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Ontario’s Budget Bill Advances Conservation Authority Consolidation

Ontario's Bill 97 consolidates 36 conservation authorities into 9 regional bodies by 2027, introducing new governance structures, transition committees, and watershed councils while granting the Minister broad oversight powers during the restructuring process.

Canada Real Estate

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McMillan LLP

Construction Contracting 101: Select Commercial And Legal Issues

In this session, Osler’s partners Andrew Wong and Joel Heard discussed some important issues that clients should consider to ensure the terms of their construction contract reflect their priorities and the requirements of the project.

Canada Real Estate

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Arbitrate Or Litigate: Supreme Court Of British Columbia Reinforces The Potentially Broad Reach Of Arbitration Clauses In Construction Contracts

Construction contracts often include arbitration clauses, providing parties with an alternative path to dispute outside of court. In a recent BC Supreme Court decision...

Canada Litigation

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Dentons Canada LLP

Contractual Holdbacks Are Not A Means Of Financing Projects

A Quebec Court of Appeal decision examines when contractual holdbacks cross the line from legitimate protection into abusive financing tactics. The ruling clarifies the boundaries of good faith in construction payment...

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

La Retenue Contractuelle N’est Pas Un Mode De Financement

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Des Conséquences Béton Pour Cause De Délais : La Cour De L’Alberta Rejette Une Réclamation Pour Défaut De Construction Résidentielle Dans L’affaire Peters C. Countryside Masonry

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Ce Que Les Constructeurs Devraient Savoir : Information Sur Les Remboursements Bonifiés De La TPS/TVH Pour L’achat D’une Habitation

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

New Tarion Rule: Why Purchasers Of New Homes Must Register Within 45 Days

Canada Real Estate

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Alberta’s Draft Co-operation Agreement On Environmental And Impact Assessment: What It Means For Major Project Development And More

Canada Environment

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Dentons Canada LLP

Cross-Border Succession Planning: How Canadian And EU Conflict Of Laws Rules Can Affect Your Estate

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Pallett Valo LLP

Collaborative Approaches To Construction Management

Canada Real Estate

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Langlois Lawyers, LLP

Anchored Down: Long-Term Leases And The Limits On Landlord Exit Rights

Canada Real Estate

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Bennett Jones LLP

Ontario Expands Scope Of Buyers Entitled To HST Relief On New Homes

Canada Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

What Builders Should Know: Update On GST/HST Rebates For Residential Home Sales

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Closing The Loophole On Indirect Trust Transfers And The 21-Year Deemed Disposition Rule: New Measure In Budget 2025

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

New Principles For AI Use In Ontario

Canada Technology

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Funding Canada’s Next Wave Of Nuclear Development

TL

Torys LLP

2026 Update On Trends In Indigenous Equity Investments In Canada

Canada Government

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Fasken

Your Auto Insurance Is Changing: Here's What You Need To Know

Canada Insurance

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Lerners LLP

FIFA World Cup 2026 Toronto Mobility Plan: What Tenants, Landlords, and Businesses Should Review

As Toronto prepares to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup, businesses near Exhibition Place, BMO Field, and downtown core face significant operational challenges from road closures, parking restrictions, and access limitations. Understanding how lease provisions address access rights, parking guarantees, delivery protocols, and cost allocations during government-imposed disruptions will determine whether tenants or landlords absorb the financial impact of tournament-related restrictions.

Canada Real Estate

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WeirFoulds LLP

Not All Work Will Extend The Lien Period

Contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and labourers in Alberta typically have only 60 days after completing the last work on a project to register a construction lien.

Canada Real Estate

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Bennett Jones LLP

Ontario Announces Enhanced New Housing Rebate: What Builders And Developers Need To Know

Ontario's 2026 Budget introduces an Enhanced New Housing Rebate that could eliminate up to $80,000 in provincial HST on qualifying new homes, with federal coordination expected to address the remaining 5% GST portion. The rebate applies to homes purchased between April 2026 and March 2027, with construction deadlines extending to 2031, while a parallel program targets new residential rental properties with different timelines. Builders and developers face time-sensitive opportunities to leverage these tempo

Canada Real Estate

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Torkin Manes LLP

Between Dirt And Data Centres: Why The Powered Shell Model Is Gaining Traction In Canada

As demand for data centre capacity accelerates across Canada, developers, tenants, investors, and lenders are increasingly focused on where a project sits on the continuum: from bare land, to powered shell...

Canada Real Estate

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Miller Thomson LLP

Entre sol brut et centres de données : pourquoi les modèles de type « powered shell » gagnent du terrain au Canada

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Concrete Consequences For Delay: Alberta Court Dismisses Residential Construction Defect Claim In Peters v Countryside Masonry

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Des conséquences béton pour cause de délais : la Cour de l'Alberta rejette une réclamation pour défaut de construction résidentielle dans l'affaire Peters c. Countryside Masonry

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Breach Of Contract And Legal Remedies In Canada

Canada Commercial

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Watson Goepel LLP

Part 3 – Resurgence Of Encumbered Land And POPs As Parkland

Canada Real Estate

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Davies Howe

Canada's Q1 2026 M&A Landscape

Canada Commercial

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Ontario’s Water And Wastewater Public Corporation Framework: What Municipalities Need To Know Now

Canada Real Estate

WL

WeirFoulds LLP

Building Local, Buying Local: A Guide To The Buy Ontario Procurement Directives

Canada Government

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Bill 30: Alberta’s Expedited 120-Day Approvals Act, 2026 – What It Means For The Energy Sector

Canada Government

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Alberta's Proposed Expedited 120-Day Approvals Act (Bill 30)

Canada Government

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Ontario’s Water And Wastewater Public Corporation Framework: What Municipalities Need To Know Now

Ontario is fundamentally restructuring water and wastewater service delivery through the Water and Wastewater Public Corporations Act, 2025, moving services from municipal departments into arm's-length public corporations. With the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing now actively soliciting municipal expressions of interest, this framework presents both strategic opportunities and significant governance implications that municipalities must understand and engage with now, even before the legislation...

Canada Real Estate

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WeirFoulds LLP

Building Local, Buying Local: A Guide To The Buy Ontario Procurement Directives

On March 30, 2026, the Government of Ontario released provincial and municipal procurement directives under the Buy Ontario Act (Public Sector Procurement), 2025...

Canada Government

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Bill 30: Alberta’s Expedited 120-Day Approvals Act, 2026 – What It Means For The Energy Sector

On April 14, 2026, the Government of Alberta (Alberta) introduced Bill 30, the Expedited 120-Day Approvals Act, 2026 (Bill 30).

Canada Government

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Alberta's Proposed Expedited 120-Day Approvals Act (Bill 30)

Alberta's government has introduced Bill 30, the Expedited 120-Day Approvals Act, which would grant cabinet the power to fast-track regulatory approvals for major energy, mining, and industrial projects exceeding $250 million in capital spending.

Canada Government

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Interim Binding Processes For Major Project Disputes

Canada Real Estate

TL

Torys LLP

Adjudicate, Lien, Or Both? Strategic Pathways In Ontario's Evolving Regime

Adjudication under the Construction Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.30, is now a well-established mechanism for resolving disputes.

Canada Real Estate

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Soloway Wright

Strategic Days On Construction With Public And Parapublic Clients In Québec

On April 13 and 14, two of our partners, Marie-Douce Huard and René-Martin Langlois, will be participating in the Strategic Days on Construction with Public...

Canada Real Estate

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Langlois Lawyers, LLP

Part 1 – Bill 98 Changes Proposed To Come Into Effect On Royal Assent

This blog constitutes Part 1 of the Davies Howe LLP Bill 98 and Related Proposals blog series. This first part focuses on proposed amendments intended to come into force immediately upon approval...

Canada Real Estate

DH

Davies Howe

Spring Forward On Housing: Landmark Multi-Billion Dollar Funding, Bill 98 And What’s Next For Planning In Ontario

Spring is in the air, and that means Ontario’s first housing package has arrived. The package includes significant funding announcements from the Federal and Provincial government...

Canada Government

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Cassels

2026 Ontario Budget: Enhanced HST Relief On New Homes

Canada Real Estate

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Aird & Berlis LLP

Funding Our Future: An $8.8 Billion Commitment To Affordability

Canada Real Estate

DH

Davies Howe

Endorsements vs. Exclusions: New Guidance From Canada’s Top Court For Insurers And Homeowners On Interpreting Insurance Policies

Canada Insurance

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Springing Back: Province Announces Reform Stimulating The Housing Market, And Bringing Certainty And Standardization To Planning Processes

Canada Government

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McMillan LLP

War, Supply Chain Disruption And Inflation: Contractual Remedies Under Standard Form Construction Contracts

Worldwide Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

Two Steps Forward: CIPO Resets On Non-Patentable Subject Matter

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Lenczner Slaght LLP

Better With Age: Purchasing A Property With A Legal Non-Conforming Use

Canada Real Estate

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Lerners LLP

La gestion des changements dans le cadre des projets d’infrastructure publique

Canada Government

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Canadian Prompt Payment And Construction Law Reforms

Canada Real Estate

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Québec Budget 2026-2027: Record Investments In Infrastructure

Canada Government

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Dentons Canada LLP

More Bills, More Regs, More Bills: Province Of Ontario Continues To Propose Sweeping Changes To Municipal And Planning Systems With Draft Release Of Bills 98 And 100

Canada Real Estate

WL

WeirFoulds LLP

Ontario's New HST Rebate: Key Details

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Managing Change In Public Infrastructure Projects

Canada Government

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Sous-traitants et pénalités de retard : quelles obligations?

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

The Species Conservation Act, 2025 Is Now In Effect

Canada Environment

DH

Davies Howe

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Construction Law In BC: How Tariffs, Contracts, And Costs Impact Construction Projects (Video)

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FH&P Lawyers

2024 Fall Construction Law Forum (Video)

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Gowling WLG

Crowe Master Series - Beedie's CFO Mason Bennett: Who Is Beedie Group? (Video)

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Crowe MacKay LLP

Embracing The Evolution: Constructing A Sustainable Future In The Changing Construction Landscape (Video)

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Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

Construction Law: Fact Versus Fiction (Video)

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Fasken

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