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June 08, 2026
The Law Society of Saskatchewan turned out a “solid” annual report for 2025 — and members should pay particular attention to the implementation of limited licensing in the province, says the regulator’s past president.
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June 08, 2026
In a recent decision, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List) reaffirmed the single proceeding model in insolvency matters, driven by a desire to avoid the inefficiency and fragmentation associated with multiple separate proceedings.
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June 05, 2026
Manitoba has passed Canada’s first nurse-to-patient ratio legislation to improve patient safety, support nurses and strengthen health care staffing across the province.
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June 05, 2026
Yukon’s Supreme Court has issued a directive on the use of generative AI “in written and oral representations” in a bid to reinforce the “integrity and credibility of legal proceedings.”
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June 05, 2026
When a Canadian court or tribunal finds that a party has relied on a case that does not exist, the consequence is far from uniform. In one decision, the lawyer responsible was ordered to pay $17,550 in costs personally. In another, the order was $100. In 60 of the 177 decisions we reviewed, the adjudicator identified the problem but imposed no consequence at all.
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June 04, 2026
The federal government’s new national artificial intelligence (AI) strategy indicates that legislative and regulatory changes are coming to facilitate Canada’s transformation into an AI leader among mid-sized nations, while also protecting the privacy and security of Canadians and businesses, as well as the country’s sovereignty.
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June 04, 2026
Ottawa has extended an engagement process on proposed reforms aimed at ensuring federal reviews and decision-making timelines for major projects take no longer than one year.
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June 04, 2026
On June 3, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) issued an alert warning that China’s military intelligence services are using professional networking and online job platforms to target current and former government and military personnel from Five Eyes countries, as well as individuals with access to classified or privileged information.
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June 03, 2026
Ottawa says it will extend for a year its steel tariff-rate quotas (TRQ) regime for imports from non-CUSMA partners and the existing horizontal tariff relief for eligible U.S. steel and aluminum products, and additionally, for eligible steel products subject to derivative tariffs.
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June 03, 2026
The issuance of USCIS Policy Memorandum PM-602-0199 has generated significant concern among foreign nationals living and working in the United States on temporary visas, particularly Canadian professionals employed in the U.S. The memorandum has also raised questions among Canadian citizens sponsored for permanent residence through marriage or close family relationships with U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents. Much of the concern centres on whether the memorandum signals a shift away from adjustment of status inside the United States and toward mandatory immigrant visa processing through U.S. consulates abroad.
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June 02, 2026
The Northwest Territories has introduced legislation to strengthen presumptive health coverage for the region’s firefighters and other first responders.
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June 02, 2026
Women in British Columbia earned 85 cents for every dollar earned by men in the province in 2025, according to the province’s third annual Pay Transparency Report. The gender pay gap in the province shrank from 18.4 per cent in 2022 to 14.5 per cent in 2025.
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June 02, 2026
The authority of a court is commonly associated with its majority decision. It is the majority judgment that resolves disputes, establishes binding precedent and shapes the law of the day. Yet history repeatedly demonstrates that some of the most influential judicial opinions were not written by those who prevailed, but by those who stood alone. The dissenting judgment occupies a unique place within the common law tradition. It is the conscience of the court, the safeguard against intellectual complacency and often the blueprint for future legal reform.
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June 01, 2026
The Yukon government has appointed Kurt Dieckmann as chair of the Workers’ Safety and Compensation Board, effective May 29.
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May 29, 2026
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has awarded $22.5 million in a class action against a Toronto plastic surgeon who had surveillance cameras throughout his clinic but did not inform patients or staff.
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May 29, 2026
The Federal Court of Appeal has set aside a labour board decision that dismissed allegations that a federal employee council violated the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act (FPSLRA) by counselling workers not to cross picket lines established during a legal strike by another bargaining unit.
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May 29, 2026
Law Society of Ontario (LSO) benchers made several changes to their rules and bylaws at the May 28 convocation, including changes to reporting requirements when lawyers and paralegals are accused of wrongdoing and expanding the certified specialist designation to include paralegals.
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May 28, 2026
The Federal Court has refused to grant summary judgment in a class action concerning allegations claiming physicians conducting mandatory pre-employment medical examinations for RCMP applicants committed sexual assaults and other misconduct over more than four decades.
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May 27, 2026
B.C. Labour Minister Jennifer Whiteside has appointed Raji Mangat to the WorkSafeBC board of directors as a public-interest representative, effective immediately.
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May 27, 2026
These days, there is a lot of chatter about AI replacing jobs — even those of professionals like doctors and lawyers. But the role of AI isn’t really to prepare a case for someone; there is far too much nuance to the practice of immigration law, and to what makes most cases successful, than can be boiled down to a formula that can be followed by AI. That said, more and more of the initial vetting of ideas regarding what kinds of status one might qualify for is being done through AI, with mixed results.
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May 27, 2026
Appeal by Korpan Tractor and Parts (“Korpan Tractor”) from conclusion that it wrongfully dismissed Denton. Denton worked for Korpan Tractor for several years. Following a heated exchange, Denton departed from Korpan Tractor. A few months later, Korpan Tractor sent Denton a letter accepting his resignation. Denton then commenced an action against it for wrongful dismissal, arguing that he was dismissed without cause and entitled to pay in lieu of notice.
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May 27, 2026
In white-collar crime investigations, the most dangerous fraud often sounds the most ordinary. A property acquisition, a refinancing, a redemption, a distribution: on paper, these can look like routine business decisions, but they can just as easily be the perfect disguise for self‑dealing, concealment and misrepresentation.
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May 26, 2026
It will be a jam-packed June of legal conferences at the Law Society of Saskatchewan, featuring sessions on child well-being in mediation, tribunal decision writing and the drafting of legislative documents in the environmental realm.
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May 26, 2026
An organization representing trial lawyers in the United States and Canada is highlighting mental health concerns in the legal profession and has developed a report outlining approaches that firms can take to address the issue. The white paper from the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL) on law firm mental health best practices says that culture change must come from the top, and that unless firm leadership embraces the change, it will not work.
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May 26, 2026
The Federal Court has allowed a judicial review in a case where a trucking company sought to hire temporary foreign workers but did not have ownership of the trucks itself.