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The recent decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in Saskatchewan Federation of Labour v. Saskatchewan recognized for the first time a constitutional right to strike for employees.

The practical impact of this decision on private sector employees is limited as the Charter, and the constitutional guarantees it enshrines, applies only to government actions.

On December 8, 2006, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced the federal government’s new "Chemicals Management Plan". The plan will carry out the mandate established for the federal government in 1999 under the Toxic Substances Control part of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) to categorize by toxicity all of the chemical substances known or presumed to exist in Canada that are recorded on the Domestic Substances List.

On January 24th, 2017, President Trump issued an executive order inviting TransCanada Keystone Pipeline LP to re-submit its application to the State Department for a Presidential Permit...

Two recent cases have highlighted a serious weakness in the governance of the electricity sector in Ontario. The cases illustrate not just the immediate adverse effects of Government ...

On the eve of the Supreme Court of Canada's hearing on the constitutionality of the federal Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act (GGPPA), ...

Banks and other financial institutions often pursue parties from jurisdiction to jurisdiction to obtain and enforce judgments against them. Two pieces of legislation recently brought into force in B.C. make it easier and less costly to do so.

On July 1, 2006, the Prince Edward Island Franchises Act will come into force, making PEI the third Canadian province, after Alberta and Ontario, to regulate the relationship between franchisors and franchisees.

In January 2021, the Government of Canada announced new measures to address human rights abuses in Xinjiang, China.

Liberal leader Justin Trudeau has focused on appealing to progressive voters, including stepping up his criticism of the NDP and touting his government's track record on progressive issues.

The first sitting of the Alberta legislature for 2012 opened today with Lieutenant Governor Donald Ethell delivering the speech from the throne.

The Alberta Court of Appeal has ruled that key provisions of Canada's amended Impact Assessment Act remain unconstitutional, finding that federal authority continues to overreach into provincial jurisdiction despite legislative changes made after the Supreme Court's 2023 decision. The majority decision addresses fundamental questions about the constitutional limits of federal environmental assessment powers and their application to provincially regulated projects.

On Friday 24 June 2016, it was announced that Britain had voted to leave the EU. Prime Minister Theresa May has now appointed a Whitehall unit, the Department for Exiting the European Union...

On October 16, 2024, the Government of Canada announced the launch of consultations (the "Consultations") on its latest proposed measures to address modern slavery in Canadian supply chains.

The Regulation adds an additional category of pecuniary interest that is excepted from the conflict of interest restrictions in sections 100 to 103 of the Community Charter.

Recent rule amendments promulgated by the Law Society of Upper Canada have imposed certain "Know Your Client" requirements on lawyers in Ontario and it is anticipated that the Barreau du Quebec will soon impose similar rules.

The Electricity Restructuring Act (the "ERA") received third reading and royal assent on December 9, 2004 to become law two years to the day after the Ernie Eves government froze the price of electricity with the highly controversial Electricity Pricing, Supply and Conservation Act, 2002.