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Alberta's Infrastructure Mandate: Paving The Way For Construction Growth In 2025

On Sept. 22, 2025, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith released a mandate letter to Infrastructure Minister Martin Long, outlining a broad set of priorities that will shape Alberta's capital planning and infrastructure...

Canada Real Estate

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Performance Bonds Remain Effective Despite Stay Ordered In CCAA Proceedings

On April 17, 2025, Earth Boring Co. Limited (EBCL) sought protection under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (the CCAA). Among the provisions of the court's initial order was a temporary stay preventing claims...

Canada Real Estate

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

From Bids To Bricks Part 1 (Video)

Join Aon and Gowling WLG for the first session in this four-part From Bids to Bricks: Legal and Insurance Essentials on-demand series, designed to help construction and infrastructure stakeholders navigate today's complex project landscape.

Canada Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

Amendments To The Real Estate Development Marketing Regulation: New CSAIR Filing Obligations For Assignments

The Government of British Columbia has amended the Real Estate Development Marketing Regulation to clarify and refine developers' obligations in filing assignment information and correcting errors...

Canada Real Estate

CW

Clark Wilson LLP

Status Certificate And Why It Matters In Condo Purchases

Canada Real Estate

Woitzik Polsinelli LLP

Le rôle des experts pour réduire les risques de litiges dans les projets de construction

Canada Real Estate

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

What Is The Security Deposit Worth If A Commercial Tenant Goes Bankrupt?

Canada Real Estate

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De Grandpré Chait

Amendments To REDMA Regulation: Enhanced CSAIR Reporting For Developers

Canada Real Estate

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McMillan LLP

Real Estate Agent's "Imperfect" Conduct Was Not Negligent (Duad Inc. v. Shi)

Canada Real Estate

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

SCC Confirms Adverse Possession Of Municipal Parkland In Ontario Remains Alive And Well

Canada Real Estate

WL

WeirFoulds LLP

New Proposed Regulations For Ontario's Construction Act

Canada Real Estate

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Assigning A Commercial Lease: What Assignors, Assignees And Landlords Should Know

Canada Real Estate

Woitzik Polsinelli LLP

When Deadlines Don't Match Reality: A Practical Application Of Contractual Limitation Periods

Canada Real Estate

AH

Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP

Tenant Refuses To Leave? A Landlord's Guide To The Eviction Process In Ontario

Canada Real Estate

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Unified LLP

Regulating Deepfakes Through Copyright: Would Denmark's Proposed Approach Be Right For Canada?

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Miller Thomson LLP

Robots Rejected: Canada Denies AI As Patent Inventor

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Lenczner Slaght LLP

Tariffs Up, Tariffs Down: What Businesses Need To Know

Canada International

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Streamlining Labour: Ontario's Legislative Shift On Labour Mobility

Canada Employment

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CCPartners

Landmark RCMP Seizure Of Over $56 Million In Cryptocurrency From TradeOgre

Canada Technology

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WeirFoulds LLP

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Construction & Planning

Alberta's Infrastructure Mandate: Paving The Way For Construction Growth In 2025

On Sept. 22, 2025, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith released a mandate letter to Infrastructure Minister Martin Long, outlining a broad set of priorities that will shape Alberta's capital planning and infrastructure...

Canada Real Estate

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Performance Bonds Remain Effective Despite Stay Ordered In CCAA Proceedings

On April 17, 2025, Earth Boring Co. Limited (EBCL) sought protection under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (the CCAA). Among the provisions of the court's initial order was a temporary stay preventing claims...

Canada Real Estate

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

From Bids To Bricks Part 1 (Video)

Join Aon and Gowling WLG for the first session in this four-part From Bids to Bricks: Legal and Insurance Essentials on-demand series, designed to help construction and infrastructure stakeholders navigate today's complex project landscape.

Canada Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

Le rôle des experts pour réduire les risques de litiges dans les projets de construction

Canada Real Estate

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

SCC Confirms Adverse Possession Of Municipal Parkland In Ontario Remains Alive And Well

Canada Real Estate

WL

WeirFoulds LLP

New Proposed Regulations For Ontario's Construction Act

Canada Real Estate

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

When Deadlines Don't Match Reality: A Practical Application Of Contractual Limitation Periods

Canada Real Estate

AH

Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP

Federal Gov't Announces Initial Nation-building Projects For New Major Projects Office

Canada Real Estate

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Ontario Proposes New Regulations To Complement Pending Construction Act Amendments: Key Takeaways For Industry And Counsel

Canada Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

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Conveyancing

Homeowner Staves Off Enforcement Of Judgment Against Co-owner's Registered Interest (Brunton V. Lanzarotta)

Ontario's Land Titles Act is intended to be a true and accurate reflection of the state of title to a property.

Canada Real Estate

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

If They Repudiate, You Can Remediate: Remedies For Alberta Landlords In Commercial Lease Abandonment

Long-term commercial leases can pose challenges for both tenants and landlords, particularly when changing circumstances – whether it be financial, operational, or otherwise – render a lease untenable.

Canada Real Estate

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Miller Thomson LLP

The Fight Of Survivorship

Before placing title to your home, bank account or investments into joint ownership with another person, it's important to understand the financial and legal risks involved.

Canada Real Estate

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Casey & Moss LLP

Can Your Neighbour Expropriate Your Land? (A Consideration Of Remedies For Trespass)

Canada Real Estate

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Bennett Jones LLP

Purchasing Real Property In Alberta – The Lawyer's Role

Canada Real Estate

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Reynolds Mirth Richards & Farmer

Neighbour Entitled To Retain Land Upon Which Lasting Improvements Were Made (Margaritis v. Milne)

Canada Real Estate

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

Property Owner Allowed To Maintain Property's Use As Three Dwelling Units (Vitale v. Toronto (City Of))

Canada Real Estate

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

Builder, Surveyor, And Municipality Liable For Encroachment Of Dwelling Built On Neighbour's Land (Armstrong v. Penny)

Canada Real Estate

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

Ontario Court Of Appeal Clarifies Limitation Period For Setting Aside A Fraudulent Conveyance

Canada Criminal

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Pallett Valo LLP

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Estate Management

A Canadian Tax Lawyer's Updated Guide On Non-Resident Trusts In Canada

Trusts are a common and effective tax planning tool for the distribution of income amongst different recipients.

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Finality Over Fairness: A Cautionary Tale In Will Drafting, Limitation Periods

The Ontario Superior Court's decision in Tessaro v. Gora, 2025 ONSC 198 quietly answered a long-standing question among estate planners: what happens when a decades-old drafting error is unexpectedly discovered?

Canada Real Estate

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Lerners LLP

Est-il vraiment possible de faire une donation sur son lit de mort? Qu'en dit le droit québécois?

Making a gift to a loved one shortly before death may seem like a generous or meaningful gesture. However, in Québec, some of these "last-minute" gifts – known in legal terms as gifts mortis causa...

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Miller Thomson LLP

Can You Really Make A Gift On Your Deathbed? What Québec Law Says

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Just Make Sure There's A Guest Room: How Early Inheritance Can Open The Door To Homeownership

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Lawyers Financial

Real Property, Real Problems: Probate Planning Considerations For Vacant Or Underused Homes

Canada Real Estate

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Fogler, Rubinoff LLP

Jackson v. Rosenberg, 2024 ONCA 875: An Example Of How Using Joint Tenancy As An Estate Planning Tool Can Go Wrong

Canada Real Estate

SL

Siskinds LLP

A Gift That Doesn't Stand The Test Of Time

Canada Real Estate

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McCague Borlack LLP

How The 'First Dealings' Exemption Can Save Your Estate Money On Probate Fees

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O'Sullivan Estate Lawyers LLP

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Real Estate

Court Of Appeal Summaries (September 29 – October 3, 2025)

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of September 29, 2025.

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Amendments To The Real Estate Development Marketing Regulation: New CSAIR Filing Obligations For Assignments

The Government of British Columbia has amended the Real Estate Development Marketing Regulation to clarify and refine developers' obligations in filing assignment information and correcting errors...

Canada Real Estate

CW

Clark Wilson LLP

Status Certificate And Why It Matters In Condo Purchases

A status certificate is a document issued by the Condominium corporation's management or board upon request by a prospective purchaser. It is an essential document...

Canada Real Estate

Woitzik Polsinelli LLP

Amendments To REDMA Regulation: Enhanced CSAIR Reporting For Developers

Canada Real Estate

ML

McMillan LLP

Real Estate Agent's "Imperfect" Conduct Was Not Negligent (Duad Inc. v. Shi)

Canada Real Estate

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

SCC Confirms Adverse Possession Of Municipal Parkland In Ontario Remains Alive And Well

Canada Real Estate

WL

WeirFoulds LLP

Assigning A Commercial Lease: What Assignors, Assignees And Landlords Should Know

Canada Real Estate

Woitzik Polsinelli LLP

Tenant Refuses To Leave? A Landlord's Guide To The Eviction Process In Ontario

Canada Real Estate

U

Unified LLP

Federal Gov't Announces Initial Nation-building Projects For New Major Projects Office

Canada Real Estate

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

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Latest Videos

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The Risk Equation In Construction (Video)

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Gowling WLG

WATCH – Construction Law Update: Key Cases From 2023-2024 (Video)

CW

Clark Wilson LLP

Real Estate Joint Ventures For Investors: Governance Considerations (Video)

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Torys LLP

BD&P's Capabilities In Commercial Real Estate (Video)

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Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

Construction Law: Fact Versus Fiction (Video)

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Fasken

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