ArticleMunicipal Responsibility For Cycling SafetyAs the number of cyclists increases, what must municipalities do to keep them safe?CanadaTransportSiskinds LLP
ArticleNavigating New Speeds In Ontario: A Highway RevolutionOntario has decided to increase the speed limits on certain highways beginning on July 12th, 2024, which has caused both praise and discussion.CanadaTransportGluckstein Lawyers
ArticleNew Guidelines From Transport Canada On Automated Vehicle TestingIn June of 2018, Transport Canada released a report on automated vehicle testing, Testing Highly Automated Vehicles in Canada: Guidelines for Trial Organizations (the "Report").CanadaTransportBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
ArticleOverview Of Trucking Regulations In OntarioWhen a serious accident involving a truck happens in Ontario, the most important questions often go far beyond just the mechanics of the accident.CanadaTransportHowie, Sacks & Henry LLP
ArticlePlace Aux Jeunes Dans L'industrie Du Transport Routier Par Véhicules Lourds Au QuébecLa pénurie de conducteurs est un véritable casse-tête pour l'industrie du camionnage depuis de nombreuses années.CanadaTransportMcCarthy Tétrault
ArticleProposed Amendments To The Canada Transportation Act: Uncertainties ExacerbatedOn May 4, 2006, the Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, introduced amendments to the Canada Transportation Act. CanadaTransportStikeman Elliott LLP
ArticleQuebec’s New Truck Licence Transfer Rules: What Ontario Carriers Need To Do NowOntario commercial truck drivers with less than two years of heavy-truck experience must now pass a practical road test administered by Quebec's SAAQ before transferring their licence to operate heavy vehicles in the province. This new requirement follows fatal collisions and an Ontario Auditor General audit that exposed significant gaps in training standards and provider oversight. Carriers operating across the border need to factor these requirements into workforce planning, recruitment timelines, and disCanadaTransportMiller Thomson
ArticleQuébec Paves The Way For Young Truck DriversOn November 11, 2020, the Government of Québec published the Regulation to amend the Regulation respecting licences.CanadaTransportMcCarthy Tétrault
ArticleReasonable Doubt: We Were Promised HoverboardsGreat Scott! Last month, we entered the future. Rather, we went back to the future.CanadaTransportStevensVirgin
ArticleThe Connected City: Autonomous And Connected Vehicles And The Future Of LivingWho wouldn't want to live in a smart city?CanadaTransportBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
ArticleThe Sensor: Legal Insights Into Autonomous Vehicles - August 2018In litigation, aviation defendants often face an uphill battle in persuasively educating the Judge, Jury and opposing counsel as to how aircraft fly given the complexity of their systems. CanadaTransportBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
ArticleWhat You Should Know About JaywalkingAll too often, we find ourselves turning on the evening news to read the headline, "Pedestrian struck while jaywalking." CanadaTransportMcLeish Orlando LLP
ArticleWinter Driving Safety TipsAs we find ourselves approaching the inevitable winter months, we know that that snow and ice will come along with them. CanadaTransportGluckstein Lawyers
ArticleHeaded On The Highway: Selling Your DealershipA traditional exit option available to dealer principals is selling your dealership to an unrelated third party. Leaving your dealership to the next generation or a family member isn't always a viable option...CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawSotos LLP
ArticleContaining The Spread Of Fire(Wall)Implementation of internal firewalls between accident benefits and bodily injury departments has been a struggle for automobile insurers since the publication of the Insurance Bureau of Canada's Bulletin 184.CanadaInsuranceMiller Thomson
ArticleThe Court Of Appeal's Decision In Iannarella v. Corbett – Onus In A Motor Vehicle Accident And Surveillance DisclosureIn Iannarella v Corbett, 2015 ONCA 110, the Court of Appeal set aside the judgment that had been obtained at the Trial level and substituted a finding of liability against the Respondents/ Defendants. CanadaInsuranceTorkin Manes LLP
ArticleAn Expanded Approach To Vicarious Liability Under The Highway Traffic ActThe Court of Appeal for Ontario recently expanded the applicability of the vicarious liability provision outlined in s. 192(2) of the Highway Traffic Act in Desrochers v. McGinnis, 2024 ONCA 63.CanadaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationRogers Partners LLP
ArticleCar Accident Series: Black Ice And CollisionsWe all know when driving it's important to "keep your eyes on the road and your hands on the wheel."CanadaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationHowie, Sacks & Henry LLP
ArticleCommercial Vehicle Operator’s Registrations And Why They Matter In Trucking LitigationTruck accident cases are not only about what happened in the seconds before impact. They are also about what happened before the collision occurred. CanadaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationHowie, Sacks & Henry LLP