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On June 29, 2021, thermometers reached 49.6° C in Lytton, British Columbia, the hottest temperature ever recorded in Canada. The following day a wildfire, stoked by drought conditions and 70 km/h winds...

The National Energy Board is proposing changes to three regulations governing construction and excavation activities around NEB-regulated pipelines, two of which have not been updated since they came into effect in 1988.

When someone dies owning property in multiple countries, determining which law governs the estate becomes critical. The EU Succession Regulation has fundamentally changed how cross-border estates are administered for Canadians with European connections, introducing new planning opportunities through nationality elections that can override traditional forced heirship rules.

Subsequent advances under the mortgage may also have priority, unless, at the time of the advance, a lien had been preserved or perfected or the mortgagee had received written notice of a lien.

On November 1, 2012, the newly-elected Québec government tabled its first bill, titled Integrity in Public Contracts Act.

On December 31, 2019, the British Columbia Supreme Court confirmed that interlocutory injunctions, which can include police enforcement clauses...

Entrenched municipal bureaucracy and escalating tariffs are putting unprecedented pressure on project timelines and budgets, and even worse, cancelling the tendering of planned public infrastructure projects for this year.

On January 27, 2009, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty tabled Canada’s Economic Action Plan, the federal government’s 2009 budget (the Budget), which aims, through deliberate short-term deficit, to provide an economic stimulus for Canada’s economy and build long-term capacity.

On November 11, 2015, the Québec Government announced a Draft Regulation to amend the implementing regulations of the Act Respecting Contracting by Public Bodies with respect to supply contracts...

n Concrete Equities Inc. (Re), the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench determined that the receiver of a dissolved entity was not entitled to execute or deliver a proxy vote on behalf of the...

Recently, Alberta's Court of Queen's Bench held a multi-peril contract of insurance did not cover damage sustained to the structural integrity of a parkade.

The order also delayed that action by the City to give the property owner the opportunity to apply for and appeal the development permit.

A discussion on the increasing presence of the Dispute Review Board in the construction projects industry.

A panel from the Alberta Court of Appeal recently issued their split decision in Whissell Contracting Ltd. v. Calgary (City), 2018 ABCA 204, on May 25, 2018. In that decision, the Court said summary judgment may be appropriate...

As the construction industry continues to face rising costs and the influence of transformative technologies, it is increasingly important for participants on major projects to proactively...

This week the Supreme Court of Canada released two decisions and granted leave to appeal in one case likely to be of interest to Canadian businesses.

The adoption of a municipal zoning by-law that changes a property's zoning to "conservation" may result in disguised expropriation and force the municipality to compensate the landowner...