Canada: Family and Matrimonial

At its heart, Canadian immigration policy is about bringing loved ones together. Family reunification is one of the main pillars of immigration to Canada and an underlying principle that guides all immigration policy decisions.

In Ontario, when medical negligence leads to a patient's death, surviving family members may have the right to pursue a wrongful death claim.

Summary: The applicant sought an equal division of the parties' jointly owned property pursuant to the Partition Act. The respondent instead proposed a 75/25 division in his favour, subject to certain deductions.

An Attorney for Property has the "power to do on the incapable person's behalf anything in respect of property that the person could do if capable, except make a will," says subsection 31(1) of the Substitute Decisions Act (Ontario) ("SDA").

BM argued that at age 12 there is a presumption for a VOC report, referencing statutory rights under the Children and Family Services Act and section 18(6)(f) of the Parenting and Support Act.

It is 2025. Most people are deeply connected to their smart phones. As a collective, we are shifting towards a population where information is at our fingertips and Chat GPT has become a common tool the public can use to obtain information.

More than a decade after the Wills, Estates and Succession Act came into force, courts in British Columbia are still interpreting some provisions for the very first time.

Proposed legislation to update trust reporting requirements under the Income Tax Act (the "ITA") was released in August 2024 and amended in August 2025. While these amendments are not yet enacted, on November 18, 2025...

Clark Wilson partners Amy Mortimore, K.C., and Mark Weintraub, K.C., have published an article in BarTalk examining the doctrine of fraudulent calumny in estates litigation.