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The Canadian government proposed significant changes to the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act (Canada) on November 26, 2022. The public consultation period recently closed on February 9, 2023.

The Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-36, as amended ("CCAA") permits a court having jurisdiction over proceedings for the restructuring of an insolvent company to make certain orders, to secure payment of the fees of certain officials involved in those proceedings, including the Monitor of the insolvent company appointed for the restructuring proceeding.

Canadian trucking companies and Canadian transportation brokers are always at risk for nuclear verdicts[1] for their operations when they go into the Unites States of America.

The Supreme Court examined the standard of fault constituting conduct barring limitation under the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, 1976.

The Jones Act is a United States ("US") statute barring foreign vessels from moving goods between two points in the US. The little-known Coasting Trade Act (the "CTA"), administered by Transport Canada...

Reports of deadly collisions on Ontario waters are unfortunately common every summer. Just last month, reports of a tragic boating crash emerged from Rice Lake near Peterborough.

The Act's central purpose is to formalize the oil tanker moratorium on British Columbia's north coast.

Aircraft lessors and financiers may be held liable for Canadian air navigation and airport service charges incurred by airlines operating the aircraft as a result of a recent decision by the Supreme Court of Canada.

Transport Canada has requested written comments on its proposed amendments to the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations ("TDGR") on or before May 27, 2019

The Supreme Court of Canada has recently decided that the provincial workers’ compensation regimes are constitutionally valid with respect to maritime workplace injuries and neither an injured maritime worker, nor his estate may sue an employer who is subject to the workers’ compensation regime.

It's been said that peace is not found in a calmer storm, it's found in a better boat. So too is peace of mind found in better boat safety.

For as long as ships have sailed our oceans, seafaring skills and knowledge have been fundamental to ensuring safety in maritime transport.

On June 29, the Government of Quebec launched the province's first maritime strategy. The strategy covers the 15-year period from 2015 to 2030.

In a case that raises interesting constitutional questions, the Québec Superior Court recently held that the sale of a bedplate and crankshaft for the use aboard a vessel falls outside of the scope of Canadian Maritime Law.

After a detailed analysis of the applicable legal principles, Justice Phillips answered the first question by establishing that there was an infringement of section 7 of the Charter.

The Supreme Court of Canada has confirmed that under British Columbia law finance companies may be vicariously liable for motor vehicle accidents when they finance a consumer’s acquisition of a motor vehicle through a lease with an option to purchase instead of a contract of conditional sale Transportaction Lease Systems Inc. v. Jennifer Yeung, 2007 SCC 45.

To further the GATS negotiations, revised market access offers have been made by Canada and other WTO members. It remains to be seen whether the persuasiveness of these revised offers will achieve a binding undertaking among members before the next ministerial conference in December — the outlook is not promising.

Certification is a vital step in every class action. In order for a class action to be certified, the proposed representative plaintiff must show "some basis in fact" to believe that the certification requirements are met.