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June 24, 2026
When we picture gig work, we think of a rideshare app or a food courier weaving through downtown traffic on a wobbly bike. That image is already outdated. The fastest-growing frontier of contingent labour isn’t on the road — it’s in the boardroom of white-collar work.
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June 23, 2026
The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs has publicly weighed in on a Supreme Court of Canada nomination, stating they “wholeheartedly endorse” Manitoba Court of King’s Bench Chief Justice Glenn Joyal’s candidacy and are “confident he will bring fairness, wisdom and humility to Canada’s highest court.”
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June 23, 2026
For years, the conversation surrounding mental health in the Canadian legal profession operated under a false assumption: that stress is an equal-opportunity employer. The prevailing narrative suggested that because the practice of law is inherently demanding, every practitioner faces identical hurdles, and therefore, the same prescription of individual “resilience” should suffice to keep teams high-performing and healthy.
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June 22, 2026
Ontario Premier Doug Ford and South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) aiming to strengthen collaboration and economic opportunities in sectors including energy, critical minerals, nuclear technology, mobility, automotive and electric-vehicle manufacturing, aerospace, agri-food and life sciences.
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June 22, 2026
Roper Greyell has welcomed Abigail Owen and Jade Tsui as associates in Vancouver.
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June 22, 2026
Gowling WLG has added Lisa Cabel as a partner and Kaley Dodds as counsel in its employment, labour and equalities group in Toronto.
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June 22, 2026
Manitoba Court of King’s Bench Chief Justice Glenn Joyal, widely reputed in recent years to be a leading candidate for appointment to the Supreme Court of Canada, has been nominated to fill the western vacancy that opened up with the May 30 retirement of Supreme Court of Canada Justice Sheilah Martin, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on June 22.
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June 19, 2026
Mathews Dinsdale has added Zoe Aranha as an associate in its Toronto office.
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June 18, 2026
The Law Society of Ontario (LSO) has chosen Shalini Konanur to serve as treasurer for the 2026-27 term. The Toronto-area bencher was elected by her colleagues at a meeting June 17. Konanur, the first racialized woman to serve in the top job, will officially take over from current treasurer Peter Wardle at the LSO’s June 25 convocation.
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June 18, 2026
Canadian employment law has long attempted to balance two competing objectives. On one hand lies the protection of employees, who are generally regarded as the more vulnerable party in the employment relationship. On the other lies the principle of contractual certainty, which permits employers and employees to define their rights and obligations through freely negotiated agreements.
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June 17, 2026
Crawford Munroe Thomson LLP has named Leigh Stansfield as a partner, effective July 1, the firm says. She becomes the first associate in the firm’s history to join the partnership.
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June 17, 2026
The Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision in Wallbridge, Wallbridge v. Poupore, 2026 ONCA 417 is a useful reminder that courts do not rescue parties from incomplete compensation arrangements simply because the result may seem unfair.
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June 17, 2026
The Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that a lawyer who was paid on a contingency basis is not entitled to commissions for work on files completed after his departure, finding that his employment agreement provided for compensation only for claims successfully resolved while he remained at the firm.
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June 17, 2026
On June 9, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) updated its Program Delivery Instructions (PDIs) for in-Canada temporary special measures related to Haiti, Palestine, Sudan and Ukraine: Program delivery update: Crisis Response Temporary Measures.
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June 17, 2026
Used by hostage negotiators, journalists, mediators and others, active listening provides a shortcut to developing trust and understanding between people.
For lawyers, its application is professionally significant: those who listen actively stand to develop stronger client relationships, gain clearer insight into client needs and are better positioned to provide effective representation.
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June 17, 2026
Appeal by Thomas from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Tribunal (Tribunal) dismissing his appeal of a determination by WorkSafeNB concerning the calculation of his loss‑of‑earnings benefits. Thomas worked as a paramedic for Ambulance New Brunswick and later developed Post‑Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) arising from cumulative workplace trauma. He was suspended in July 2014 following drug‑related criminal charges and was later dismissed after pleading guilty and serving a term of imprisonment.
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June 16, 2026
On June 16, the Competition Bureau launched an examination of Canada’s food supply chain, which will “identify how greater competition can help improve outcomes for Canadians at the grocery store.”
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June 16, 2026
Ottawa has proposed a new legislative regime for private-sector privacy regulation that imposes a raft of obligations on how businesses and other non-governmental organizations handle Canadians’ personal data, with oversight from a robust dual privacy and digital harms regulator armed with audit and binding order-making powers, backed by hefty administrative monetary penalties (AMPs) and fines for the most serious new offences.
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June 16, 2026
Hicks Morley has added Isabel de Wolde in Toronto and Jessica DeForest in Waterloo as associates.
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June 15, 2026
Law360 Canada is seeking participants for an anonymous survey on career and life satisfaction in the legal profession.
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June 15, 2026
A recent British Columbia Supreme Court decision adds to the developing body of Canadian privacy class action jurisprudence and may be of particular interest to organizations that collect, store or manage sensitive personal information.
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June 15, 2026
“I'm so old, I don't buy green bananas anymore.” ~ Lou Holtz, American college football coach.
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June 12, 2026
As a mediator, I often hear employers and employees talk past each other on summary dismissal. The employer is convinced it had ironclad cause, while the employee is convinced the dismissal was unjustified. They become entrenched in their positions and stop listening.
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June 12, 2026
Alberta’s highest court has ruled that the province’s public interest commissioner was within his rights to anonymize the identities of witnesses as part of its investigation into the conduct of a school superintendent, saying procedural fairness was met in the case.
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June 11, 2026
Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Governor of Pennsylvania Josh Shapiro have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to expand energy trade and infrastructure, critical minerals, manufacturing, life sciences and more.