Canada: International Courts & Tribunals

Ontario courts maintain a high threshold for challenging international arbitral awards, but recent decisions reveal when they will intervene. Two contrasting cases involving Mexico demonstrate the narrow circumstances...

The Ontario Court of Appeal examines whether a foreign arbitral award should be enforced when the arbitration proceeded under different institutional rules than those originally specified in the parties' agreement, following legislative changes in Dubai that transferred arbitration authority from DIFC to DIAC.

Osler's Indigenous Law Insights webinar series offers legal and business professionals a monthly 30-minute deep dive into the latest developments in Indigenous law and policy across Canada. The May 2026 session examines a groundbreaking B.C. Court of Appeal decision on whether adherence to Indigenous law can excuse non-compliance with court injunctions, alongside critical updates on UNDRIP and DRIPA implementation in British Columbia.

This guide provides an introduction to Canada's civil litigation and dispute resolution system.

Lawyer-client administrative information, including payments into and out of trust accounts, is presumptively and rebuttably privileged.

Other countries have a recognized right to defend themselves and neutralize any threat when attacked, but the calls for Israel to stand down started immediately after Oct. 7...

In its recent decision, Japan Canada Oil Sands Limited v. Toyo Engineering Canada Ltd., the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta held that it has jurisdiction under Alberta's International Commercial Arbitration Act.

The Government of Canada has announced that it will be imposing provisional safeguard measures starting on October 25, 2018 on imports of seven steel products.

The Government of Canada is seeking to amend its current policy on debarment (consultation administering Canada's expanded "integrity regime").