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PEI Reintroduces Lobbying Law: Strong Enforcement, Fewer Gaps Than Previous Bill

Prince Edward Island Premier Wade MacLauchlan has re-introduced legislation to establish a lobbyist registry in the province.

Canada Government

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Fasken

Dorsey v. Canada (Attorney General): Reclassifying Habeas Corpus

In Dorsey v. Canada (Attorney General), the Supreme Court of Canada considered whether inmates in the federal prison system can use the writ of habeas corpus to challenge Correctional Service Canada's ("CSC") refusal...

Canada Litigation

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

One Conservation Authority To Rule Them All

On October 31, 2025, the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (the "MECP") announced the Province's intention to create the Ontario Provincial Conservation Agency (the "Agency") through forthcoming legislation.

Canada Government

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Davies Howe

Reconciling Aboriginal Title And Private Property Rights On Unceded Land

Recent cases in Canada, such as Cowichan and Wolastoqey, are impacting the relationship between Aboriginal title and fee simple ownership interests on unceded lands.

Canada Real Estate

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Legislative Update Report No. 2025-22 Le Bulletin D'actualités Législatives

Canada Government

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Federal Court Clarifies Leadership Duties Under First Nation Custom By-laws

Canada Government

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Ontario Courts Clarify OSC Investigative Powers: Key Takeaways For Market Participants

Canada Litigation

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Cassels

Navigating The Uncertainty Caused By The Cowichan Decision

Canada Government

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Cassels

How Does Bill 60 Impact The Construction Act?

Canada Government

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Legislative Update Report No. 2025-21 Le Bulletin d'actualités législatives

Canada Government

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Are Aboriginal Title Lands In Richmond And Haida Gwaii Exempt From BC Laws?

Canada Government

ML

McMillan LLP

Ontario Government Announces Significant Changes To Provincial Election Laws

Canada Government

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Lobbying With Confidence: Navigating Compliance In Canada In A Time Of Change

Canada Compliance

GW

Gowling WLG

Legislative Update Report No. 2025-20 Le Bulletin d'actualités législatives

Canada Government

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Liability Management In Canada

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Navigating The Relationship Between Retail Funds And Institutional Capital

TL

Torys LLP

CRA Directs Taxpayer To Wrong Court!

MK

Millar Kreklewetz

Contracts For Services vs. Contracts For Goods In Ontario

Canada Commercial

Pacific Legal PC

Ontario Is Building A New "Talent Stream" PR Pathway

Canada Immigration

Moving2Canada

Les limites de la garantie légale face aux approbations réglementaires

La garantie légale de qualité, prévue à l'article 1726 du Code civil du Québec, assure à l'acheteur que le bien vendu pourra servir à l'usage auquel on le destine.

Canada Government

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BCF Business Law

Limits Of The Legal Warranty Regarding Regulatory Approvals

The legal warranty of quality, set out in Article 1726 of the Civil Code of Québec, ensures that the goods sold are fit for their intended purpose.

Canada Government

BB

BCF Business Law

2025 Modern Slavery Reporting In Canada: What The Data Shows

Public Safety Canada has published the 2025 Annual Report to Parliament on the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act, colloquially referred to as Canada's modern slavery act.

Canada Government

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Ropes & Gray LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (October 13 – 17, 2025)

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of October 13, 2025.

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Tracking Progress In Modern Slavery Reporting: Insights From Public Safety Canada's 2025 Annual Report

Canada Government

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

The Longest Trial, A Big Impact: Cowichan's Aboriginal Title Victory

Canada Government

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Legislative Update Report No. 2025-19 Le Bulletin D'actualités Législatives

Canada Government

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Décision sur l'invocation de la clause dérogatoire et la compétence du tribunal de rendre un jugement déclaratoire

Canada Litigation

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

New Joint Reporting Template Released For Modern Slavery Disclosures In Canada, Australia And The UK

Canada Government

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Dentons Canada LLP

Manitoba's New Economic Development Strategy To Include Economic Reconciliation

Canada Government

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Legislative Update Report No. 2025-18 Le Bulletin D'actualités Législatives

Canada Government

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Canada, The U.K. And Australia Release Joint Modern Slavery Supply Chain Reporting Template

Worldwide Government

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

The Boundaries Of Common Law: Parkland Is Not Immune From Adverse Possession

Canada Government

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Cassels

Complaint To Integrity Commissioner About Dresden Landfill Unworthy Of Inquiry (Re: The Honourable Doug Ford, Premier Of Ontario, August 20, 2025)

Canada Government

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

Legislative Update Report No. 2025-18 Le Bulletin D'actualités Législatives

Legislative Update Report No. 2025-18 Le Bulletin d'actualités législatives...

Canada Government

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Canada, The U.K. And Australia Release Joint Modern Slavery Supply Chain Reporting Template

As outlined in our prior bulletins on this topic, Canada's supply chains legislation, the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act (Act), requires reporting entities...

Worldwide Government

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

The Boundaries Of Common Law: Parkland Is Not Immune From Adverse Possession

Is municipal parkland immune from claims of adverse possession, and what role does the common law have in claims of adverse possession? In Kosicki v Toronto...

Canada Government

C

Cassels

Complaint To Integrity Commissioner About Dresden Landfill Unworthy Of Inquiry (Re: The Honourable Doug Ford, Premier Of Ontario, August 20, 2025)

Integrity Commissioners occupy a very important office because, among other things, they are tasked with ensuring that duly elected politicians behave appropriately and adhere to their respective codes of conduct.

Canada Government

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

Avantage concurrentiel par Blakes : mise à jour de septembre 2025

Canada Anti-trust

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Alberta Court Of Appeal Confirms That Systemic Challenge To Provincial Consultation Regime May Proceed To Trial

In 2020, Mikisew Cree First Nation and Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation – two Treaty 8 First Nations with territory in the Athabasca oil sands region...

Canada Government

JFK Law LLP

Rentrée parlementaire : comités, motions de programmation et ordonnances de production

La Chambre des communes est censée revenir de sa pause estivale annuelle le 15 septembre 2025. Les comités parlementaires reprendront leurs activités régulières peu après, mais rappelons qu'ils peuvent être convoqués en urgence lorsque la Chambre siège.

Canada Government

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Fasken (French)

Return Of Parliament: Committees, Programming Motions, And Production Orders

Most committees, when not studying legislation referred to them by the House, will engage in various studies related to the specific mandate of the committee.

Canada Government

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Fasken

Ontario's Bill 5 & The Discretionary State: Undermining Indigenous Rights And Species At Risk Protections In The Name Of Growth

On June 4, 2025, Ontario's Ford Government enacted Bill 5: Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act, 2025, despite widespread opposition from Indigenous communities, environmental advocates...

Canada Government

WC

Woodward & Company

Déclaration De L'ONU Sur Les Droits Des Peuples Autochtones : Lenteur Inexplicable

Canada Government

JFK Law LLP

Political Or Judicial: Insights From Fair Voting BC v. Canada (Attorney General)

Canada Litigation

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Fasken

Affaire Pryde : Un débat constitutionnel soulevé d'office à tort et mené selon une procédure viciée

Canada Government

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Fasken (French)

Legislative Update Report No. 2025-16 - Le Bulletin D'actualités Législatives

Canada Government

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Key Updates To The 2025 CCDC 5A, 5B & 17

Canada Government

CW

Clark Wilson LLP

A (Mushroom) Trip Too Far: Policy Shift On Psilocybin Takes Minister Off The Map

Canada Healthcare

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Rosen Sunshine LLP

Hors de sa piste? Une Cour de l'Ontario crée un droit constitutionnel à une piste cyclable

Canada Government

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Legislative Update Report No. 2025-15 Le Bulletin d'actualités législatives

Canada Government

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

B.C. Supreme Court Recognizes Cowichan Aboriginal Title In Landmark Ruling

Canada Government

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Electrifying Updates To The ZEV Standards: Hybrid Vehicle Inclusion And Increased Credits

Canada Government

ML

McMillan LLP

La nouvelle « part importante » : l'abaissement du seuil fédéral obligera un plus grand nombre d'entreprises et d'organisations à enregistrer leurs lobbyistes salariés

Canada Government

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Out Of Its Lane? Ontario Court Creates Constitutional Right To A Bike Lane

Canada Government

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Do "Nation Building Projects" Depend On Indigenous Consent?

Canada Government

ML

McMillan LLP

Canada: Law & Practice

Canada Government

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Fasken

Legislative Update Report No. 2025-14 Le Bulletin D'actualités Législatives

Canada Government

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

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Gowling WLG

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GW

Gowling WLG

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Gowling WLG

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Gowling WLG

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Gowling WLG

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