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The British Columbia Court of Appeal recently ruled to protect patient-physician confidentiality in the context of a class action in Logan v. Hong.

Welcome Homes Construction Inc. v. Atlas Granite Inc. (Decision) is the first decision from the Alberta Court of King's Bench about adjudication pursuant to the Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act (PPCLA).

The principle of caveat emptor, meaning "let the buyer beware," remains an important legal doctrine for real property transactions in Canada.

The current pandemic has no doubt set the stage for the introduction of interesting and important statutory changes and case law. This is particularly true for the commercial real estate market.

During this period of rising interest rates and high inflation, some purchasers of pre-sale condominiums may be experiencing buyer's remorse as their closing date approaches.

British Columbia is rapidly emerging as a leader in the Canadian public-private partnership (P3) market. The provincial government has established an independent agency, Partnerships BC, with a mandate to develop a wide variety of new public facilities using the public-private partnership model.

The terms of most mortgages provide that the borrower is permitted to have possession of the mortgaged property prior to default and the lender is entitled to take possession of the mortgaged property after default.

On February 19, 2013, B.C. Minister of Finance Michael de Jong tabled the B.C. provincial budget for the 2013/2014 fiscal year.

Transactions entered into between a Canadian taxpayer or partnership and a non-arm’s length non-resident are generally subject to the transfer pricing rules contained in section 247 of the <I>Income Tax Act</I>.

In determining whether an event of failure or default is acceptable for purposes of the 5/25 exemption, the Canada Revenue Agency (the CRA) has repeatedly stated that an acceptable event of failure or default must have commercial reality, must be beyond the control of the lender and must not be contrived. One type of event of failure or default on which the CRA has commented is the occurrence of a "material adverse change" in (sometimes referred to as an event which has a "material adverse effec

The federal government recently gave royal assent to the Budget Implementation Bill, 2018, No. 1, which amends the Excise Act, 2001 in order to implement a new framework for the taxation of cannabis.

On October 7, 2009, the Quebec Finance Minister tabled Bill 63, entitled Business Corporations Act (the Bill), in the Quebec National Assembly.

On January 31, 2025, the Minister of Finance (Canada) announced that the proposed increase in the capital gains inclusion rate from one-half to two-thirds...

Cybersecurity incidents reported in Canada and across the globe continue to grow at an alarming pace. This has only been heightened by the COVID-19 global pandemic with many organizations switching to remote working overnight.

Ransomware attacks are an increasingly prevalent form of cyber threat. COVID-19 has contributed to the increase in ransomware attacks, as remote workforces...

The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) recently released an updated draft of Guideline E-23 Model Risk Management (Draft Guideline) setting expectations...

On September 9, 2019, Ontario pledged C$10-million over three years to the Ontario Automotive Modernization Program (O-AMP), a key supply chain commitment under the Driving Prosperity plan.

Recently, the Government of British Columbia released an announcement to consider a series of proposed measures to restrict the shipment of diluted bitumen from Alberta oil sands operations...