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The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) recently rendered its much-awaited decisions in Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v Vavilov and companion appeals.

In the recent decision of Langenfeld v. Toronto Police Services Board, 2019 ONCA 716, the Ontario Court of Appeal set aside an earlier ruling that mandatory security checks for members of the public

The Act regulates in-house and consultant lobbyists.

Yesterday the current Ontario government introduced changes to the Labour Relations Act which strip away many of the measures implemented by its predecessor. According to Liberal Labour Minister Chris Bentley, the Labour Relations Statute Law Amendment Act, 2004 (Bill 144) is designed to restore a sense of balance to Ontario’s labour laws after thirteen years of ideological swinging between NDP and Conservative administrations.

Today, the Supreme Court of Canada granted leave to appeal in Carter v Canada (AG), which deals with the constitutionality of the assisted suicide provision of the Criminal Code

The Alberta Court of Appeal has ruled that Canada's amended Impact Assessment Act remains unconstitutional despite 2024 revisions intended to address Supreme Court concerns. The 4-1 majority decision found that federal oversight continues to exceed jurisdictional boundaries, particularly in regulating major resource and infrastructure projects that fall primarily under provincial authority. This landmark ruling marks the third time courts have invalidated the Act's Designated Projects scheme, raising critic

There have been considerable recent regulatory and legislative changes with respect to lobbying and conflicts of interest regimes at the federal level and in each of British Columbia and Quebec.

The Supreme Court of Canada held, in Nevsun Resources Ltd. v. Araya, that Canadian companies can be sued for breaches of customary international law relating...

In a rare pronouncement, in Vavilov v Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), 2019 SCC 65, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC)

This decision deals with the issue of whether a person who was wrongfully convicted due to a breach of his constitutional rights can claim Charter damages based on the negligent conduct of the Crown Attorney.

The third reporting cycle under the Canadian federal government's Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act (the "Act")...

While Election Day is behind us, the work of the Commissioner of Canada Elections, who is responsible for ensuring that the Canada Elections Act is complied with and enforced, is ongoing.

With Canada's 44th federal general election now underway, individuals and corporations that participate in the election or deal with public officials

Significant research and development is conducted in Canada, especially in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. Therefore, there has been much interest in a recent United States decision on experimental activity in the context of potential liability for patent infringement and the corresponding position in Canada.

Bill C-59 allows the government to review foreign investments if it is thought that they might compromise Canada’s national security. The amendment contains no definition of national security nor does it set out criteria to be considered when determining if an investment is a threat.

Courts do not have a "monopoly on adjudication"1 in an administrative state. Rather, administrative decision-makers make decisions daily that have a significant impact...

In a unanimous decision released on November 7, 2008 the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal in eBay Canada Ltd. et al. v. Minister of National Revenue, requiring that the appellants produce to the Minister of National Revenue confidential information maintained on computer servers located outside of Canada.

The Court of Appeal for Ontario recently released its decisions in six appeals regarding Ontario's Anti-SLAPP legislation.