Constitutional
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March 06, 2026
Constitutional issues and legislation - Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms - Equality rights
Appeal by Attorney General of Quebec (AGQ) from a judgment of the Quebec Court of Appeal which declared that s. 3 of the Reduced Contribution Regulation (RCR) constituted discrimination based on sex contrary to s. 15 of Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Charter) and the infringement was not justified under s. 1.
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March 05, 2026
Class action certified for foreign workers alleging systemic denial of EI, ‘racist’ contract terms
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has certified a class action for certain temporary workers challenging their contract terms including residence requirements, termination provisions, enforced seasonality and denial of employment insurance (EI) benefits despite paying into it. They argued the terms stemmed from motives to disadvantage racialized workers.
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March 04, 2026
Winnipeg’s bail compliance unit fully operational: Manitoba government
A new police unit used to track and arrest those in violation of their bail conditions is now up and running in Winnipeg.
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March 04, 2026
Trial judge erred by treating accused’s silence as ‘tacit admission’: Ontario Court of Appeal
The Court of Appeal for Ontario has unanimously overturned the guilty verdict of a man whose conviction at trial centred on his decision to remain silent during police questioning.
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March 02, 2026
Canada, N.W.T. sign MOU for regulatory coordination
Canada and the Northwest Territories have signed a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) on regulatory coordination aimed at strengthening collaboration and alignment in their regulatory roles in the Northwest Territories, in partnership with Indigenous governments and organizations.
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February 27, 2026
Canada announces $1.55 billion for Jordan’s Principle
Minister of Indigenous Services Mandy Gull-Masty has announced that the federal government is committing $1.55 billion to renew Jordan’s Principle until March 31, 2027.
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February 27, 2026
Top judge, bar leaders call on profession to intensify defence of judicial independence, rule of law
To defend against the rising attacks on the rule of law in Canada, members of the bar and bench must step up their efforts to support judicial independence and counter misinformation and political interference with the courts, say Canada’s top judge and bar leaders.
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February 25, 2026
Experts, civil liberties associations warn against passing of ‘draconian powers’ in budget bill
More than 100 legal and human rights experts, industry leaders and civil society organizations have released an open letter to Parliament warning that the proposed amendments to the Red Tape Reduction Act in Bill C-15 sets Canada on a “dangerous anti-democratic track” and that sweeping exemption powers for corporations should be removed.
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February 23, 2026
Federal Court upholds immigration admissibility referral despite procedural fairness breach
The Federal Court has dismissed a judicial review challenging referrals for immigration admissibility hearings, finding that although the applicants were denied procedural fairness, their proposed submissions would not have altered the decision.
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February 18, 2026
Court upholds CBC’s right to redact ad spend data
The Federal Court has dismissed a judicial review application relating to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)’s redaction of certain information in its advertising expenditures after an access-to-information request.