January 09, 2026
A company that owned and operated a chemical manufacturing plant in Gatineau, Que., has been fined $1,350,000 by the Court of Quebec for violating the Fisheries Act.
January 08, 2026
The Supreme Court of Canada has never agreed to review an arbitral-related judicial decision after a provincial appellate court has made its ruling. While the SCC is willing to shape the law of arbitration agreements, it has dismissed leave applications in cases primarily focused on reviewing an arbitral award. This difference is quite notable.
January 07, 2026
Recent press coverage of the capture of Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, and his replacement with Delcy Rodríguez has been a case of fanciful explanations chasing very few facts. The administration has been of little help with its recent endorsement of Maduro’s second-in-command as the new leader of Venezuela.
January 05, 2026
Canadians may be interested in owning firearms for different reasons, including hunting, recreational or sport shooting, collecting or maintaining family traditions if they live in remote or rural areas of the country. Before anyone can own a firearm, they must go through rigorous training and successfully complete background checks.
January 02, 2026
The Federal Court has allowed a judicial review application and found that Environment and Climate Change Canada’s interpretation of the Clean Fuel Regulations concerning a carbon sequestering project in Alberta was unreasonable.
January 02, 2026
The Government of British Columbia has received more than 260 submissions through its “Ease of Doing Business” initiative and is reviewing them to “foster a business environment that supports good jobs and economic growth.”
December 24, 2025
Law360 Canada will be on a publishing hiatus from Dec. 25, 2025, to Jan. 2, 2026. We wish you a happy holiday and all the best for the new year.
December 19, 2025
The Federal Court has found that Canada’s duty to consult under s. 35 of the Constitution Act may be triggered for an Indigenous group located outside Canada based on an unproven claim that the group are Aboriginal people of Canada.
December 19, 2025
In an unusual and surprising move, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that a federal puisne judge, Justice Marie-Josée Hogue of the Quebec Court of Appeal, will become deputy minister of justice and deputy attorney general of Canada “early in the new year.”
December 18, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne has announced that the Canadian Climate Institute has been selected to lead the development of the made-in-Canada sustainable investment guidelines, also known as a taxonomy, for issuing bonds.