Business
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June 03, 2025
Clark Wilson announces three new associates
Clark Wilson has announced the promotion of Pavneet Grewal, Scott Stewart-Lee and Simon Wu from articled students to associates.
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June 03, 2025
Manitoba passes legislation to reduce interprovincial trade barriers
The Manitoba government has announced that Bill 47, the Fair Trade in Canada (Internal Trade Mutual Recognition) Act, has received royal assent. The bill includes amendments to the Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act for Buy Manitoba, Buy Canadian Day.
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June 03, 2025
The finfluencer effect: Unregulated viral money tips outpacing Canada’s securities regulators
Imagine taking medical advice from a stranger who got famous doing viral dance challenges. Sounds absurd, right? Yet millions of Canadians are doing the financial equivalent: trusting their hard-earned money to unlicensed social media “gurus” who dish out investment tips between memes and makeup tutorials.
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June 03, 2025
Beware the nuances of probationary employment
Probationary periods of employment are nothing new, but employers who fail to grasp the nuances involved can face significant legal consequences.
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June 02, 2025
Prime Minister Carney taps Montreal lawyers for key roles in PMO
Prime Minister Mark Carney has hired prominent Montreal lawyer Marc-André Blanchard, the former chair and CEO of McCarthy Tétrault LLP, as his chief of staff, while ex-federal justice minister David Lametti, counsel with Montreal’s Fasken, is also taking on senior responsibilities in the new Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), according to media reports.
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June 02, 2025
B.C. ostrich farm refuses to depopulate flock for avian flu
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has announced that a B.C. farm that has also been subject to litigation continues to refuse to depopulate its ostriches despite orders. The agency has been collaborating with the poultry industry to place controls to protect animal health in response to highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) since 2021.
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June 02, 2025
Court allows new claims on privacy in period tracker app class action
The British Columbia Supreme Court has certified additional common issues regarding breach of contract and disgorgement in a national class action against a company operating a menstrual health app for alleged breaches of privacy rights.
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June 02, 2025
BMW awarded $190K in costs in dismissed engine defect class action
BMW has been awarded $190,000 in costs for a dismissed class action that sought damages in relation to alleged defects in the engines of certain BMW vehicles with model years from 2012 to 2015.
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June 02, 2025
Marc-Philippe Gagnon joins McCarthy Tétrault as partner
McCarthy Tétrault has announced the addition of Marc-Philippe Gagnon as a partner in its national tax group, based in Montreal.
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June 02, 2025
How recent Competition Act amendments are shaping commercial leases
Recent amendments to competition law will prohibit the use of exclusivity clauses in commercial leases in all but specific circumstances. Changes to Canada’s Competition Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. C-34) enacted in June and December 2024 have the stated intent to expand the scope and enforcement powers concerning anti-competitive lease provisions.