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Bill C‑22: The Lawful Access Act Reintroduces Lawful Access In Parliament After The Government Of Canada's Abortive Attempt To Do So In Bill C‑2, The Strong Borders Act

Bill C-22 is a standalone bill that revisits the lawful access provisions contained in Parts 14 and 15 of Bill C-2, the Strong Borders...

Canada Media & IT

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Fasken

The Courtside Battle: NCAA v. DraftKings Trademark Dispute

As the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournaments reach their most-watched stages this weekend, a legal contest has been simultaneously unfolding off the court.

Canada Media & IT

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

TikTok Reaches Deal With Federal Government To Continue Operating In Canada

Less than two months after the Federal Court set aside the Canadian government’s order requiring TikTok Technology Canada Inc. (TikTok Canada) to shut down, the parties...

Canada Media & IT

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Cassels

Referee Finality vs. Competition Rules: CAF Appeal Board Declares Morocco 2025 AFCON Champions

On January 18, 2026, Senegal seemingly triumphed over Morocco 1-0 in a tightly contested championship final of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (“AFCON”). However, nearly two months to the day after the match was played, Morocco has now been crowned champions...

Canada Media & IT

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

Sideline Conversations: The Legal Checklist For Public Watch Parties (Video)

Canada Media & IT

GW

Gowling WLG

Canadian Telecommunications Regulation In 2025 And Implications For The Year Ahead

Canada Media & IT

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Fasken

Alberta iGaming Requires RG Check And Ad Controls

Canada Media & IT

GW

Gowling WLG

More Time On The Clock For TikTok: Federal Court Of Canada Sets Aside Government-Ordered Shut Down Of TikTok's Canadian Operations

Canada Media & IT

C

Cassels

The CRTC Calls For Applications For Indigenous Radio Stations In Ottawa And Toronto

Canada Media & IT

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Fasken

Adaptive IT Strategy: A Practical Guide For CIOs

Canada Media & IT

PA

PKF Antares

Is Big Tech Responsible For A Youth Mental Health Crisis? (Podcast)

Canada Media & IT

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

AGCO Fines FanDuel $350,000 For Integrity Breaches

Canada Media & IT

C

Cassels

The NHL's Olympic Comeback: Best-on-Best Hockey And The Business Behind It

Worldwide Media & IT

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

Entering Alberta's IGaming Market: Registration Roadmap For Operators And Suppliers

Canada Media & IT

GW

Gowling WLG

Canada's Anti-Deferral Regime And The FAPI Rules: When Offshore Trust Structures Trigger More Tax

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

When A Donation Is Not Really A Gift: The Court's Rejects On Tax-Driven Charity Arrangements, Gifts Must Be Genuine; Walby v. Canada (2025 FCA 94)

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Constructive Dismissal And Quiet Quitting

Canada Employment

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

2026 Canadian In-House Counsel Report: Unparalleled Insights Into Canada's In-House Profession From CBA In-House Lawyers & Mondaq

Canada Law Practice

TC

CBA In-House Lawyers

Vefghi Holding Corp. v. Canada: How To Avoid The "Tax Trap" On Timing Of Flow-Through For Dividend Income And Timing Of Receipts For Trusts

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

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IT and Internet

Canadian Telecommunications Regulation In 2025 And Implications For The Year Ahead

2025 was an active year in Canadian telecommunications regulation. Key developments in the year included the introduction and subsequent retraction of lawful access legislation...

Canada Media & IT

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Fasken

Connected Care For Canadians Act Aims To Promote Unobstructed Access To Electronic Health Information

Originally introduced in the House of Commons on June 6, 2024, Bill S-5, the Connected Care for Canadians Act (the Act), was reintroduced by the Senate and received first reading on February 4, 2026.

Canada Healthcare

TL

Torys LLP

Adaptive IT Strategy: A Practical Guide For CIOs

Volatility is no longer a phase—it is the operating condition. Trade policy shifts, regulatory fragmentation, and accelerated AI adoption are redrawing competitive boundaries faster than most governance models...

Canada Media & IT

PA

PKF Antares

Data Saves Lives: Bill S-5 Revives Interoperability Requirements For Health-Care Technology

Canada Healthcare

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Bill C-16: Updates To Canada's Federal Child Sexual Abuse And Exploitation Material Reporting Regime

Canada Criminal

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

TikTok's Unauthorized Data Practices May Breach Privacy Rights

Canada Media & IT

SL

Siskinds LLP

Lawyers Obtain Permanent Injunction To Remove Defamatory Postings Made Against Them (Judson Howie LLP v. Blackwell)

Canada Litigation

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

Clearview AI v. Alberta: A Turning Point For Privacy Law And Internet Scraping

TM

Torkin Manes LLP

PSTQ : Une Réforme Majeure De L'immigration Économique Au Québec

Canada Immigration

BB

BCF Business Law

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Telecoms, Mobile & Cable Communications

Bill C‑22: The Lawful Access Act Reintroduces Lawful Access In Parliament After The Government Of Canada's Abortive Attempt To Do So In Bill C‑2, The Strong Borders Act

Bill C-22 is a standalone bill that revisits the lawful access provisions contained in Parts 14 and 15 of Bill C-2, the Strong Borders...

Canada Media & IT

F

Fasken

Jusqu'où Peut Aller Le Droit De Grève? Ce Que Change La Loi 14

Entrée en vigueur le 30 novembre 2025, la Loi 14 introduit au Code du travail une nouvelle notion : les services assurant le bien‑être de la population (« SBEP »).

Canada Government

BB

BCF Business Law

Canadian Telecommunications Regulation In 2025 And Implications For The Year Ahead

2025 was an active year in Canadian telecommunications regulation. Key developments in the year included the introduction and subsequent retraction of lawful access legislation...

Canada Media & IT

F

Fasken

The CRTC Calls For Applications For Indigenous Radio Stations In Ottawa And Toronto

Canada Media & IT

F

Fasken

Legislative Update Report No. 2026-03 Le Bulletin D'actualités Législatives

Canada Government

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Le gouvernement fédéral finalise la nouvelle réglementation sur l'accessibilité des technologies numériques

Canada Media & IT

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Le CRTC Adopte Une Approche De L'IA Privilégiant L'humain Pour La Certification Du Contenu Canadien

Canada Technology

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Federal Government Finalizes New Digital Technologies Accessibility Regulations

Canada Media & IT

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

CRTC Signals Human-First Approach To AI In Canadian Content Certification

Canada Media & IT

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

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Media & Entertainment Law

The Courtside Battle: NCAA v. DraftKings Trademark Dispute

As the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournaments reach their most-watched stages this weekend, a legal contest has been simultaneously unfolding off the court.

Canada Media & IT

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

TikTok Reaches Deal With Federal Government To Continue Operating In Canada

Less than two months after the Federal Court set aside the Canadian government’s order requiring TikTok Technology Canada Inc. (TikTok Canada) to shut down, the parties...

Canada Media & IT

C

Cassels

A Client May Terminate A Service Agreement To Further Its Own Commercial Interests, Superior Court Of Québec Rules

On December 10, 2025, the Superior Court of Québec handed down a judgment affirming the client’s right to terminate a service agreement to further its own commercial interests.

Canada Litigation

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Jusqu'où Peut Aller Le Droit De Grève? Ce Que Change La Loi 14

Canada Government

BB

BCF Business Law

More Time On The Clock For TikTok: Federal Court Of Canada Sets Aside Government-Ordered Shut Down Of TikTok's Canadian Operations

Canada Media & IT

C

Cassels

Social Media And Disciplinary Measures: Insights From Two Recent Decisions

Canada Employment

F

Fasken

The NHL's Olympic Comeback: Best-on-Best Hockey And The Business Behind It

Worldwide Media & IT

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

Lights, Camera, Acquisition: Analyzing Netflix And Paramount's Bidding War To Acquire Warner Bros.

Canada Media & IT

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

Enregistrabilité des dénominations géographiques en tant que marques: Leçons tirées des dépôts de la marque « LAS VEGAS ATHLETICS » aux États-Unis et au Canada

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

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Advertising, Marketing & Branding

How To Deduct "Loss Leaders," Other Outrageous Promotional Expenses On Your Canadian Business Taxes: Lessons From A $3.2 Million Giant Bluefin Tuna And Japan's "Tuna King"

On January 5, 2026, the global culinary world watched wide-eyed as Kiyoshi Kimura, the celebrated "Tuna King" and owner of the Sushi Zanmai chain, placed a historic winning bid at Tokyo's Toyosu Market.

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

The Courtside Battle: NCAA v. DraftKings Trademark Dispute

As the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournaments reach their most-watched stages this weekend, a legal contest has been simultaneously unfolding off the court.

Canada Media & IT

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

A Client May Terminate A Service Agreement To Further Its Own Commercial Interests, Superior Court Of Québec Rules

On December 10, 2025, the Superior Court of Québec handed down a judgment affirming the client’s right to terminate a service agreement to further its own commercial interests.

Canada Litigation

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (March 16-20, 2026)

Canada Litigation

BM

Blaney McMurtry LLP

Sideline Conversations: The Legal Checklist For Public Watch Parties (Video)

Canada Media & IT

GW

Gowling WLG

Alberta iGaming Requires RG Check And Ad Controls

Canada Media & IT

GW

Gowling WLG

Canadian Product Stewardship And EPR: A Review Of 2025 And Beyond

Canada Environment

GW

Gowling WLG

L'Office de la protection du consommateur du Québec condamne Canadian Tire à une amende de 1,3 million de dollars pour publicité trompeuse

Canada Consumer

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

From Box Office To Courtroom: Cineplex's FCA Appeal

Canada Media & IT

GW

Gowling WLG

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Latest Videos

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Is Big Tech Responsible For A Youth Mental Health Crisis? (Podcast)

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

Video: What To Do When You Receive A Negative Review?

RS

Rosen Sunshine LLP

Sponsorship Agreements In The Sports World: The Promise Of Fame And Exposure (Video)

L

Lavery

Internet Of Things Laws In Canada, The U.S., U.K. And EU (Video)

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Canadian Lawyer TV Interviews Cliff Proudfoot, KC On Lawson Lundell's Recent Successes, Including ‘Western Canada Law Firm Of The Year' Award

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Lawson Lundell LLP

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