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October 30, 2026
A Canadian pay statement can be genuine and still prove the wrong point in a permanent resident (PR) residency case. The legal question is not simply who paid the worker abroad, but whether a qualifying Canadian business actually assigned that person to full-time work outside Canada on terms that meet the residency rules. Where the foreign role has no defined end or realistic Canadian position to return to, an employer’s letter may not resolve the problem.
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October 29, 2026
Canada must “prepare for all contingencies up to and including war and other worst-case scenarios,” Prime Minister Mark Carney announced as he unveiled his government’s plan to roll out a new national security strategy over the coming year to ensure that the country can “control its own destiny and is resilient in the face of daunting challenges.”
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October 29, 2026
In an open letter to provincial and territorial ministers, the interim commissioner of competition is encouraging the limitation of non-compete agreements to create a more competitive labour market.
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October 29, 2026
New penalties of up to $1.5 million are now in force for those who break the law when providing paid immigration or citizenship advice or representation — including licensed immigration consultants, lawyers and other authorized representatives, as well as people who give paid immigration or citizenship advice or representation without authorization.
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October 29, 2026
Let’s face it folks. Our legal system caters to the rich and, on occasion, the middle class. Most of society cannot afford good lawyers and are on their own navigating our legal system. There is a simple reason for this. Lawyers like to earn good money. It is impossible to do that serving clients who cannot afford to pay hundreds — or thousands — of dollars an hour.
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October 28, 2026
Ontario has announced that it is providing an $8-billion provincial tax relief measure over the next five years to lower the cost of business investment and permanently allowing businesses to immediately write off 100 per cent of the value of various assets.
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October 28, 2026
Starting Nov. 3, an Express Entry candidate can earn up to 100 Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points for a qualifying job offer in a high-wage occupation, and the offer no longer needs a labour market impact assessment (LMIA).
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October 27, 2026
The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has ordered a boarding school to pay a teacher $114,322 in compensation, finding his dismissal partly over Facebook posts criticizing Israel, including an exchange invoking Nazi medical experiments, constituted discrimination based on political belief.
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October 27, 2026
The Law Society of British Columbia (LSBC) says it is looking forward to working with the province’s newly elected Conservative government after years of conflict with the previous NDP administration.
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October 27, 2026
Recent terrorism allegations and official audits show why Canada needs better identity verification, intelligence sharing and follow-through, and two recent cases illustrate the stakes in Canada’s immigration-security system.
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October 26, 2026
The union representing Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) employees has called on the Ontario government to reverse a workplace injury insurance premium rate reduction, warning that planned layoffs will worsen service for injured workers.
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October 26, 2026
The invoice looks convincing. The supplier’s logo is familiar, the amount seems reasonable, and the email politely explains that banking details have changed. It even urges payment before Friday. In this fictional Canadian workplace, an AI system notices what the accounts payable team has missed: the new bank account also appears on invoices from two supposedly unrelated suppliers. A staff member calls the supplier using an established telephone number. The supplier knows nothing about the change.
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October 26, 2026
On Oct. 9, 2026, President Donald Trump wrote: “I have just concluded a highly successful discussion with President Vladimir Putin, of Russia, wherein it was agreed that Russia will immediately supply over 300,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel to the American and Global Marketplace, another 500,000 Tons during the month of November, and 1,000,000 Tons immediately thereafter.”
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October 23, 2026
Quebec runs its own immigration system, separate from the federal government, with distinct rules that reflect the province’s focus on French-language integration and low overall immigration levels. For corporations, this means that options to hire and retain foreign workers are more limited than in the rest of Canada, and processes often involve additional provincial steps.
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October 23, 2026
For the first time in more than 50 years, the Court of Appeal for Ontario has updated its test for leave to appeal from a decision of the Divisional Court. In Knauff v. Ontario (Human Rights Tribunal), 2026 ONCA 653, a five-judge panel confirmed that the test for leave is whether the proposed appeal raises an arguable question of law or mixed law and fact that is of sufficient public importance to warrant consideration by the Court of Appeal.
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October 23, 2026
Appeal by SaskEnergy Incorporated (SaskEnergy) from two decisions. Following two unrelated workplace incidents, five members of Unifor Local 649 (union) employed by SaskEnergy grieved management decisions requiring them to undergo drug and alcohol testing.
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October 22, 2026
The Supreme Court of Canada has granted Ottawa’s request for leave to appeal Federal Court rulings that held that the federal government wrongly declared a national “public order” emergency in 2022. On Oct. 22, the top court granted the federal government’s leave application and also granted leave to cross-appeal to the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) and the Canadian Constitution Foundation (CCF).
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October 22, 2026
Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) will decrease its average workplace injury insurance premium rate from $1.23 to $1.18 per $100 of insurable payroll in 2027, with more than 80 per cent of premium-paying businesses receiving a rate reduction, according to an Oct. 22 release.
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October 22, 2026
Canada’s Express Entry system is undergoing its most consequential recalibration in several years. The 2026 changes operate on two levels: an expanded and more demanding category-based selection framework introduced in February, and a significant redesign of the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) that will take effect on Nov. 3, 2026.
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October 22, 2026
The Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) is one of Canada’s central pathways for employers to hire foreign talent when no Canadians or permanent residents are available to fill a position. Unlike the International Mobility Program, which is LMIA-exempt, the TFWP requires employers to obtain a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) before a foreign worker can be hired. This LMIA process ensures that the employment of a foreign national will not negatively affect Canadian workers.
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October 22, 2026
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly moving beyond experimentation and into broad enterprise adoption at remarkable speeds. Once confined largely to niche technology companies, research institutions and startups, AI now sits at the centre of many traditional industries, reshaping sectors such as financial services, health care, manufacturing, logistics, energy and professional services, while creating ripple effects across global markets. Statistics Canada reported that AI adoption among Canadian businesses increased from 6.1 per cent in the second quarter of 2024 to 12.2 per cent a year later. By Q2 2026, adoption rates had reached 19.2 per cent.
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October 21, 2026
A new electoral coalition has formed ahead of next year’s Law Society of Ontario (LSO) bencher elections saying the regulator has lost its focus and needs to go back to the basics. The team, which refers to itself as CORE, is focusing on four commitments — focusing on the law society’s core function of regulation of the legal professions, open and transparent decision-making, restored accountability and ethical leadership.
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October 21, 2026
The federal government has announced a new Cabinet Directive on Regulatory Competitiveness and Red Tape Reduction, requiring regulators “to reduce regulatory burden costs by $2 for every $1 added.”
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October 21, 2026
A royal commission or national commission of inquiry into immigration could boost Canadians’ understanding of hot-button immigration issues and generate positive public dialogue as well as needed policy reforms, says an expert on Quebec’s uniquely autonomous immigration regime that sparks envy from other provincial leaders.
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October 21, 2026
I recently wrote about the spate of AI-generated departure posts on LinkedIn, in which lawyers thank everyone in the wonderful firms that they are leaving, lauding their phenomenal experience, and teasing the “next chapter of their journey.” I called it malarkey, but only because it is malarkey.