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Legal Challenges to U.S. Tariffs Escalate

Since February 1, 2025, United States President Donald Trump has issued a number of executive orders imposing tariffs on countries around the world, including Canada. As the tariff landscape continues to shift, the number of...more

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Termination Provisions and the Perils of Imprecise Drafting: Key Lessons from De Castro v Arista Homes Limited

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The Ontario Court of Appeal’s recent decision in De Castro v Arista Homes Limited, 2025 ONCA 260 (De Castro) provides Ontario employers with yet another reminder about the importance of clear and concise drafting in...more

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Interprétation des dispositions relatives au licenciement : Approches distinctes des tribunaux de la Colombie-Britannique et de...

Aperçu - Il est de plus en plus difficile pour les employeurs de déterminer si les dispositions relatives au licenciement incluses dans leurs contrats d’emploi seraient jugées exécutoires advenant leur contestation devant...more

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La Cour d’appel de la Colombie-Britannique confirme la cotisation de la taxe imposée aux acheteurs étrangers

La décision récente rendue dans l’affaire 1164708 B.C. Ltd. v. British Columbia (l’« affaire 1164708 B.C. Ltd. ») traite de l’applicabilité de la taxe supplémentaire sur les transferts de biens (property transfer tax) (la «...more

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British Columbia and Ontario: Two Diverging Approaches to Interpreting Termination Provisions

Overview - Employers increasingly face challenges regarding whether termination provisions in their employment agreements will be determined to be enforceable if challenged in court. As we continue to see increasing court...more

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B.C. Court of Appeal Upholds Assessment of Foreign Buyer Tax

The recent decision in 1164708 B.C. Ltd. v. British Columbia (1164708 B.C. Ltd.) addressed the applicability of the additional property transfer tax (ATT), commonly known as the “foreign buyer tax,” under British Columbia’s...more

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Federal Court Orders Review of PMRA Decision Renewing Glyphosate Pesticide

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The Federal Court has ordered the review of another Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) decision, spotlighting how the regulatory agency handles new scientific evidence in the renewal process for pesticides in Canada....more

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Standard of Review for Challenges to Regulations: Important Guidance from the Supreme Court of Canada

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The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) in two recent companion decisions, Auer v. Auer (“Auer”) and TransAlta Generation Partnership v. Alberta (“TransAlta”), has clarified that the reasonableness standard as set out in Canada...more

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Intrusion Upon Seclusion Claims In Privacy Breach Class Actions? Court of Appeal Trilogy Offers Guidance

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In a trilogy of rulings released on November 25, 2022, the Ontario Court of Appeal (“Court”) has ruled that the tort of intrusion upon seclusion cannot extend to companies that collect and store personal information and fall...more

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Ontario Court of Appeal Removes Confusion: Negligent Security not an “Intrusion Upon Seclusion”

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The Ontario Court of Appeal recently ruled that an organization that fails to take adequate steps to safeguard personal information in its possession cannot be held liable under the tort of intrusion upon seclusion when that...more

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Successful Dismissal for Delay Under the Class Proceedings Act: Ontario Court Examines New Automatic Dismissal Provision

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In Bourque v Insight Productions, 2022 ONSC 174, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (the “Court”) dismissed a proposed class proceeding for delay. The decision is noteworthy as it’s the first reported decision that...more

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Employers with Limited Canadian Presence May Be Required to Fulfill Significant Severance Obligations Thanks to Recent Court...

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A Divisional Court in Ontario, Canada recently issued a ruling that could have significant potential extra-jurisdictional consequences for U.S. employers with even a single employee based in Canada. The court’s June 15...more

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Tour de Force: Force Majeure in Civil Law Jurisdictions – A Superior Force Majeure Doctrine?

As COVID-19-related force majeure litigation continues to arise in both common and civil law jurisdictions, we take a first look at the approach to force majeure in civil law jurisdictions as compared to the common law...more

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Alberta Court of Appeal Clarifies Super-Priority of CCAA Charges

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In most restructuring proceedings, money is needed to fund the professionals and the management team retained to preserve value in the insolvent company. This money must often be borrowed, and is typically secured by...more

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Defending an Abuse of Dominance Case

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Required and Regulated Conduct under Canada’s Competition Act - The Competition Bureau’s updated Abuse of Dominance Enforcement Guidelines expressly provide, for the first time, that a party’s compliance with a statutory...more

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The Appeal in Teal: SCC Majority Restores Commercial Arbitrator's Award

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The Supreme Court has again restricted the scope of appeals from decisions of commercial arbitrators, this time upholding an arbitrator's award of compensation under a British Columbia statute by a close majority....more

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Inconsistent Administrative Tribunal Decisions: The Alberta Court of Appeal Weighs In

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Conflicting interpretations of the same statute by an administrative tribunal are unlikely to be reasonable, let alone correct, the Alberta Court of Appeal recently held in Altus Group Limited v Calgary (City), 2015 ABCA 86...more

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