April 20, 2026
In a decision released on April 16, the Federal Court awarded a prison inmate significant damages for injuries he sustained after being assaulted by a guard and for a breach of his Charter s. 7 right to security of the person, but stopped short in agreeing with the plaintiff’s argument that Correctional Service Canada (CSC) is unwilling to discipline staff for misconduct.
April 16, 2026
Ottawa has tabled sweeping new rules that would require banks, airlines, telecom companies and other federally regulated businesses to offer and provide services in French and ensure employees in many workplaces can work in French.
April 16, 2026
First Nations leaders in Manitoba are claiming to have been wrongly left out of an agreement between the province and Ottawa designed to accelerate assessments of how development projects will impact the environment.
April 16, 2026
The British Columbia government has introduced legislation as part of a treaty implementation process with the Kitselas First Nation.
April 15, 2026
As B.C. contemplates making changes to its landmark Indigenous relations law, the president of the province’s bar association is affirming her organization’s support for the legislation and is calling on the government to be transparent in its implementation. In a statement issued April 14, Canadian Bar Association British Columbia Branch (CBABC) president Patricia Blair called the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA), which mandates the B.C. government to bring provincial laws into alignment with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), the cornerstone of British Columbia’s commitment to reconciliation.
April 13, 2026
Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC) is calling on provincial ministries, municipalities and other public institutions to showcase innovative projects that advance access to information and transparency as part of Transparency Challenge 3.0.
April 13, 2026
A B.C.-based lawyer is saying a recent decision by the province’s top court in a land claim is of “particular significance and precedential value” as it represents the first time the court has made a declaration of Aboriginal title.
April 10, 2026
Toronto’s Osgoode Hall Law School has unveiled a new million-dollar fund to help support access to justice research and students pursuing careers in the area of public interest.
April 09, 2026
Saskatchewan’s law society has listed several upcoming conferences, including one exploring the use of mediation and another highlighting the contribution of Asian legal professionals.
April 08, 2026
Ontario’s controversial legislation allowing it to fast-track infrastructure projects is facing a constitutional challenge. A coalition of public interest and environmental groups is saying the Special Economic Zones Act (SEZA), which allows the province to establish areas where infrastructure and resource developments are exempt from provincial or municipal laws that might otherwise apply, violates s. 92 of the Constitution Act, 1867, which grants the legislature exclusive power to make laws.