Canada: Government Policy & Public Finance

Ontario's auto insurance system is undergoing a major transformation on July 1, 2026, shifting to an opt-in coverage model that promises lower premiums but transfers significant risk from insurers to individuals. Sandra Train, drawing on her unique background as both a personal injury lawyer and Fellow Chartered Insurance Professional, examines how reduced first-party benefits will drive more accident victims into the tort system, creating larger, more complex lawsuits and unprecedented uncertainty for all

On March 30, 2026, Ontario’s Species Conservation Act (“SCA”)[1] came into force, repealing the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”).

Ontario's Ministry of the Environment has proposed significant amendments to its extended producer responsibility regulations that would impose stricter collection timelines, expand call-in requirements...

Additions to Reserve ("ATR") is a federal policy established in 1972 to create a process of adding land to a First Nation's reserve land base. It was subsequently updated in 1991, 2001 and 2016.

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently released its decision in Bello v City of Hamilton, 2024 ONSC 5457, granting summary judgment in favour of the defendant municipality based on a statutory provision...

Federal Government / Gouvernement fédéral...

On February 23, 2024, the Ontario government announced that it has repealed Bill 124, Protecting a Sustainable Public Sector for Future Generations Act, 2019...

John Manley appears on the Canadian Global Affairs Institute's podcast, The Global Exchange: A Look Ahead to 2024.

The Ontario Ministry of Energy released its much anticipated Electrification and Energy Transition Panel Report on January 19, 2024.