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The Budget purports to introduce several new financial and taxation regimes, as well as enhance several existing mechanisms. One of the existing taxation mechanisms proposed to be amended is the General Anti-Avoidance Rule (the "GAAR").

Cutting red tape has been a mantra of many governments at different levels and in a number of jurisdictions. The zeal with which it is professed to be done ...

The accessibility of the legal system and indeed, to justice itself is a long-standing issue. In a survey conducted by the Justice Department of Canada...

On February 3, 2014, the Ontario Court of Appeal released Green v. CIBC, which overruled the Court’s previous decision in Sharma v. Timminco Ltd. As determined in Green v. CIBC, a statutory misrepresentation claim is brought within time so long as the action is commenced within the time limits prescribed by the securities legislation.

A significant modification to the ESC is the change of averaging agreements within the existing ESC to "averaging arrangements," with different and more flexible obligations.

On March 6, 2024, the Government of Alberta proclaimed the Electricity Statutes (Modernizing Alberta's Electricity Grid) Amendment Act (the "Act"). The Act originally received Royal Assent on May 31, 2022...

In today's increasingly litigious world, it is imperative for both those in the legal field and non-legal field who may be involved in litigation to have a solid understanding...

The use of cloud service providers has become increasingly common for many businesses, with a significant rise in usage...

Most of us have heard of cases where a purchaser of real estate discovers contamination after the deal has closed, or where a purchaser later learns that a known potential condition...

A recent decision by the Alberta Court of Kings Bench, Alberta Social Housing Corporation v Dawson Wallace Construction Ltd., 2025...

In this challenging economic climate many commercial tenants are finding it increasingly difficult to continue to pay their monthly rent obligations.

Effective August 1, 2023, Alberta's government is increasing the Provincial Court of Alberta civil claims limit to $100,000, doubling the current limit of $50,000.

On June 22, 2023, changes to the reportable transaction regime of the Income Tax Act came into force. Since that time, there has been ongoing debate about how these rules might apply to employment settlement agreements.

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, many employers have been placed in the challenging position of being forced to temporarily lay off employees due to public health restrictions and other COVID-19 related factors.

In accordance with the timelines provided by the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) Bulletin 2024-16 and updates provided in a recent public information...

Climate change litigation is becoming an increasingly effective tool for influencing policy outcomes and corporate behaviour.

On April 17, 2020, the federal government announced $1.7 billion in funding to clean up oil and gas sites in Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan.