In-House Counsel
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September 23, 2025
TikTok broke privacy laws, collected children’s sensitive data: report
Canadian privacy authorities have found that TikTok breached federal and provincial privacy laws by collecting vast amounts of personal information, including biometric data, from Canadian users, including children, without obtaining meaningful consent.
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September 23, 2025
Getting to ‘yes’: Settlement approvals for persons under disability
No settlement involving a person under disability, which includes the elderly incapable of managing their property and personal care, is binding on that incapable person unless the court approves of the settlement. That is because, while settling disputes before a hearing is encouraged by our judicial system, the legislature also recognizes that the incapable person would not have been able to properly consent to the settlement, and the court ought to review settlement for appropriateness to safeguard the incapable person’s interests.
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September 22, 2025
Court upholds certification denial for major junior hockey abuse class action as unmanageable
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld the refusal to certify a class action alleging decades of systemic abuse in major junior hockey, deferring to a motion judge’s conclusion that the case would be unmanageable.
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September 22, 2025
Immigration program plagued by backlogs and uncertainty
Immigration has always been central to Canada’s growth, with governments arguing that newcomers are vital to the economy, diversity and innovation. However, in 2025, immigration became the subject of sharp public debate.
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September 22, 2025
Federal regulators warn of privacy, copyright risks from AI-generated media
Canadian regulators are concerned that the rapid spread of artificial intelligence (AI)-generated synthetic media could increase the spread of disinformation and deceptive content, erode privacy and raise issues of copyright ownership and use.
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September 19, 2025
SCC rules 5-4 in favour of Toronto homeowners’ adverse possession claim against municipal parkland
In a far-reaching adverse possession judgment that rejects a judge-made immunity for municipal parkland facing matured possessory claims in Ontario, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled 5-4 that two Toronto homeowners own a piece of adjoining municipal parkland that was fenced into their backyard decades ago by the home’s previous owner.
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September 19, 2025
CRA hires more staff, boosts digital tools to cut wait times during 100-day improvement plan
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is enhancing its ability to answer taxpayer calls, working through a backlog of tax adjustments, and expanding digital self-serve options as part of its 100-day service improvement plan.
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September 19, 2025
Foreign worker program needs reform, not elimination
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre’s recent statement that the foreign worker program should be shut down is nothing more than opportunistic political posturing. He was joined by an unlikely bedfellow: B.C. Premier David Eby. Both are trying to capitalize on the frustration of young Canadians who face high unemployment.
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September 19, 2025
The Friendly Bar Series, No. 12: This little piggy went to the bar — paths, practice and professionalism
Every lawyer in Ontario remembers their call to the bar. Whether it was in January, June or September, the ceremony is a mixture of ceremony and nerves, family pride and personal relief. The gowns are pressed, the oaths are sworn, and suddenly the profession grows a little larger, a little younger and a little louder.
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September 18, 2025
Agreed changes without fresh consideration: Reconciling contract law, constructive dismissal
In a recent mediation, a lawyer raised an intriguing point regarding mid-employment contract changes.