After much waiting, speculation and anticipation, we now know that the law permitting usage of recreational cannabis will take effect on October 17, 2018

The City of Yellowknife and Government of the Northwest Territories have issued an evacuation order due to the ongoing wildfires.

On September 12th and 18th, 2014, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) released new versions of the Labour Market Impact Assessment application forms.

Delays processing immigration applications are becoming increasingly frustrating for Canadian employers.

The segments originally aired on OMNI Television in Alberta, BC, and Ontario. The interview took place in both English and Spanish. The recordings are available below.

Citizenship and Immigration Canada has introduced new compliance fees applicable to the hiring of all foreign nationals exempt from the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) process...

The Parent and Grandparent Program (PGP) is expected to reopen on January 4, 2016.

Alberta's Bill 84, Business Corporations Amendment Act ("Bill 84"), which received Royal assent on December 2, 2021 and is expected to come into force in early 2022...

On February 12, 2013, the Court of Queen’s Bench released a memorandum announcing that it will not enforce the Mandatory Dispute Resolution Rules "until such time as the judicial complement of the Court and other resources permit reinstatement."

The Government of Alberta has launched a public consultation to modernize the Personal Information Protection Act ("PIPA"), which governs how private-sector organizations collect, use, and protect personal information.

Architects and engineers will receive the benefit of the prompt payment provisions of Alberta's new Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act. They will be subject to construction lien holdbacks as well.

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and in collaboration with the Law Society of Alberta, the Alberta Minister of Justice and Solicitor General has issued a Ministerial Order (the "Order")...

On January 1, 2018, the Human Rights Act (Alberta) (the "Act") was amended, in part, to put age discrimination protections in place as it relates to apartments and condominiums.

As of February 15, 2016, the Government of Canada has increased the minimum down payment required for higher-priced homes across the country.

On August 8, 2016, the Residential Tenancies (Safer Spaces for Victims of Domestic Violence) Amendment Act, 2015 came into force.

Recent decisions suggest a trend in Alberta that equitable considerations may sometimes operate to avoid the strict interpretation of the Builder's Lien Act.

On October 29, 2021, Ric McIver, Minister of Municipal Affairs, introduced Bill 77 to the legislature.

In many cases, on January 1, 2017, it will no longer be worth the administrative costs associated with having 2 PCs.

On October 11, 2018, the Supreme Court of Canada handed down a 7-2 decision, ruling that Canada's federal lawmakers do not have a duty to consult with Indigenous peoples before tabling legislation in Parliament...

Earlier this week the Supreme Court of Canada granted Jessica Ernst leave to appeal a ruling of the Alberta Court of Appeal.