January 22, 2026
In the volatile global marketplace for “Plan B” residency and secondary citizenship, a new titan has emerged — and it isn’t a Mediterranean tax haven or a Caribbean island. With the quiet implementation of Bill C-3, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (2025), on Dec. 15, 2025, Canada has effectively disrupted the multibillion-dollar “golden passport” industry, positioning the Canadian passport as the most sought-after asset in global mobility.
January 21, 2026
In a case that might land on the steps the Supreme Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Appeal has ruled unanimously that the federal cabinet wrongly invoked the Emergencies Act to declare a national “public order” emergency in 2022.
January 21, 2026
Lawyers who live in a billable-hour world know that time is money, but for those working with traumatic subject matter, time equals exposure. The more hours spent inside a client’s worst days, the more likely it is that the work follows you home at night.
January 20, 2026
For the fourth year in a row, Canada has slightly exceeded its target for the immigration of French-speaking permanent residents.
January 19, 2026
Requesting immigration status at the border or filing for an immigration benefit with the U.S. government has many pitfalls and challenges, many of which can be avoided with careful planning and strategic decision-making. Some of the best ways to avoid immigration pitfalls include the following:
January 16, 2026
The Supreme Court of Canada began hearings in its very busy winter session this week, which features a potentially watershed constitutional appeal and the surprise announcement that Justice Sheilah Martin, the court’s senior western judge, will retire next spring.
January 16, 2026
New Brunswick’s Liberal government is opening an anti-racism office to promote “equity and inclusion” in the province — and is now stating it has completed a little more than half the recommendations made in a commissioner’s report on the prevalence of systemic racism.
January 15, 2026
The Federal Court has upheld a negative labour market impact assessment (LMIA) issued by Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), finding that the employer failed to justify the need to hire a foreign transport truck driver or demonstrate reasonable efforts to recruit Canadians.
January 13, 2026
Supreme Court of Canada Justice Sheilah Martin, a former University of Calgary law dean and one of the apex court’s criminal and constitutional law experts, will retire May 30, 2026, after working at the high court for more than eight years.
January 09, 2026
Quebec Court of Appeal Justice Marie-Josée Hogue is retiring Feb. 1, 2026, from her full-time job on the federal bench — one day before starting work on Feb. 2 as deputy minister of justice and deputy attorney general of Canada, Law360 Canada has learned.