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March 05, 2026
A rapidly shifting geopolitical landscape marked by, as Mark Carney argues, the erosion of the international rules‑based order and intensifying technological competition has driven a fundamental reassessment of national security and defence policy in Canada. The federal government recently released Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS), a potentially transformative economic framework designed to strengthen national sovereignty and catalyze industrial growth.
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March 04, 2026
The Federal Court has ordered the disclosure of the identities of certain subcontractors recruited by a consulting firm to perform work under a federal contract, holding that the information was not exempt under the Access to Information Act (AITA) because their connection to the work was publicly discernible.
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March 04, 2026
Crawley MacKewn Brush LLP has admitted Mitchell Fournie to the firm’s partnership.
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March 04, 2026
The news is full of stories about foreign nationals running into problems with the agencies that are tasked with immigration enforcement, issuing immigration benefits and border concerns. While there have been some changes to the priorities and the policies utilized by these agencies, the recommendations about how to maintain status, avoid apprehension and demonstrate legal status if apprehended have largely not changed.
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March 04, 2026
Artificial intelligence (AI) scribes are increasingly being explored as a tool to ease administrative burdens during Canada’s primary health care crisis. These tools use generative AI to transcribe and summarize clinical conversations, producing notes, referrals, prescriptions and other documentation that are integrated with electronic medical records. In Ontario and across Canada, interest in AI scribes is accelerating, supported by programs such as those led by OntarioMD (with the Ministry of Health and Supply Ontario) and Canada Health Infoway (supported by Women’s College Hospital Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care).
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March 03, 2026
The Government of British Columbia is amending the Firefighters’ Occupational Disease Regulation under the Workers Compensation Act to add “eight more cancers to the workers’ compensation cancer presumptions for firefighters.”
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March 03, 2026
Emily Conte has joined McCague Borlack LLP as an associate in the firm’s Ottawa office.
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March 03, 2026
On Nov. 19, 2025, the Organization for Economic Co‑operation and Development (OECD) released updates to the Model Tax Convention and its commentary, introducing an express analytical framework for assessing when a remote employee’s home office may constitute a “permanent establishment” (PE) of their employer in another jurisdiction. These changes are particularly relevant for organizations with cross-border remote or hybrid work arrangements.
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March 03, 2026
Appeal by Purolator Canada Inc. from reviewing judge’s decision that the labour arbitrator’s award was reasonable. The issue on this appeal arose out of a judicial review of a labour arbitration grievance award. The arbitrator found that a COVID-19 mandatory vaccination policy imposed on a unionized workforce by its employer, Purolator, which remained in place between Jan. 1, 2022, and May 1, 2023, was unreasonable as of June 2022.
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March 03, 2026
Tumbler Ridge is a district municipality located in northeastern British Columbia, established in 1981 as a planned community to support coal mining development. The town has a population of around 2,500 and is notable as Canada's first UNESCO Global Geopark, designated in 2014 due to its significant paleontological discoveries, including dinosaur fossils.
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March 02, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced that Canada and India will enter into a new Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) by the end of this year, along with signing five memorandums of understanding and launching planning initiatives following his visit to New Delhi this week.
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March 02, 2026
Canada’s population won’t grow this year under the federal government’s current immigration levels plan, but the number of temporary residents in Canada remains at historically high levels, according to the latest analysis by the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO), which provides independent economic and financial analysis to Parliament.
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March 02, 2026
The Federal Court has allowed a judicial review of decisions refusing a company’s Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) applications, finding that the officer failed to address relevant documents and fettered discretion.
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March 02, 2026
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has announced charges have been laid as a result of an investigation into the “unauthorized hiring of foreign workers” by a company in Quebec.
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March 02, 2026
Ottawa says more than 85,000 Canadians have registered their presence in the Middle East with the Department of Foreign Affairs, urging those still in Iran to “shelter in place.”
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February 27, 2026
On Feb. 27, the federal government launched consultations on “potential ways to strengthen Canada’s automotive remission framework by further incentivizing companies to produce and invest in Canada, ensuring Canada remains a global powerhouse for automotive manufacturing.”
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February 27, 2026
In Stribling v. Starbucks Coffee Canada Inc., 2026 ONSC 1030, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice confirmed that employers and employees can form a legally binding agreement even where the agreement provides that a full and final release will be executed later. The decision illustrates that once the essential terms of a settlement are clearly set out and accepted, courts will hold the parties to those terms.
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February 27, 2026
“I’m really sorry that you are overly sensitive and therefore were hurt by what I said.”
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February 26, 2026
The Manitoba government is increasing its Small Business Venture Capital Tax Credit to $30 million from $22 million to stimulate private investment and speed up growth of early-stage and scaling companies.
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February 26, 2026
Séléna Flores-Desrochers has joined Langlois’ labour and employment law group in Quebec City, the firm has announced.
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February 25, 2026
Blaney McMurtry LLP has added three lawyers to its partnership: Rae Daddon, Deema Elshourfa and Sarah Mills.
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February 25, 2026
The federal government is investing $500 million to protect jobs in the forest sector and provide companies with stability against short-term shocks caused by U.S. trade measures.
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February 25, 2026
More than 100 legal and human rights experts, industry leaders and civil society organizations have released an open letter to Parliament warning that the proposed amendments to the Red Tape Reduction Act in Bill C-15 sets Canada on a “dangerous anti-democratic track” and that sweeping exemption powers for corporations should be removed.
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February 25, 2026
In part one of this article, we discussed many key provisions that families should consider including in a family shareholders’ agreement (a “family agreement”) in the context of succession planning. In part two, we will discuss the following additional key provisions that can be addressed in family agreements:
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February 25, 2026
The Ontario Divisional Court has dismantled a major pillar of the Human Rights Tribunal’s unfair drive to reduce its backlog by dismissing most claims without a hearing.