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Ontario Government Announces Significant Changes To Provincial Election Laws

On October 27, 2025, Premier of Ontario Doug Ford and Attorney General Doug Downey announced the government's intention to amend provincial election laws under the Election Act...

Canada Government

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Lobbying With Confidence: Navigating Compliance In Canada In A Time Of Change

As governments across Canada assess the geopolitical and economic landscape, and reshape policy in critical areas, now is the time for stakeholders to be heard.

Canada Compliance

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Gowling WLG

Legislative Update Report No. 2025-20 Le Bulletin d'actualités législatives

Osler's Legislative Update is a bi-weekly listing of new legislation. This issue covers legislation for the period 10/09 to 10/22.

Canada Government

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Les limites de la garantie légale face aux approbations réglementaires

La garantie légale de qualité, prévue à l'article 1726 du Code civil du Québec, assure à l'acheteur que le bien vendu pourra servir à l'usage auquel on le destine.

Canada Government

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BCF Business Law

Limits Of The Legal Warranty Regarding Regulatory Approvals

Canada Government

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BCF Business Law

2025 Modern Slavery Reporting In Canada: What The Data Shows

Canada Government

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Ropes & Gray LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (October 13 – 17, 2025)

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Tracking Progress In Modern Slavery Reporting: Insights From Public Safety Canada's 2025 Annual Report

Canada Government

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

The Longest Trial, A Big Impact: Cowichan's Aboriginal Title Victory

Canada Government

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Legislative Update Report No. 2025-19 Le Bulletin D'actualités Législatives

Canada Government

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Décision sur l'invocation de la clause dérogatoire et la compétence du tribunal de rendre un jugement déclaratoire

Canada Litigation

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

New Joint Reporting Template Released For Modern Slavery Disclosures In Canada, Australia And The UK

Canada Government

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Dentons Canada LLP

Manitoba's New Economic Development Strategy To Include Economic Reconciliation

Canada Government

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Legislative Update Report No. 2025-18 Le Bulletin D'actualités Législatives

Canada Government

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

The Cost Of Using AI To Generate (Fake) Case Law

Canada Technology

BM

Bishop & McKenzie

Introducing Green And Spiegel's Attorney Accessibility Program: Peace Of Mind When Entering The U.S.

Canada Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

Reality Check: Alberta Court Weighs Costs Award Against Counsel For AI-Generated Case Law Hallucinations

Canada Technology

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Canada 2025 Draft Tax Changes: Key Updates For Individuals, Corporations, And Trusts

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Significant Amendments Announced To The Accord Acts – Final Update

CP

Cox & Palmer

Canada, The U.K. And Australia Release Joint Modern Slavery Supply Chain Reporting Template

As outlined in our prior bulletins on this topic, Canada's supply chains legislation, the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act (Act), requires reporting entities...

Worldwide Government

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

The Boundaries Of Common Law: Parkland Is Not Immune From Adverse Possession

Is municipal parkland immune from claims of adverse possession, and what role does the common law have in claims of adverse possession? In Kosicki v Toronto...

Canada Government

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Cassels

Complaint To Integrity Commissioner About Dresden Landfill Unworthy Of Inquiry (Re: The Honourable Doug Ford, Premier Of Ontario, August 20, 2025)

Integrity Commissioners occupy a very important office because, among other things, they are tasked with ensuring that duly elected politicians behave appropriately and adhere to their respective codes of conduct.

Canada Government

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

Avantage concurrentiel par Blakes : mise à jour de septembre 2025

Bienvenue à l'édition de septembre de l'infolettre Avantage concurrentiel par Blakes, une publication mensuelle des groupes Concurrence et antitrust et Investissement étranger de Blakes.

Canada Anti-trust

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (September 15 – 19, 2025)

Canada Litigation

BM

Blaney McMurtry LLP

UNDRIP And The Building Canada Act: Duty To Consult To Obtain Free Prior And Informed Consent

Canada Government

Phillips Barristers

What Is The Cowichan Decision And Why Is Everyone So Worked Up?

Canada Government

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Legislative Update Report No. 2025-17 Le Bulletin D'actualités Législatives

Canada Government

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Alberta Court Of Appeal Confirms That Systemic Challenge To Provincial Consultation Regime May Proceed To Trial

Canada Government

JFK Law LLP

Rentrée parlementaire : comités, motions de programmation et ordonnances de production

Canada Government

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Fasken (French)

Return Of Parliament: Committees, Programming Motions, And Production Orders

Canada Government

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Fasken

Ontario's Bill 5 & The Discretionary State: Undermining Indigenous Rights And Species At Risk Protections In The Name Of Growth

Canada Government

WC

Woodward & Company

Déclaration De L'ONU Sur Les Droits Des Peuples Autochtones : Lenteur Inexplicable

Canada Government

JFK Law LLP

Political Or Judicial: Insights From Fair Voting BC v. Canada (Attorney General)

Canada Litigation

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Fasken

Return Of Parliament: Committees, Programming Motions, And Production Orders

Most committees, when not studying legislation referred to them by the House, will engage in various studies related to the specific mandate of the committee.

Canada Government

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Fasken

Ontario's Bill 5 & The Discretionary State: Undermining Indigenous Rights And Species At Risk Protections In The Name Of Growth

On June 4, 2025, Ontario's Ford Government enacted Bill 5: Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act, 2025, despite widespread opposition from Indigenous communities, environmental advocates...

Canada Government

WC

Woodward & Company

Déclaration De L'ONU Sur Les Droits Des Peuples Autochtones : Lenteur Inexplicable

Le 21 juin 2021, Journée nationale des peuples autochtones au Canada, le Parlement canadien adoptait en grande pompe la Loi sur la Déclaration...

Canada Government

JFK Law LLP

Political Or Judicial: Insights From Fair Voting BC v. Canada (Attorney General)

The Ontario Court of Appeal recently released its decision in Fair Voting BC v. Canada (Attorney General) (2025 ONCA 581).

Canada Litigation

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Fasken

Affaire Pryde : Un débat constitutionnel soulevé d'office à tort et mené selon une procédure viciée

Canada Government

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Fasken (French)

Legislative Update Report No. 2025-15 Le Bulletin d'actualités législatives

Description of Spotted Owl caurina subspecies critical habitat in the Widgeon Valley National Wildlife Area

Canada Government

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

B.C. Supreme Court Recognizes Cowichan Aboriginal Title In Landmark Ruling

On August 7, 2025, the British Columbia Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Cowichan Tribes v. Canada (Attorney General), 2025 BCSC 1490. The Court recognized the Cowichan Nation's Aboriginal title to part of the Fraser River's south arm and affirmed its constitutional right to fish in those waters for food.

Canada Government

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Electrifying Updates To The ZEV Standards: Hybrid Vehicle Inclusion And Increased Credits

The Government of Quebec recently announced its intention to expand the definition of eligible vehicle types under the province's zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) standard to include hybrid electric...

Canada Government

ML

McMillan LLP

La nouvelle « part importante » : l'abaissement du seuil fédéral obligera un plus grand nombre d'entreprises et d'organisations à enregistrer leurs lobbyistes salariés

À partir du 19 janvier 2026, il faudra beaucoup moins de temps à une entreprise ou à une organisation pour déclencher l'obligation fédérale d'enregistrement des activités de lobbying au Canada.

Canada Government

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Out Of Its Lane? Ontario Court Creates Constitutional Right To A Bike Lane

Canada Government

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Do "Nation Building Projects" Depend On Indigenous Consent?

Canada Government

ML

McMillan LLP

Canada: Law & Practice

Canada Government

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Fasken

Legislative Update Report No. 2025-14 Le Bulletin D'actualités Législatives

Canada Government

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Navigating Ontario's Strong Mayor Powers: Practical And Strategic Insights

Canada Government

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Lerners LLP

The New "Significant": Lower Federal Threshold Will Require More Businesses And Organizations To Register In-House Lobbyists

Canada Government

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Impacts On Canadian Businesses With U.S. Investments

Worldwide Government

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Torys LLP

Important Changes: The Commissioner Of Lobbying Issues New Guidance Requirements To Registration Thresholds And Lobbying Bans

Canada Employment

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Gowling WLG

Not Your Usual Ottawa Cutback – Lobbying Commissioner Cuts Registration Threshold Fourfold

Canada Government

ML

McMillan LLP

Maybe You're A Lobbyist After All: Strict New Federal Guidance Released

Canada Government

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

As Carney Talks Partnership, JFK's Sara Mainville Talks Trust, Meaningful Consultation, And Capacity On CBC National News

Canada Government

JFK Law LLP

A New Era Of Labour Mobility In Canada

Canada Government

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Case Brief On Kebaowek First Nation v Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, 2025 FC 319

Canada Government

FR

Fogler, Rubinoff LLP

Legislative Update Report No. 2025-13 Le Bulletin d'actualités législatives

Canada Government

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Practical Challenges In Litigating Against Government: Insights From Canada (Prime Minister) v. Hameed

Canada Litigation

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Fasken

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Overview Of Government Funding Programs For U.S. Based Businesses Operating In Canada And The UK (Video)

GW

Gowling WLG

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GW

Gowling WLG

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GW

Gowling WLG

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GW

Gowling WLG

Bernardine Adkins Talks To BBC News About Claims That The UK Would Have No Tariffs Under GATT XXIV (Video)

GW

Gowling WLG

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