Mondaq

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Here's a look at the leave application decisions that the Supreme Court of Canada will be releasing on December 2, 2021.

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JURIST

JANUARY 11, 2023

A court in British Columbia, Canada, Tuesday fined Teck Metals, Ltd. million CAD for a toxic spill in the Columbia River, Environment and Climate Change Canada reports. The vast majority of the fine, $2 million CAD, will go towards Canada’s federal Environmental Damages Fund to strengthen conservation efforts.

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JURIST

JANUARY 8, 2024

Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador urged for more support from the United States and Canada in dealing with North America’s migration challenges in a press conference held on Friday to address the safe release of recent kidnapped migrants.

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JURIST

APRIL 11, 2022

Ian Profiri is JURIST’s Chief Correspondent for Canada. Bill C-18, “An Act respecting online communications platforms that make news content available to persons in Canada” ( Online News Act ), passed introductory first reading in the Canadian House of Commons last Tuesday amid early controversy. He files this dispatch from Calgary. .

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JURIST

JULY 6, 2023

Canada, Sweden, Ukraine and the United Kingdom (UK) filed a joint application Tuesday instituting proceedings against the Islamic Republic of Iran before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) claiming that Iran has violated its obligations under the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation (otherwise known (..)

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JURIST

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Canadian law students are reporting for JURIST on national and international developments in and affecting Canada. Mélanie Cantin is JURIST’s Chief Correspondent for Canada and a 2L at the University of Ottawa. This leaves the Commission with a relatively tight window to complete its report and present it to the Houses of Parliament.

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JURIST

MAY 13, 2022

The leak and the threat of a Roe reversal has prompted demonstrations both for and against the decision all over the world, including Canada. As a student fascinated by American law, I can’t help but join in on the conversations comparing Canada to its southern neighbour in this particular respect. They deserve a life.”.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Law 9, which had granted unrestricted mineral exploitation rights with royalty payments pegged at 2 percent, was declared unconstitutional by Panama’s Supreme Court in 2017. The post Panama Supreme Court rules 20-year concession for Canada copper mine unconstitutional appeared first on JURIST - News. billion to build.

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LegalReader

JANUARY 20, 2023

First Nations leaders claimed that Canada's now-defunct system of residential schools caused the irreversible and irreparable loss of indigenous languages, cultures, and customs.

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JURIST

JUNE 25, 2023

” The resolution was led by the US, Canada, Chile and Costa Rica. The measures are being adopted in accordance with Article 63(2) of the American Convention on Human Rights and Article 27 of the Rules of Procedure of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.

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Mondaq

MARCH 2, 2022

On February 2, 2022, the Government of Canada introduced Bill C-11, referred to as the Online Streaming Act (Bill). The Bill, which seeks to amend Canada's Broadcasting Act (Act).

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Mondaq

MARCH 8, 2022

With Canada's environmental landscape rapidly changing, staying up to date on related legislative changes and potential pitfalls is vital for businesses.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

The Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Canada, a charitable religious corporation representing Jehovah’s Witnesses across Canada, alleges the application of BC’s privacy legislation, PIPA , violates their constitutional right to religious freedom under sections 2 and 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

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JURIST

AUGUST 9, 2021

[Ian Profiri is JURIST’s Staff Correspondent for Canada. The controversial Grassy Mountain Coal Project has been effectively shelved following a decision from Canada’s Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, Jonathan Wilkinson. He files this dispatch from Calgary.].

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Mondaq

MAY 4, 2022

In Hydro One's leave to construct (LTC) application, EB-2021-0136, the OEB was asked by an intervenor to consider that all future IESO needs assessments filed in support of LTC applications provide additional information,

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Mondaq

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Well before the COVID-19 crisis, Canadian banks were on the path to digitization, automation and virtualization, but these efforts were accelerated significantly as a result of the pandemic.

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Mondaq

JANUARY 5, 2022

In Reeves v The Queen, 2021 TCC 74, the Tax Court of Canada clarified what constitutes a "relation" under paragraph 254(2)(b) of the Canadian Excise Tax Act.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 9, 2021

The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OPIC) of Canada published on Thursday the findings of its investigation into Alcanna Inc.’s Consequently, Alcanna’s project contravenes sections 11(2), 16(2), and 19(2) of PIPA. ’s retail liquor stores in Alberta.

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JURIST

APRIL 9, 2024

Since 1949, NATO’s membership has grown to include Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Türkiye, the UK and the US.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The lawsuit alleges the arrest was unlawful and violated rights protected by Sections 2(b), 7 and 9 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which concern rights to liberty, freedom of the press and the right to be free from arbitrary detention. Despite this, Bracken was arrested and detained for three days without explanation.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Roughly $300 million worth of goods pass between the United States and Canada on the Ambassador Bridge each day. Over the weekend, however, protestors’ vehicle horns could still be heard downtown Ottawa at all hours of the day, including at 2:00 a.m. on Saturday.

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Mondaq

DECEMBER 15, 2021

On November 17, 2021, McCarthy Tétrault hosted Part One of our Two-Part series on a Deep Dive into Canada's Public Procurement Law. The seminar, hosted by Robert A.

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Mondaq

AUGUST 3, 2021

With public health measures and local economies gradually reopening, on June 2, 2021, the federal government announced the introduction of a new program—the Canada Recovery Hiring Program (CRHP).

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Mondaq

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Erin O'Toole was in Ottawa on Wednesday announcing the Conservatives' plan to expedite the construction of new infrastructure.

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Mondaq

JULY 23, 2021

In the second episode of this series, Alison Gray and Alexandra Sadvari, two professionals at Gowling WLG, host Jennifer Green, the Executive Director at the Canadian Biogas Association to discuss.

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Conflict of Laws

MARCH 1, 2024

Conventions & Instruments On 1 February 2024, the 2007 Child Support Convention entered into force for Canada. 31(2) of the Convention and to Art 25(2) of the Protocol. At present, 49 States and the European Union are bound by the 2007 Child Support Convention. More information is available here.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Paralegals in Canada. Regardless of where you are in Canada, paralegals have very similar duties to those of paralegals in the US. Compared to the US, paralegals in Canada are rarely, if ever, regulated. Canada is no exception to that rule. So we’ve looked at France and Canada, so what’s next? Let’s dive in.

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Mondaq

APRIL 20, 2022

On May 2, 2022 Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) will implement further changes to the Contract Security Program (CSP).

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Mondaq

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

A new retail investment fund structure has appeared in Canada. The Mackenzie Northleaf Private Credit Interval Fund (the "Fund")[1] uses an "interval fund" structure available in the United States[2].

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Chugh LLP

APRIL 21, 2022

border vaccination requirements All non-US travelers entering the United States by land or ferry from Mexico or Canada must be fully vaccinated and provide proof of vaccination to enter the United States. Citizens of countries with limited vaccine availability (excluding B-1 and B-2 visa holders). Medical exemptions to the vaccine.

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Mondaq

DECEMBER 9, 2021

On December 2, 2021, in coordination with its US, EU, and UK allies, Canada announced new sanctions measures against Belarus under the Special Economic Measures (Belarus) Regulations.

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Mondaq

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

In this post, we build upon our Response to the CRA's Position on Creditor-Proofing Reorganizations blog by presenting a specific example of a creditor-proofing reorganization.

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JURIST

APRIL 30, 2021

[A special report by one of JURIST’s Canadian law student staffers at the University of Calgary Law School, reporting as a Canada correspondent, pro tem ]. On the basis of this statistic, JURIST has “drafted” me (journalism pun intended) to provide on-the-ground insight from the eye of Canada’s pandemic storm.

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Mondaq

APRIL 14, 2022

On April 7, 2022, Ontario's Bill 88 (the "Bill") passed third reading in the Legislature and is anticipated to receive Royal Assent in the coming days.

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Mondaq

JUNE 15, 2022

The first quarter of 2022 brought new global challenges, including the war in Ukraine, as well as economic stagnation and rising inflation.

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Mondaq

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

This article highlights 10 key changes that owners, contractors, and consultants should be aware of in the CCDC 2.

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Mondaq

JUNE 23, 2022

Nearly 40 years after its decision in Krouse v Chrysler, the Court of Appeal for Ontario released a landmark decision recognizing a second privacy tort.

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