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November 06, 2026
With all its Quebec judges warning, in dissent, against the improper expansion of federal authority over labour relations, the Supreme Court of Canada has 5-4 affirmed that a union certification bid from Quebec falls within derivative federal jurisdiction over labour relations rather than under the province’s labour code. On Nov. 6, Justice Andromache Karakatsanis, writing for the majority, dismissed the attorney general of Quebec’s appeal: Quebec (Attorney General) v. SGS Canada inc., 2026 SCC 37.
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November 06, 2026
The federal government has announced changes to the low-wage stream of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, extending the maximum duration of employment from one year to two years and allowing applications for early childhood educators in metropolitan areas with unemployment rates of six per cent or higher.
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November 06, 2026
Reactions to the recently released federal budget have ranged from welcoming to warning, as organizations stress the need for stability amid ongoing economic uncertainty. Budget 2026, released on Nov. 5, emphasized growth and sovereignty with proposals geared towards energy infrastructure, critical minerals, affordability and supporting the arts.
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November 06, 2026
The Ontario Superior Court has certified a class action against TD Bank over allegations that it misrepresented its anti-money laundering (AML) controls, after its main U.S. operating subsidiary and its holding company pleaded guilty to criminal conspiracy to commit money laundering.
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November 06, 2026
The Manitoba Court of King’s Bench has dismissed what it described as the final class action relating to Bill C-18, the Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act, which also encompassed the Canadian Wheat Board (Interim Operations) Act.
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November 06, 2026
The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has found that a Toronto lawyer directed a “wash trade” to artificially lower the share price of a public company based out of B.C.
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November 06, 2026
Legal observers are raising alarm bells about Ontario’s new omnibus red tape bill, saying it will largely eliminate the ability of people to hold the government accountable for decisions that could impact the environment and their communities.
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November 06, 2026
In the course of their compliance programs, reporting entities must obtain beneficial-ownership information and take reasonable measures to confirm its accuracy. Beneficial-ownership (BO) registers are meant to make the people behind corporations more visible. But what does a register entry actually establish? A recent CorpCentre research report — “Research Report 12 — Who Verified the Beneficial Owner?” — measured what federal public records show across filing histories. Its findings on accuracy and currency may lead you to revise your procedures.
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November 06, 2026
In 2020, Dr. Michael Schecter sold his dental practice. A condition of closing was that every associate dentist sign an agreement containing a five-kilometre non-compete. One associate was his father, Dr. Ira Schecter, who had owned the practice until 2014. The father resigned in October 2021, began practising within the five kilometres and argued that Ontario’s new statutory ban on non-competes made the covenant unenforceable. Justice Mohan Sharma held that the ban applies only to agreements made on or after Oct. 25, 2021, and granted the injunction: Parekh v. Schecter, 2022 ONSC 302.
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November 05, 2026
Capping bank customers’ liability for unauthorized transactions, extending the ban on foreign ownership of residential real estate and an enhanced capital gains exemption — along with new and stiffer penalties for environmental and fisheries violations — are among the myriad legislative changes the Carney government has proposed in its second budget.
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November 05, 2026
Mathews Dinsdale has welcomed Anne Gallop and Jennifer Hodgins as partners and Julia Bassett as counsel in its Toronto office.
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November 05, 2026
Jean-François De Rico has returned to Fasken as a partner in its business law group in Quebec City.
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November 05, 2026
Aleksandra Finelli has joined Aird & Berlis as a partner with the firm’s real estate team.
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November 05, 2026
The news feeds of lawyers and CEOs in North America have recently blown up due to Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP’s billion-dollar U.S. law firm dissolving seemingly overnight leaving hundreds looking for new work. It seems only yesterday that this happened with Minden Gross and Heenan Blaikie in Canada. When this happens, the speed with which it seems to happen always leaves those reading about it scratching their heads: how is it possible that this could happen to such large firms? Is the legal industry secure? Is it AI, poor culture or something nefarious causing this? If you are an employee or partner at a law firm or a law firm owner, how can you mitigate these risks?
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November 05, 2026
Can a road be a public highway even if nobody has ever driven on it, the municipality has never maintained it, and a private company is its registered owner? A recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision suggests the answer may be yes.
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November 04, 2026
The federal government has unveiled anti-financial-crimes legislation that would, among other things, make it a criminal offence to operate an unlicensed cryptocurrency automated teller machine (ATM) and enable “law enforcement” to search and seize mail.
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November 04, 2026
The Newfoundland and Labrador government has introduced civil forfeiture legislation aimed at allowing the seizure of proceeds and assets connected to criminal activity, according to a Nov. 4 release.
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November 04, 2026
The Federal Court has upheld penalties totalling $250,000 imposed on a cannabis marketing company for unlawful cannabis promotion and event sponsorship, rejecting arguments that Health Canada failed to adequately consider the Charter value of freedom of expression.
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November 04, 2026
As voting for the upcoming bencher election approaches, lawyers in Alberta are being encouraged to consult the Law Society of Alberta’s (LSA) website for information about the candidates.
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November 04, 2026
Colin Carruthers has joined KMB Law as a partner and head of its intellectual property practice in Toronto.
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November 04, 2026
In part one of this three-part series, I wrote about young lawyers who think it makes sense to do residential real estate to generate cash flow when they launch a new legal practice, with a view to ultimately developing a practice in a different area of law.
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November 03, 2026
The B.C. Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT) has rejected social media platform X’s bid to recover about $119,000 in costs from a woman whose intimate image remains accessible to X users outside Canada after X chose to geofence it rather than delete it as ordered.
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November 03, 2026
Andrew Elbaz has joined DLA Piper as a partner in its corporate practice in Toronto.
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November 03, 2026
Part one of this series set out the current baseline of the Canada Revenue Agency’s information-gathering powers under ss. 231.1 and 231.2 of the Income Tax Act, and the two judicial limits that frame them: Canada (National Revenue) v. Cameco Corporation, 2019 FCA 67 on oral questioning, and Canada (Attorney General) v. Chambre des notaires du Québec, 2016 SCC 20 on solicitor-client privilege.
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November 03, 2026
The recent Canada Investment Summit generated significant discussion about Canada’s ability to attract new investment and support long-term economic growth. For foreign companies and investors evaluating opportunities in Canada, tax planning is not merely a compliance matter. It can affect deal economics, financing flexibility, cash repatriation, treaty access and exit value.