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Canada Has A Jones Act!

The Jones Act is a United States ("US") statute barring foreign vessels from moving goods between two points in the US. The little-known Coasting Trade Act (the "CTA"), administered by Transport Canada...

Canada International

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Millar Kreklewetz

Les dirigeables modernes peuvent-ils résoudre les problèmes de logistique du Nord canadien?

L'intérêt renouvelé du Canada pour la défense nationale et la sécurité du Nord a mis en lumière un enjeu de longue date : la géographie. Les distances considérables...

Canada Transport

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Miller Thomson LLP

Can Modern Airships Overcome Canada's Northern Logistics Challenge?

Canada's renewed focus on national defence and northern security has drawn attention to a longstanding challenge: geography.

Canada Transport

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Miller Thomson LLP

Canadian Cabotage And Immigration: A Brief Summary For Foreign Motor Carriers

Foreign motor carriers entering Canada to deliver freight are subject to Canadian cabotage and immigration rules that restrict the carriage activities...

Canada Immigration

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MLT Aikins LLP

Transport Canada Signals Expanded Regulatory Focus On Hazardous And Noxious Substances In Renewed Marine Emergency Services Consultations

Canada Environment

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McMillan LLP

A Trip Abroad, A Lawsuit At Home? Jurisdiction Limits In Travel-Related Torts

Canada Transport

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CLC (Canadian Litigation Counsel)

Looking Ahead To 2026: Freight Brokers, Motor Carrier Casualty Claims And The United States Supreme Court

Worldwide Litigation

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

Key Takeaways From BLG's 37th Annual Maritime Law Seminar

Canada Transport

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Chauffeurs De Camion Transfrontaliers : Ce Que Vous Devez Savoir Sur La Nouvelle Politique Linguistique En Anglais De La FMCSA

Canada Transport

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Miller Thomson LLP

Turbulence Ahead: A Practical Guide To Aircraft Transactions In An Era Of Tariffs

Canada International

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McMillan LLP

What Cross-Border Truck Drivers Need To Know About The FMCSA's New English Language Proficiency Policy

Canada Transport

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Miller Thomson LLP

BWA: Opsis Airport Services Inc. And Québec Maritime Services Inc., Et Al. (Podcast)

Canada Litigation

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Torys LLP

How To Steer Clear Of Insurance Pitfalls

Canada Insurance

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Miller Thomson LLP

Federally Regulated Industries: The SCC Reaffirms And Clarifies The Interjurisdictional Immunity Doctrine

Canada Litigation

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Emond v. Trillium: The Supreme Court Confirms The Rules On Insurance Policy Interpretation

Canada Insurance

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Miller Thomson LLP

Understanding CRA Form T106 And How It Compares To U.S. Reporting Requirements

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

2026 Thresholds For Canadian Merger Reviews

Canada Anti-trust

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Torys LLP

When A Donation Is Not Really A Gift: The Court's Rejects On Tax-Driven Charity Arrangements, Gifts Must Be Genuine; Walby v. Canada (2025 FCA 94)

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Constructive Dismissal And Quiet Quitting

Canada Employment

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MLT Aikins LLP

When Federal And Provincial Law Collide: The Supreme Court Reaffirms The Applicable Framework

In Opsis Airport Services Inc. v. Québec (Attorney General), the Supreme Court of Canada unanimously reaffirmed the application of the doctrine of interjurisdictional immunity...

Canada Litigation

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McMillan LLP

In A Welcome Sign For Major New Project Proponents, SCC Breathes New Life Into Interjurisdictional Immunity

On May 30, 2025, the Supreme Court of Canada (the Court) in Opsis Airport Services Inc. v. Québec (Attorney General) unanimously held, in a consolidated appeal of two cases...

Canada Government

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

A Unanimous Supreme Court Ruling Affirms Langlois' Position

Langlois Lawyers celebrates the decision secured for its clients before the Supreme Court of Canada, which unanimously concluded that Québec's Private Security Act does not apply...

Canada Transport

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Langlois Lawyers, LLP

SCC Finds Quebec Law Inapplicable To Federal Undertakings Under Interjurisdictional Immunity Doctrine

In Opsis Airport Services Inc. v. Quebec (Attorney General) (Opsis), the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) affirmed that the doctrine of interjurisdictional immunity (IJI) remains an essential...

Canada Litigation

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Geographical Deviation Does Not Defeat The One Year Time Bar In The Hague-Visby Rules

Canada Litigation

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

Final U.S. Trade Representative Chinese Ship Fees Provide Relief For Canadian Shipowners

Worldwide Transport

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Rerouting Reform: Overcoming Internal Trade Barriers In Canada's Trucking Regulation

Canada Transport

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Miller Thomson LLP

How To Register For The CARM Client Portal: A Step-by-step Guide For Carriers And Freight Forwarders

Canada Transport

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Miller Thomson LLP

British Columbia 2025 Budget Infrastructure Developments

Canada Healthcare

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Bennett Jones LLP

Worth Its Weight In Gold? Not When Liability Clauses Tip The Scales

Canada Transport

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McCague Borlack LLP

Canada Border Services Agency's New Authority To Inspect Goods Destined For Export: Proposed Amendments To The Customs Act

Canada Transport

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Miller Thomson LLP

Competition In The Transportation Industry And Recent Amendments To The Competition Act

Canada Anti-trust

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

Canadian Port Strike Update

Canada Transport

Dunavant

Parties Should Take Proactive Steps To Ensure Arbitration Confidentiality

Canada Litigation

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Canada Border Services Agency's New Authority To Inspect Goods Destined For Export: Proposed Amendments To The Customs Act

In response to increasing concerns about the cross-border movement of restricted and prohibited goods, the Government of Canada is taking action to strengthen its border security measures.

Canada Transport

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Miller Thomson LLP

Competition In The Transportation Industry And Recent Amendments To The Competition Act

Over the last five years, there has been a rising concern by consumers about the cost of goods and services linked to the transportation industry.

Canada Anti-trust

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

Canadian Port Strike Update

The port strike in Canada, particularly affecting British Columbia's ports, has escalated with a lockout announced by the BC Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) starting at 4:30 p.m. PT...

Canada Transport

Dunavant

Parties Should Take Proactive Steps To Ensure Arbitration Confidentiality

In the recent decision of SOS Marine Inc. v. M/V Gentle Seas (Ship), 2024 FC 1042, the Federal Court of Canada considered whether information disclosed in arbitration...

Canada Litigation

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Supply Chain Uncertainty: Navigating Rail Shutdowns And Possible Port Strikes

Canada Transport

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Transportation Broker Liability In The U.S.A. – Avoiding Nuclear Verdicts V2

Canadian trucking companies and Canadian transportation brokers are always at risk for nuclear verdicts for their operations when they go into the Unites States of America.

Canada Transport

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

Energy Insight – Making Dollars And Sense Of Carbon Markets – Part 3: Cross Border Carbon Transportation

In Parts 1 and 2 of this 3 part series, we looked at the background and role of carbon in the energy industry, how it is being regulated and controlled...

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McMillan LLP

CBSA Delays CARM Release Until October 2024

Once again, the Canada Border Services Agency ("CBSA") has pushed back the implementation of the CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management project ("CARM").

Canada International

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

Limitations Of Liability In The Marine Liability Act Exclude Costs And Interest

It was a long time coming, but there is finally clarity regarding whether the monetary limitations of liability contained in the Marine Liability Act S.C. 2001 (the "MLA") as amended...

Canada Transport

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

Avoid A Boating Accident By Being Prepared Before You Head Out On The Water

Canada Transport

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Gluckstein Lawyers

Selling Canadian Green Hydrogen To Germany Could Benefit The Maritimes

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MLT Aikins LLP

Antrim And Antonakos: Similar Facts, Different Outcome

Canada Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

Canada's New Modern Slavery Regime: A Summary For The Transportation And Logistics Industry

Worldwide International

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Miller Thomson LLP

Interest And Increases: Developments In The Law On Limits Of Liability In Canada

Canada Transport

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Deadline Extension: Supply Chain Regulatory Review Consultation

Canada Transport

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Miller Thomson LLP

Court Of Appeal Affirms Monetary Cap Is Exclusive Of Cost & Interest In A Maritime Claim

Canada Litigation

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McLeish Orlando LLP

Foreign Owners Be Aware Of ITF "Inspections"

Canada Transport

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Interplay Of Federal And Provincial Jurisdiction Over Maritime Disputes

Canada Transport

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

New Registration Requirements For Importers, Carriers And Others Involved In The Transportation Of Dangerous Goods

Canada Transport

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Miller Thomson LLP

Fall Economic Statement 2023

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Canada Officially Jettisons The Hamburg Rules: Marine Liability Act Amended

Canada Transport

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Transportation Companies Beware: Shipping To Counterfeiters With Notice Could Result In Criminal Sanctions

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Aird & Berlis LLP

When Boats And Booze Collide: Seeking Justice After A Drunk Boating Incident Leaves You Injured Or Worse

Canada Litigation

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McLeish Orlando LLP

Canada Adds Exemptions From Hours Of Work Requirements For Certain Employees In Banking, Telecommunications And Broadcasting, Rail, And Airline Sectors

Canada Employment

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Littler - Canada

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Latest Videos

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Autonomous Vessels (Maritime Law Seminar) (Video)

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Cybersecurity In The Maritime Industry (Maritime Law Seminar) (Video)

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Transportation Of Dangerous Goods (Video)

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Cargo Liens (Video Content)

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

LNG Shipping From Canada

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Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP

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