July 15, 2026
WestJet has committed to improving security measures after a data breach led to an investigation initiated by Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne.
July 15, 2026
The Competition Bureau is seeking comments on proposed cartel enforcement guidelines that address illegal business agreements, such as bid-rigging, price-fixing, wage-fixing and no-poaching agreements.
July 15, 2026
The Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights (CCFR) has filed a proposed class action against Canada under recent amendments to Saskatchewan’s Firearms Act, arguing that the federal government must compensate licensed gun owners at fair value after the 2020 firearm bans.
July 15, 2026
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) has given the federal government an A+ in its 2026 State of Internal Trade: Canada’s Interprovincial Cooperation Report Card. While the CFIB applauded the “significant progress” made by the feds, the organization cautioned that “these high scores reflect commitments more than actual progress felt on the ground.”
July 15, 2026
Catherine Boilard has joined Langlois as a lawyer in its litigation group in Quebec City.
July 15, 2026
McMillan LLP has added Olivier Plessis as a partner in its capital markets and securities group in Vancouver.
July 14, 2026
The Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that construction lien claimants’ priority over a building mortgagee is limited to the deficiency in the statutory 10 per cent holdback based on unpaid invoices, rather than total invoices, where no subcontractor lien claims exist.
July 14, 2026
British Columbia has created the new K’ih t̲s̲aaʔd̲z̲e Protection Area under the Environment and Land Use Act to help conserve caribou habitat, boreal ecosystems and encourage ecological restoration on treaty land.
July 14, 2026
A three-judge divisional panel of the Ontario Superior Court has ruled that provincial restrictions on political advertising on certain rural highways violate the Charter’s free expression rights.
July 14, 2026
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has found that claims against fisheries ministers for misfeasance in public office, negligence, and negligent misrepresentation due to a decision resulting in the alleged culling of millions of healthy salmon were appropriate for trial.