June 02, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has hired prominent Montreal lawyer Marc-André Blanchard, the former chair and CEO of McCarthy Tétrault LLP, as his chief of staff, while ex-federal justice minister David Lametti, counsel with Montreal’s Fasken, is also taking on senior responsibilities in the new Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), according to media reports.
June 02, 2025
The British Columbia Supreme Court has certified additional common issues regarding breach of contract and disgorgement in a national class action against a company operating a menstrual health app for alleged breaches of privacy rights.
May 30, 2025
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has announced the start of its OSC LaunchPad Long-Term Asset Fund Project, aimed at bringing new investment-fund products to market that are geared to long-term assets.
May 30, 2025
In a judgment that turns on the application of the constitutional doctrine of interjurisdictional immunity, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled 9-0 that Quebec’s Private Security Act (PSA) does not apply to two companies that engage in airport and marine port security in the province because the Quebec law impairs activities at the core of exclusive federal jurisdiction over aeronautics, navigation and shipping.
May 30, 2025
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal and remitted certain issues back to trial in a case where $800,000 in damages was ordered against a company that copied confidential source code.
May 23, 2025
A proposed class action against Canadian mall owner Cadillac Fairview Corp. Ltd., alleging the covert collection of biometric data from visitors to its shopping centres, has been denied certification by the British Columbia Supreme Court.
May 23, 2025
Dentons has announced the addition of Kosta Kostic as a partner in its corporate group in Montreal.
May 22, 2025
Manitoba has launched an innovation and productivity task force to advise the government on the implementation of new and emerging technologies and the promotion of data-driven decision-making according to a release issued by the province on May 22.
May 21, 2025
The Federal Court ruled that Iranian films at the centre of a copyright dispute between IPTV rivals are not protected by Canadian law, finding the defendants failed to establish the works’ authors or makers were from a treaty country.
May 16, 2025
The Competition Bureau has released its annual plan for 2025-26, saying it will continue to build on previous legislative changes aimed at enhancing competition, especially in the face of “rapid shifts in trade, market dynamics and technology.”