Terri-Lee Oleniuk in Calgary

    McCarthy Tétrault has added Terri-Lee Oleniuk as a partner in its business law group in Calgary.

  • May 12, 2026

    Federal Court of Appeal clarifies test for clearly descriptive composite trademarks

    In January 2025, we discussed the Federal Court’s decision in Auberge & Spa Le Nordik Inc. v. Therme Development (CY) Ltd., 2024 FC 1765. In this case, the applicant had sought to strike specific services from the registrations for THERME, THERME GROUP, THERME WOMANS HEAD LOGO and THERME WOMAN LOGO owned by Therme Development (CY) Ltd. (TD), mainly related to health spa resort services.

  • May 12, 2026

    Same Big Law lawyers, same old nonsense

    An American poet and critic named James Russell Lowell once said, “The foolish and the dead alone never change their opinions.” He forgot someone: Big Law lawyers.

  • May 12, 2026

    BINDING ARBITRATION

    Appeals by Vancouver School District (VSB) from three orders. Two procedural orders were made by Stephens J. staying the effect of an arbitral award and an order was made by Chan J., setting aside that award and substituting a lower valuation. The dispute arose under a long‑term commercial lease between VSB and Kingsgate/Beedie concerning rent for successive renewal terms.

  • May 12, 2026

    Relief from forfeiture: 8750297 Canada Inc. v. Ambassador Realty Inc.

    The Ontario Superior Court of Justice granted relief from forfeiture to an applicant who brought an application pursuant to s. 20(1) of the Commercial Tenancies Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. L.7 (CTA), and s. 98 of the Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.43 (CJA).

  • May 11, 2026

    Federal regulators to examine AI impacts on competition, privacy and broadcasting

    The Canadian Digital Regulators Forum (CDRF) is hosting an interactive workshop that will bring together regulators and stakeholders to discuss the growing impact of artificial intelligence across competition, privacy, copyright, telecommunications and broadcasting policy, according to a May 11 release.

  • May 11, 2026

    Proposed Quebec class action filed against Equifax and TransUnion

    A proposed class action has been filed in the Superior Court of Quebec against Equifax and TransUnion for alleged inaccurate credit information since 2023.

  • May 11, 2026

    Eric Wildhaber named vice-chair of Canadian International Trade Tribunal

    The federal government has appointed lawyer Eric Wildhaber as vice-chairperson of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) for a five-year term, the Department of Finance has announced.

  • May 11, 2026

    MP’s deepfakes bill would burden platforms, privacy lawyer says

    On May 6, Liberal member of Parliament Michael Coteau introduced a private member’s bill in Parliament to regulate the online use and dissemination of deepfakes, but high-profile privacy lawyer David Fraser warns that the proposed law will place an undue burden on digital platforms.

  • May 11, 2026

    The National Interest Waiver path to a U.S. green card

    National Interest Waivers to obtain a green card (permanent residence) in the U.S. are getting a lot of attention these days. With large backlogs creating long waits for some people applying for green cards, applying with a request for a National Interest Waiver of the usual labor market testing requirement to complete the process can make green card processing much quicker — if you qualify.

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