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This case has important implications for commercial transactions that involve the purchase and sale of ships

It is extremely dangerous to drink and operate a boat. It is never a good idea, and it comes with deadly consequences. If you are impaired and operating a boat, you can seriously hurt or kill someone.

The Federal Navigation Protection Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. N-22 came into force, making notable changes to Canada’s regulation of waterways.

It seems that some of the provisions are ambiguous or will be challenging to apply.

On April 2, 2009 the National Energy Board (Board) issued a milestone decision in denying Enbridge Pipelines Inc.'s (Enbridge) application for Tolls and Tariffs on its Line 9 pipeline in the RH-3-2008 proceeding.

The Transportation Safety Board has recently changed its regulations for the first time in 22 years.

Under the Canada Transportation Act (S.C. 1996, c. 10) ("Act"), a railway carrier is required to publish the tariffs it generally applies to all shipments...

On April 28, 2025, President Donald J. Trump issued Executive Order 14286, "Enforcing Commonsense Rules of the Road for America's Truck Drivers" (the "Executive Order").

P. Jeremy Bolger is Senior Counsel in BLG's Montréal office and one of the leading Canadian practitioners in maritime law.

With 13,300 km of coastline, Nova Scotia is uniquely situated to explore and develop marine renewable energy. The government of Nova Scotia had solidified the Province's commitment...

On April 30, 2019, Canada acceded to the International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks, 2007 (the "Convention")

The Plaintiffs, Burberry and Chanel, became aware of the Defendants' activities when the Canada Border Services Agency notified them of intercepted counterfeit product shipments.

In Avina v. Sea Senor, the British Columbia Supreme Court upheld the arrest of the ship, Sea Senor, in a dispute between the two shareholders of the company that owns the Vessel.

The Transportation and Safety Board of Canada is mandated under the Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board Act to investigate air, rail and shipping incidents to determine the root cause(s) of an accident in order to prevent its re-occurrence in the future.

The BC Supreme Court recently determined that the two-year limitation period found Article 16 of the Athens Convention (the "Convention"), incorporated into Canadian law through the Marine Liability Act, S.C. 2001, c. 6 ("MLA"), applies only to carriers.

On August 30, the Federal Court of Appeal released its decision in Tsleil-Waututh Nation v. Canada regarding the Governor in Council's (GIC) approval of the proposed Trans Mountain pipeline expansion (TMX) in 2016.