May 21, 2026
Manitoba has announced plans to establish a regional representative office in India as part of the province’s broader effort to diversify exports beyond the United States.
May 21, 2026
The Federal Court has quashed a $421,000 invoice issued to a First Nation councillor, ruling that the measure, which could have barred her from seeking re-election, was not properly authorized under the Nation’s governance laws.
May 21, 2026
In an effort to “protect provincial data and enhance security,” the Government of Ontario is mandating new restrictions on the “use and purchase of Chinese-made drones by the government and the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), beginning with an immediate ban on the use of Chinese drones for highly sensitive OPP operations.”
May 21, 2026
Minister of Health Marjorie Michel has tabled the report of the third legislative review of the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act (TVPA) in Parliament, focused on compliance, enforcement and related actions.
May 21, 2026
A five-judge panel of the Ontario Court of Appeal has overturned the Handley Estate rule, which had required courts to stay proceedings where parties failed to immediately disclose partial settlement agreements that altered the litigation landscape.
May 21, 2026
The province of Nova Scotia recently passed legislation that establishes the legislative framework for the development of a natural hydrogen industry in the province.
May 20, 2026
John Chedid has joined Langlois as a lawyer in its litigation and dispute resolution group.
May 20, 2026
The Government of Ontario is proposing amendments to the Planning Act that would “help prevent illegal land uses, including for trucks and the operation of commercial trucking activities on land not zoned for industrial use.”
May 20, 2026
As commercial disputes increasingly cross borders, Canadian courts are more frequently asked to assess the legal effect of foreign judgments, prosecutorial decisions and parallel proceedings arising from unfamiliar legal systems. One recurring question is whether a foreign criminal or quasi-criminal decision should bar subsequent civil litigation in Ontario through doctrines such as res judicata, issue estoppel or abuse of process.
May 20, 2026
Fifty-seven years ago, Hydro-Québec signed an advantageous contract with the Churchill Falls (Labrador) Corp. (CF(L)Co) for a large block of power at $2 per megawatt hour for 75 years. In December 2014, the premiers of Quebec and Labrador announced a proposed transaction for the existing dam plus 3,900-megawatt expansion products. Simultaneously, they released the Churchill Falls Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The document was not really a memorandum of understanding; it was a pastiche of draft contract sections plus schedules that reflected modelled quantities and prices.