Changes to The Health Information Protection Act (Saskatchewan) (HIPA) and Regulations came into effect on August 1, 2023, and will have a major impact on organizations that provide health...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published a new set of guidelines designed to help organizations assess their security and privacy controls.

The use of ChatGPT in particular has garnered much attention and despite the many potential uses of the technology, many are concerned about the risks, legal implications and potential for misuse.

Canada's Privacy Commissioner found that X Corp. and xAI violated PIPEDA by launching Grok's AI image-generation tool without proper safeguards, enabling the creation of millions of non-consensual deepfakes.

A new regulation in B.C. sets the minimum number of housing units allowed on each parcel of land in single-family zones – with higher density near bus stops to encourage public transit use.

As discussed in our previous blog post, on July 18, 2024, British Columbia made changes to the Residential Tenancy Regulation ("RTR"). Under these new changes, landlords and homebuyers...

On January 1, 2025, the B.C. government's newest Homes for People Plan initiative, a house flipping tax, came into effect. The new tax is applicable to properties sold in BC after less than two years of ownership...

As part of the Manitoba Budget 2024 titled "One Future. One People. One Manitoba." the provincial government announced a Rental Housing Construction Tax Credit (RHC), effective for the 2024 tax year...

On July 13, 2020, Infrastructure Canada announced that three communities in Alberta will receive Federal Government funding totalling $131,000 to support the improvement of their asset...

OAKBERRY, a Brazilian franchise with locations in more than 30 countries, is expanding into Western Canada. Five OAKBERRY locations will open in Vancouver this spring and summer...

The legislation will also establish a permanent paid sick leave for employees who cannot work due to any illness or injury beginning January 1, 2022.

The pandemic has created stressful circumstances that have increased the prevalence of fatigue, anxiety and hopelessness. It is important for employers to recognize the potential mental health...

The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is a new paid general holiday for federally regulated public and private sector employees – but not, in most cases, for provincially regulated employees.

On November 19, 2020, the Federal Government introduced Bill C-12, the Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act (the "Act"). The Act's objective is to achieve net-zero emissions in...

Producers and processers in Alberta looking to promote their locally made food products now have help thanks to a new labelling system.

On May 20, 2020, the Minister of Government Relations, Lori Carr, issued a ministerial order that delayed the general elections in all resort villages in Saskatchewan to August 29, 2020.

On June 16, 2021, the Senate officially passed Bill C-15, an Act respecting the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

As the Government of Canada prepares to present its 2021 budget on April 19, 2021, taxpayers should be aware of how potential increases to the capital gains inclusion rate may affect their...

As we highlighted in a recent Insight, Manitoba's Economic Development Strategy, released in September 2025...

After nearly 120 years, bison have finally returned to Willow Lake Métis Nation (WLMN).