Quiz: Land Use Planning Reform

On October 7, the Government of British Columbia introduced Bill 20 in the B.C. legislature. Bill 20 implements long-anticipated reforms aimed at providing greater payment and cash-flow certainty for stakeholders...

The Government of Canada has announced a two-year extension to an existing ban on foreign ownership of Canadian housing.

Since April 1, 2021, residential projects of at least 450 m² (about 5 units or more) in Montréal have been subject to the By-law for a Diverse Metropolis (the BDM).

Many professionals (accountants, engineers, lawyers, dentists and other health professionals) operate through professional corporations believing this structure protects their personal assets from business liabilities. A recent Alberta Court of King's Bench decision serves as a reminder that this assumption can be wrong, and costly.

Discovering that your rental property has been damaged by a tenant can be a frustrating and costly experience. Landlords often wonder what their rights are and how they can legally recover the costs of repairs.

Starting in 2027, all Ontario project owners with contracts entered into on or after January 1, 2026, and most owners with contracts dating back to July 1, 2018, must start releasing statutory holdback to their contractors on an annual basis. This requirement is the latest in a series of construction payment reforms under Ontario’s Construction Act. It replaces the traditional model of retaining holdback until substantial performance. Owners and contractors who fail to comply with the notice and payment timelines face exposure to interest claims, payment disputes, and adjudication proceedings.

In KingSett Mortgage Corporation v Lumina Eclipse Limited Partnership, 2026 BCSC 1598, the Supreme Court of British Columbia confirmed that a developer’s failure to disclose material facts...

On October 7, 2025, British Columbia introduced Bill 20 – 2025 Construction Prompt Payment Act. On November 27, 2025, Bill 20 received Royal Assent. Bill 20 however has not yet come into force.

In early October 2025, the British Columbia provincial government introduced Bill 20: Construction Prompt Payment Act ("Bill 20") in an effort to streamline payments across the construction industry...

The Court of Appeal for Ontario has resolved a critical uncertainty in construction law regarding how holdback deficiencies should be calculated when owners fail to retain statutory holdbacks. The decision addresses whether contractors who have already been paid can claim additional priority over construction mortgages, and establishes important boundaries to prevent double recovery while balancing the interests of all parties in the construction pyramid.

On January 1, 2026, numerous major amendments to Ontario's Construction Act came into force.

For the most part, waiting to speak to a human customer service representative has become a thing of the past.

A five-year-old firmware defect in Coldcard hardware wallets has enabled attackers to systematically drain an estimated $116 million in Bitcoin from over 5,200 victims since July 2026. This unprecedented exploit raises critical questions about manufacturer liability and creates two distinct legal pathways for recovery: blockchain tracing against the perpetrators and potential litigation against Canadian manufacturer Coinkite for product defects that undermined the fundamental security promise of devices mar

Ontario's Bill 97 introduces sweeping reforms to freedom of information and privacy laws, fundamentally reshaping how public institutions handle access requests and protect personal data. The amendments establish new timelines, breach reporting requirements, and privacy impact assessment obligations that will require significant operational changes.

Canada's Competition Bureau has released updated guidelines addressing environmental claims and greenwashing under the Competition Act. The guidelines establish six compliance principles and clarify how businesses must substantiate environmental benefit claims following recent legislative amendments, including changes introduced by Bill C-15 that provide greater flexibility in substantiation methods while maintaining evidence requirements.

The RCMP recently executed the largest cryptocurrency seizure in Canadian history, confiscating over CAD $56 million in digital assets from the online trading platform TradeOgre.

Canada's federal government has introduced Bill C-36, marking a significant departure from its predecessor Bill C-27 by unbundling AI regulation from privacy reform and establishing a new regulatory framework centered...

This decision dealt with objections raised by the Globe and Mail to orders that would have required it to reveal a journalist's confidential source. The source provided information regarding the "Sponsorship Scandal" sought by a party in a civil action that arose out of the Scandal.

Griefbots use AI to create digital replicas of deceased individuals from their social media, messages, and recordings, raising complex questions about consent, privacy, psychological impact, and post-mortem dignity. Canadian law currently lacks comprehensive frameworks to regulate these AI personas, leaving gaps in protection for both the deceased and their loved ones.

Recent court decisions reveal a developing area of cyber insurance subrogation where insurers can potentially recover losses from vendors, financial institutions, and service providers who failed to meet specific cybersecurity obligations. These cases demonstrate that a cybercriminal's involvement does not automatically shield third parties from liability when they breach contractual duties or ignore red flags that contributed to the loss.