Business
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April 23, 2026
OPC sets high bar for anonymization
Organizations across Canada are increasingly turning to anonymization as a way to extract value from data while managing privacy risk. Done correctly, anonymization can place a dataset outside the reach of Canada’s private-sector privacy legislation, freeing organizations to use the data for analytics, product development and operational purposes without the obligations that would otherwise govern the handling of personal information.
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April 23, 2026
When the corporation takes the hit: What shareholders, directors need to know
In corporate structures, the company is its own legal person, with its own assets, liabilities and rights of action. That separation is what gives shareholders the benefit of limited liability, but it also means they cannot simply step into the corporation’s shoes when something goes wrong.
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April 23, 2026
Ontario introduces legislation to curb foreign farmland ownership, expand northern farming
Ontario has introduced legislation to restrict foreign acquisition of farmland and make it easier for farmers to lease or access arable land in northern Ontario, according to an April 22 release.
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April 23, 2026
B.C. sentencing decision pits victim safety against accused’s health issue
Sending individuals with mental health issues to prison rather than to specialized treatment facilities can yield several legal, punitive and societal outcomes.
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April 22, 2026
Court rejects set-off of HST in supplier insolvency case
The B.C. Court of Appeal has rejected a bid by a purchaser to rely on a contractual set-off clause to avoid paying HST where a supplier failed to remit the tax before becoming insolvent, confirming that the obligation to pay HST is owed to the Crown, not the supplier.
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April 22, 2026
CFIB presses feds for tax cuts to reverse decrease in startups
Ahead of the federal government’s spring economic statement on April 28, small businesses are calling for reduced taxes, incentivized investment and improvements in the entrepreneurial sphere, according to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB).
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April 22, 2026
Court awards Chanel, Louis Vuitton $1M in trademark case
The Federal Court has awarded more than $1 million to luxury brands Chanel and Louis Vuitton in a trademark infringement case involving counterfeit items.
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April 22, 2026
Kim Ferreira joins Dickinson Wright in Toronto as partner
Dickinson Wright has added Kim Ferreira as a partner in its Toronto office.
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April 22, 2026
Carney names Annette Ryan as parliamentary budget officer
Prime Minister Mark Carney has appointed Annette Ryan as Canada’s parliamentary budget officer, effective April 22.
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April 22, 2026
Viable claim in civil conspiracy requires more than a franchise relationship
Ontario appellate courts continue to hold that civil conspiracy claims cannot be used to circumvent corporate separateness. In Cervantes v. Pizza Nova Take Out Ltd., 2026 ONSC 713 (Cervantes), the Ontario Divisional Court reaffirmed that an agreement is the core element of a civil conspiracy claim.