In-House Counsel
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July 10, 2025
B.C. Court of Appeal upholds dismissal of group’s petition to protect birds, stop old-growth logging
An environmental group has lost its legal bid to protect a threatened seabird’s nesting areas and block old-growth logging in a portion of southwestern Vancouver Island.
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July 10, 2025
Concerns raised over senior Iranian officials trying to enter Canada
Canada’s efforts to block senior Iranian government officials from entering the country are facing increased scrutiny following the war between Israel and Iran. Human rights advocates and legal experts have raised concerns that some Iranian officials, including members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), may have already entered Canada undetected, and that others could attempt to do the same.
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July 09, 2025
Ottawa launches sweeping red tape review to ease regulatory burden, boost growth
The federal government has launched a sweeping review of regulations across all departments and agencies in a bid to cut red tape and ease the regulatory burden on Canadian businesses as they face economic headwinds from U.S. tariffs on exports.
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July 09, 2025
FINTRAC advisory updates G7 list of high-risk and monitored nations to counter money laundering
The G7’s anti-money laundering (AML) task force has updated its alert levels for some high-risk jurisdictions to protect the international financial system from money laundering and terrorist financing risks, according to a July 9 advisory issued by Canada’s AML watchdog.
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July 09, 2025
Proposals to change B.C. labour code reasonable, balanced: lawyers
Lawyers are saying a panel report recommending changes to B.C.’s Labour Relations Code is proposing balanced reforms that do not swing the pendulum too far toward workers or businesses in the province.
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July 09, 2025
Immigration guidance for business travellers entering the U.S.
Business visitor status allows foreign nationals to enter the United States for specific business-related activities temporarily. It is important to understand that business visitor status is not intended for employment or permanent residence in the United States.
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July 08, 2025
CFIB asks trade ministers to advance mutual recognition deal as think tank report urges caution
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is urging federal, provincial and territorial trade ministers to make progress on a pan-Canadian mutual recognition agreement on goods and direct-to-consumer alcohol delivery as the ministers’ Committee on Internal Trade (CIT) meets in Quebec City.
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July 08, 2025
Procurement ombud recommends five solutions to address federal procurement issues
In its most recent report, the Office of the Procurement Ombud has outlined five “key solutions to address long-standing systemic issues in federal procurement.”
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July 08, 2025
Competition Bureau investigates Amazon’s Marketplace Fair Pricing Policy
The Competition Bureau announced that it has obtained a court order from the Federal Court to “advance its investigation into Amazon’s conduct on its online Canadian marketplace, Amazon.ca.”
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July 08, 2025
Insolvencies still markedly higher than pre-pandemic levels, latest stats indicate
Business insolvencies dropped to 391 filings in May of this year, a 16.5 per cent decline from April but significantly higher than pre-pandemic levels, figures from the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy (OSB) show.