Founder Series - Qnext (Podcast)

Canadian public authorities and courts are increasingly integrating artificial intelligence tools into their decision-making processes, raising critical questions about procedural fairness and the proper role of human judgment. This comprehensive analysis examines the evolving guidelines from Canadian judicial bodies and governments, explores key lessons from emerging case law, and identifies unresolved legal questions about AI's appropriate use in administrative and judicial contexts.

Canada's federal government is seeking public input on AI transparency measures that could introduce new disclosure obligations, incident reporting requirements, and tracking mechanisms for AI systems. Organizations have until September 23, 2026 to influence the regulatory framework before it takes shape through potential legislation, standards, or mandatory requirements.

Directors will be forgiven for feeling like AI is “everything everywhere all at once”. Yes, our reference to the 2022 Oscar winning film is intentional. Like the movie, AI defies easy categorization. It can be equal parts exhilarating and hallucinatory, impressive and uncomfortable.

On June 4, 2026, the Government of Canada released Canada’s National Artificial Intelligence Strategy: AI for All, a five-year plan to accelerate AI adoption, strengthen domestic AI capacity and build public trust in AI systems. With the release of the AI for All strategy, the Government does not announce a new omnibus AI statute. Instead, it sets out a more targeted policy framework, informed by industry and stakeholder feedback, that organizes federal AI policy around six pillars:

AI is accelerating how quickly work gets done. Outputs are generated faster. Tasks are completed more efficiently. Across industries, organizations are seeing real productivity gains.

AI is everywhere. It’s being tested, approved, and rolled out across organizations. Inaccurate and hallucinated outputs continue to surface, and legal and professional consequences make headlines. Earlier this year, the Georgia Supreme Court suspended a prosecutor after AI-generated fake citations appeared in a court filing, leading the court to vacate the ruling entirely.

The new brand reflects the company’s evolution beyond translation toward broader adaptive AI solutions for high-stakes communication. As enterprise AI rapidly transforms the way organizations operate, high-profile examples of hallucinated outputs and context failures are reshaping expectations around what enterprise AI must deliver.

Depuis le lancement de ChatGPT d’OpenAI à la fin de 2022, l’intelligence artificielle (IA) est rapidement passée d’une technologie faisant l’objet de projets pilotes expérimentaux à un levier opérationnel essentiel pour de nombreuses sociétés ouvertes.

On July 28, 2026, the Ontario Securities Commission’s (OSC) released its 2025 Crypto Assets Survey.[1] The report provides a useful snapshot of how Canadians engage with cryptocurrency assets...

Data centres are at the core of seemingly every major conversation today, whether economic technological, or political. They’re also critical infrastructure: they power cloud computing, enable AI and support the massive volumes of data generated across the economy.

Les sociétés minières canadiennes font face à une décision stratégique cruciale : s'inscrire à la TSX ou opter pour une bourse américaine comme le NYSE ou le Nasdaq. Cet article examine les avantages distincts de chaque marché, notamment l'expertise sectorielle du Canada, la profondeur des capitaux américains et les implications en matière de coûts, de conformité et de calendrier d'exécution.

Le propriétaire d’un immeuble a apporté des centaines de modifications à la conception et il a ajouté pour plus de 2,7 millions $ de travaux supplémentaires, a refusé d’accorder des prolongations de délai, puis a tenté de réclamer à son entrepreneur des dommages-intérêts liquidés pour les retards qui en ont résulté.

Deepfakes are reaching courts. Learn how a U.S. case dismissed for AI-generated evidence and Canadian authentication rules are changing what litigators must do now.

The Supreme Court of Canada has unanimously struck down a privative clause in the Conflict of Interest Act that attempted to bar judicial review of the Ethics Commissioner's decisions. The ruling establishes that the Constitution guarantees a minimum of legality review over all administrative decisions, with implications extending to labour relations, workers' compensation, and immigration legislation containing similar clauses.

Une fiducie de placement immobilier inscrite en bourse a réussi à restructurer environ 1 milliard de dollars de dettes en défaut en utilisant un plan d'arrangement en vertu de la LCSA, évitant ainsi une procédure formelle d'insolvabilité sous la LACC. Cette décision judiciaire démontre comment les outils du droit des sociétés peuvent servir d'alternatives efficaces aux procédures d'insolvabilité traditionnelles pour les sociétés ouvertes

When a building owner issued hundreds of design changes worth over $2.7 million in extra work but refused to grant schedule extensions, could they still claim liquidated damages for delays? The BC Court of Appeal's decision in CIMIC Morningstar Investments Ltd. v. Chandos Construction Ltd. examines four critical principles that construction parties must understand when managing delay disputes, including notice compliance, promissory estoppel, and the prevention principle.

La Cour d'appel de l'Ontario a statué qu'un contrat de construction conclu en 2020 demeure régi par l'ancienne Loi sur le privilège dans l'industrie de la construction, malgré l'entrée en vigueur de la nouvelle Loi sur la construction en 2018. Cette décision soulève des questions cruciales pour les entrepreneurs et propriétaires sur les délais applicables et les droits de privilège dans les projets de longue haleine.

Le gouvernement du Canada propose de modifier les règles fiscales pour exempter les transferts de polices d'assurance-vie entre conjoints des règles de juste valeur marchande réputée. Cette modification permettrait aux conjoints bénéficiaires de recevoir des reçus de don plus élevés lorsqu'ils font don de ces polices à des organismes de bienfaisance, tout en augmentant potentiellement les dons reçus par ces organismes.

Can the federal government regulate registered charities and revoke their status, or does the Constitution reserve this power exclusively to the provinces? Courts are now grappling with this question in constitutional challenges that could reshape charity oversight across Canada.

A publicly listed REIT successfully restructured approximately $1 billion in defaulted debt through a CBCA plan of arrangement without filing for CCAA protection, demonstrating how corporate law mechanisms can serve as practical alternatives to formal insolvency proceedings. The Ontario Superior Court's decision in Re Ravelin Properties REIT also clarified that confidential restructuring negotiations do not necessarily trigger material change disclosure obligations for public companies.