On November 8, 2018, British Columbia's government passed Bill 48, the Temporary Foreign Worker Protection Act (the "Act").

The BC Supreme Court recently confirmed that third-party proponents can be held liable for torts affecting a First Nations' established or claimed Aboriginal rights and title.

In Sienna v. Duckett, 2025 ONCA 867, the Court of Appeal allowed the plaintiffs leave to amend their claim against the Attorney General of Canada relating...

On April 29, 2016, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled unanimously in World Bank Group v. Wallace that documents from World Bank Group investigations remain immune from document production requests...

In June 2019 the Employers' Edge Blog examined Ontario Bill 124, the Protecting a Sustainable Public Sector for Future Generations Act, 2019 after the Bill's first reading.

In his recent decision in Aecon Construction Group Inc. v. The Queen, Justice Angers of the Tax Court of Canada adopted a practical and sensible approach to the problem of an expert witness potentially being conflicted out of a tax appeal because of having been approached by one of the parties which then decides not to commission a report from that expert.

The <I>Reporting of Exported Goods Regulations (2004)</I>, which are expected to be brought into force in November 2004, introduce changes in the manner that goods exported from Canada must be reported. These changes affect all exporters, customs brokers and carriers in Canada.

Five years after repeal of the Public Tender Act, specific details of the operation of the Public Procurement Act (the "Act") remain a mystery to many.

On January 8, 2012, the Mikisew Cree First Nation and the Frog Lake First Nation (the First Nations), both located in Alberta, filed notices of application (the Applications) with the Federal Court seeking judicial review of the omnibus statutes Bill C-38 and Bill C-45 (collectively, the Bills), as well as the federal government’s underlying policies that led to those enactments. Bill-C-38, which was passed as the Jobs, Growth and Long-term Prosperity Act, included substantial amendments to the

Now that the Conservative government of Stephen Harper has promised to move forward with its "strong and ambitious Free Trade Agreement agenda," it is time to reflect on how this agenda will interact with the changing nature of manufacturing in Canada. Published in the The Globe and Mail online.

As the rhetoric on carbon pricing between the federal government and certain provinces ramps up, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce (the Chamber) ...

The federal government is near to completing its share of the legislative role in ratifying a very important tool for the resolution of investor-state disputes.

On June 29, 2010, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law ("UNCITRAL") amended its Arbitration Rules that were originally adopted in 1976.

On October 6, 2005, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal released its decision in Cherry Stix Ltd. v. President of the Canada Border Services Agency. The CITT’s decision is the first to consider an (until now) untested provision which specifies the circumstances in which a non-resident importer’s acquisition cost could qualify as the appropriate value for duty of imported goods.

Belobaba J. recently certified a proposed class action against the Ontario government over the operation and administration of a provincial social assistance program for developmentally disabled persons.

On January 22, 2008, the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal by the Commissioner of Competition in the Labatt/Lakeport merger, delivering its judgment from the bench, after having heard arguments only from the Commissioner's counsel.

While 2018 ushered in a number of significant changes to Ontario's pension legislation, including a major revamping of the funding rules for defined benefit plans ...

In January 2025, former Federal Minister of Health, the Honourable Mark Holland, released a Letter to provinces and territories on the importance of upholding the Canada Health Act – 2025. We wrote about it here.

Does a regulatory barrier impede your access to an export market? Does a government measure discriminate against or otherwise harm your business operations? In recent years, there have been significant developments in international trade and investment protection law that offer potential responses to regulatory measures that have a negative impact on business. These changes have enhanced both the scope of the obligations under these agreements and their enforcement.