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We are receiving many questions from clients about the transitional provisions of Alberta's new Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act (PPCLA). There are some ambiguities in this regard.

Regulators are increasingly concerned about auditors who have unpaid professional fees and the potential impact of unpaid fees on auditor independence.

Today and tomorrow Saskatchewan's Court of Appeal hears the appeal as to whether the Saskatchewan government is entitled to fund non-Catholic students who attend Catholic Schools.

A recent and somewhat startling decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice may send a chill through law firms across Canada where their lawyers sit on a Board of Directors for a company that is also a client of the law firm.

This Bill reflects the Alberta government's response to concerns surrounding professional regulators monitoring the social and political views of members outside of the workplace...

In a positive turn for employers, the Human Rights Tribunal of Alberta (the "Tribunal") has recently interpreted the Alberta Human Rights Act...

If you're like most people, psychologically safe workplaces might not be high on your list of priorities.

The modernization of the Indian Oil and Gas regulatory regime - a federal government initiative that began over a decade ago - appears to finally be materializing.

Today, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) overturned the Alberta Court of Appeal's contentious decision to prioritize the interests of secured creditors in bankruptcy over the fulfillment of oil well

Late on June 20, 2019, Bill C-69 was passed into law by the Senate notwithstanding strong and vocal opposition from across the country.

The Supreme Court of Canada upheld a blanket prohibition on assisted dying in its 1993 decision Rodriguez v. British Columbia (AG)[1], in which the Court stated that aiding or abetting a person...

The most common example of this error is the lien against the owner's title (fee simple) in relation to work performed at the request of a tenant.

When a transfer of title takes place, it is possible that builders' lien claimants automatically lose their builders' lien rights. This is another Builders' Lien Act trap for the unwary.

There are a few tricks and traps associated with the progressive release of builders' lien holdbacks

A lesser known provision of the Alberta Builders' Lien Act creates a trust fund in favour of subcontractors.

Managing risk is an important component of school board work.

In the recent decision of Ayalew v The Council for the Advancement of African Canadians in Alberta, 2023 ABKB 113, the Court considered the issue of whether an employer can terminate an employee on a