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A Federal Court ruling clarifies that displaying itemized fees on the same screen does not constitute drip pricing under Canada's Competition Act, provided all mandatory charges are visible simultaneously in legible type. The decision establishes that while concealment and sequential disclosure trigger the prohibition, transparent partitioned pricing remains lawful, leaving businesses to navigate the line between compliant fee disclosure and misleading price representations.

The Court of Appeal for Ontario has introduced a new framework for granting leave to appeal from Divisional Court decisions, marking the first significant update to this test in over half a century. The decision in Knauff v. Ontario (Human Rights Tribunal) establishes that leave will be granted when a proposed appeal raises an arguable question of law or mixed law and fact of sufficient public importance, moving away from a rigid categorical approach toward a more flexible analysis.

Saskatchewan has officially brought The Defamation Act into force. The Defamation Act replaces the province's century-old Libel and Slander Act, which had been in place since 1909. The new legislation reflects the realities of modern communication and is designed to address how reputational harm occurs in an era dominated by online publishing, social media, and digital news platforms.