March 06, 2026
In a Charter s. 15(1) equality rights milestone, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that Quebec’s exclusion of refugee claimants from eligibility for subsidized childcare in the province unconstitutionally discriminates against women based on their sex.
March 06, 2026
Acting Commissioner of Competition Jeanne Pratt made her first speech as acting commissioner at the Open Banking Expo Canada 2026, noting that Canada is close to bringing open banking and data portability for consumers, calling for a robust regulatory framework for the legislation.
March 06, 2026
Canada and Japan are introducing a new strategic partnership across the areas of critical minerals, defence, energy, trade and technology.
March 05, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced new partnerships with Australia in investment, defence, security, critical minerals, energy and artificial intelligence.
March 05, 2026
Randall Kahgee has returned to Pape Salter Teillet LLP as senior counsel, according to the firm.
March 05, 2026
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has certified a class action for certain temporary workers challenging their contract terms including residence requirements, termination provisions, enforced seasonality and denial of employment insurance (EI) benefits despite paying into it. They argued the terms stemmed from motives to disadvantage racialized workers.
March 04, 2026
The federal government has announced it is renewing its economic relationship with China, with developments being made toward increasing exports to China by 50 per cent by 2030.
March 04, 2026
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has released updated results of its efforts to disrupt fraudulent investment websites targeting Canadians, reporting the take-down of more than 7,500 sites since last summer.
March 03, 2026
Law Society of Ontario (LSO) benchers have narrowly approved a mandatory Indigenous cultural competency course for all lawyers and paralegals, despite concerns it could lead to a repeat of the statement of principles drama that engulfed the law society several years ago.
March 03, 2026
The director of a group of companies that ran a now-defunct crypto trading platform has admitted responsibility for fraud and agreed to pay the B.C. Securities Commission (BCSC) $1 million.