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The Strait Of Hormuz And "End Of Voyage" Declarations: Legal Boundaries On Cargo Diversion And Cost Shifting

The Strait of Hormuz has once again become a focal point of geopolitical risk. As a narrow but critical maritime chokepoint through which roughly one‑fifth...

Canada Transport

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

Riparian Rights And Waterfront Access On The Pitt River

A recent British Columbia Supreme Court decision (Mackenzie v. Harken Towing Co. Ltd., 2025 BCSC 2493) addresses a long-standing and increasingly common issue in waterfront property law...

Canada Transport

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

Canada Has A Jones Act!

The Jones Act is a United States ("US") statute barring foreign vessels from moving goods between two points in the US. The little-known Coasting Trade Act (the "CTA"), administered by Transport Canada...

Canada International

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Millar Kreklewetz

Les dirigeables modernes peuvent-ils résoudre les problèmes de logistique du Nord canadien?

L'intérêt renouvelé du Canada pour la défense nationale et la sécurité du Nord a mis en lumière un enjeu de longue date : la géographie. Les distances considérables...

Canada Transport

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Miller Thomson LLP

Can Modern Airships Overcome Canada's Northern Logistics Challenge?

Canada Transport

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Miller Thomson LLP

Canadian Cabotage And Immigration: A Brief Summary For Foreign Motor Carriers

Canada Immigration

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MLT Aikins LLP

Transport Canada Signals Expanded Regulatory Focus On Hazardous And Noxious Substances In Renewed Marine Emergency Services Consultations

Canada Environment

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McMillan LLP

A Trip Abroad, A Lawsuit At Home? Jurisdiction Limits In Travel-Related Torts

Canada Transport

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CLC (Canadian Litigation Counsel)

Looking Ahead To 2026: Freight Brokers, Motor Carrier Casualty Claims And The United States Supreme Court

Worldwide Litigation

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

Key Takeaways From BLG's 37th Annual Maritime Law Seminar

Canada Transport

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Chauffeurs De Camion Transfrontaliers : Ce Que Vous Devez Savoir Sur La Nouvelle Politique Linguistique En Anglais De La FMCSA

Canada Transport

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Turbulence Ahead: A Practical Guide To Aircraft Transactions In An Era Of Tariffs

Canada International

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McMillan LLP

What Cross-Border Truck Drivers Need To Know About The FMCSA's New English Language Proficiency Policy

Canada Transport

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Miller Thomson LLP

BWA: Opsis Airport Services Inc. And Québec Maritime Services Inc., Et Al. (Podcast)

Canada Litigation

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Torys LLP

Fake It Till You Make It? Kings Bench Says “No”

Canada Employment

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Bow River Law

McCutcheon v. The King – When Fake Tax Losses Lead To CRA Gross Negligence Penalties: The Risk Of Willful Taxpayer Blindness

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

When Fairness Ends And Judgement Begins: What Carreau v. Canada Clarifies About Procedural Fairness In Workplace Investigations

Canada Employment

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Lerners LLP

Update On The Capital Gains Exemption And Qualified Small Business Corporation Shares

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O'Sullivan Estate Lawyers LLP

Understanding CRA Form T106 And How It Compares To U.S. Reporting Requirements

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

How To Steer Clear Of Insurance Pitfalls

Managing insurance challenges remains a significant concern for fleet owners and operators. Rising premiums, liability claims, and cargo insurance disputes all pose financial risks to trucking businesses.

Canada Insurance

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Federally Regulated Industries: The SCC Reaffirms And Clarifies The Interjurisdictional Immunity Doctrine

The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) recently rendered a unanimous and consequential judgment in Opsis Airport Services Inc. v. Québec (Attorney General)1 that refined the doctrine of interjurisdictional...

Canada Litigation

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

When Federal And Provincial Law Collide: The Supreme Court Reaffirms The Applicable Framework

In Opsis Airport Services Inc. v. Québec (Attorney General), the Supreme Court of Canada unanimously reaffirmed the application of the doctrine of interjurisdictional immunity...

Canada Litigation

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McMillan LLP

In A Welcome Sign For Major New Project Proponents, SCC Breathes New Life Into Interjurisdictional Immunity

On May 30, 2025, the Supreme Court of Canada (the Court) in Opsis Airport Services Inc. v. Québec (Attorney General) unanimously held, in a consolidated appeal of two cases...

Canada Government

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

A Unanimous Supreme Court Ruling Affirms Langlois' Position

Canada Transport

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Langlois Lawyers, LLP

SCC Finds Quebec Law Inapplicable To Federal Undertakings Under Interjurisdictional Immunity Doctrine

Canada Litigation

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Geographical Deviation Does Not Defeat The One Year Time Bar In The Hague-Visby Rules

Canada Litigation

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

Final U.S. Trade Representative Chinese Ship Fees Provide Relief For Canadian Shipowners

Worldwide Transport

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Rerouting Reform: Overcoming Internal Trade Barriers In Canada's Trucking Regulation

Canada Transport

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

How To Register For The CARM Client Portal: A Step-by-step Guide For Carriers And Freight Forwarders

Canada Transport

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

British Columbia 2025 Budget Infrastructure Developments

Canada Healthcare

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Bennett Jones LLP

Worth Its Weight In Gold? Not When Liability Clauses Tip The Scales

Canada Transport

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McCague Borlack LLP

Canada Border Services Agency's New Authority To Inspect Goods Destined For Export: Proposed Amendments To The Customs Act

Canada Transport

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Competition In The Transportation Industry And Recent Amendments To The Competition Act

Canada Anti-trust

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

British Columbia 2025 Budget Infrastructure Developments

On March 4, 2025, British Columbia's Finance Minister, Brenda Bailey, unveiled Budget 2025: Standing Strong for B.C., (the 2025 Budget) outlining the province's fiscal priorities for the coming years.

Canada Healthcare

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Bennett Jones LLP

Worth Its Weight In Gold? Not When Liability Clauses Tip The Scales

You had ONE job!!! It's easy to picture someone screaming this into the ether following not only the theft of millions of dollars of gold but an administrative failure which has now led to the loss...

Canada Transport

MB

McCague Borlack LLP

Canada Border Services Agency's New Authority To Inspect Goods Destined For Export: Proposed Amendments To The Customs Act

In response to increasing concerns about the cross-border movement of restricted and prohibited goods, the Government of Canada is taking action to strengthen its border security measures.

Canada Transport

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Competition In The Transportation Industry And Recent Amendments To The Competition Act

Over the last five years, there has been a rising concern by consumers about the cost of goods and services linked to the transportation industry.

Canada Anti-trust

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

Canadian Port Strike Update

Canada Transport

Dunavant

Risky Business: Navigating Transport Canada's New Registration Requirement For Dangerous Goods

Dangerous goods" ("hazardous materials" in the United States) is a loaded term that brings to mind crude oil, lithium-ion batteries and explosives, but in fact covers perfume, paint, aerosols and other consumer goods.

Canada Transport

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Transportation Broker Liability In The U.S.A. – Avoiding Nuclear Verdicts

Canadian trucking companies and Canadian transportation brokers are always at risk for nuclear verdicts[1] for their operations when they go into the Unites States of America.

Worldwide Transport

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

Transportation Broker Liability In The U.S.A. – Avoiding Nuclear Verdicts V2

Canadian trucking companies and Canadian transportation brokers are always at risk for nuclear verdicts for their operations when they go into the Unites States of America.

Canada Transport

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

Energy Insight – Making Dollars And Sense Of Carbon Markets – Part 3: Cross Border Carbon Transportation

In Parts 1 and 2 of this 3 part series, we looked at the background and role of carbon in the energy industry, how it is being regulated and controlled...

ML

McMillan LLP

CBSA Delays CARM Release Until October 2024

Canada International

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

Limitations Of Liability In The Marine Liability Act Exclude Costs And Interest

Canada Transport

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

Avoid A Boating Accident By Being Prepared Before You Head Out On The Water

Canada Transport

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Gluckstein Lawyers

Selling Canadian Green Hydrogen To Germany Could Benefit The Maritimes

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Antrim And Antonakos: Similar Facts, Different Outcome

Canada Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

Canada's New Modern Slavery Regime: A Summary For The Transportation And Logistics Industry

Worldwide International

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Miller Thomson LLP

Interest And Increases: Developments In The Law On Limits Of Liability In Canada

Canada Transport

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Deadline Extension: Supply Chain Regulatory Review Consultation

Canada Transport

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Miller Thomson LLP

Court Of Appeal Affirms Monetary Cap Is Exclusive Of Cost & Interest In A Maritime Claim

Canada Litigation

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McLeish Orlando LLP

Foreign Owners Be Aware Of ITF "Inspections"

Canada Transport

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Interplay Of Federal And Provincial Jurisdiction Over Maritime Disputes

Canada Transport

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

New Registration Requirements For Importers, Carriers And Others Involved In The Transportation Of Dangerous Goods

Canada Transport

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Fall Economic Statement 2023

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Canada Officially Jettisons The Hamburg Rules: Marine Liability Act Amended

Canada Transport

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Transportation Companies Beware: Shipping To Counterfeiters With Notice Could Result In Criminal Sanctions

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Aird & Berlis LLP

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Latest Videos

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Effect Of Canada/EU Free Trade Agreement On The Cabotage Trade (Maritime Law Seminar) (Video)

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Reducing Your Risk: Critical Issues In Canadian Transportation Law (Video)

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Transportation Of Dangerous Goods (Video)

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Cargo Liens (Video Content)

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

LNG Shipping From Canada

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Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP

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