In-House Counsel
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October 06, 2025
Saskatchewan to regulate non-lawyers in bid to increase access to justice
Saskatchewan has brought into force legislative changes that will allow “non-lawyer legal professionals” to deliver certain services to the public — something officials with the province’s law society say will enhance access to justice for “underserved” residents.
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October 03, 2025
G7 summit discusses competition issues related to algorithmic pricing
Canada hosted the G7 Competition Authorities and Policymakers’ Summit in Ottawa, which concluded Oct. 2, with discussions on digital competition, with a particular focus on algorithmic pricing and its impacts on competition, markets and the economy.
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October 02, 2025
Court rules Husky Energy failed to withhold required tax on $329M non-resident dividend
The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld a finding that Husky Energy improperly failed to withhold 25 per cent of nearly $329 million in dividends paid to Luxembourg corporations, finding that they were temporary custodians for the majority shareholders.
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October 02, 2025
The Strong Borders Act and a shifting anti-money laundering landscape
In the ever-evolving global fight against financial crime, no country can afford complacency. Criminals innovate constantly, devising complex networks of shell companies, anonymous trusts, cryptocurrency platforms and underground financial services to move and disguise illicit wealth.
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October 02, 2025
Line crossed: IRCC’s proposed administrative monetary penalties should alarm all Canadian bars
The federal government is quietly implementing a regulatory framework that should alarm every lawyer in Canada, regardless of practice area. Under the guise of addressing immigration “ghost consultants,” Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has crafted administrative monetary penalties (AMPs) that grant it unprecedented authority to discipline lawyers — the same lawyers who routinely challenge that department’s decisions in court.
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October 02, 2025
Wigdor: The final say on RSU forfeiture at termination … or is it?
A recent Ontario Superior Court decision is being widely regarded as the last word on whether restricted stock units (RSUs) continue to vest after termination when the equity contract cuts them off. The court’s answer is no — executive employment lawyers take note. But does that extend to working notice?
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October 01, 2025
Court of Appeal upholds termination clause
In what is likely the beginning of the tide turning toward the protection of thoughtfully drafted termination clauses that seek to limit exposure to common law damage assessments, the Ontario Court of Appeal recently upheld a termination clause in Bertsch v. Datastealth Inc., 2025 ONCA 379.
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September 30, 2025
B.C. regulator fines unlicensed property manager, brokerage over $100K
The B.C. Financial Services Authority has ordered an individual and a brokerage that managed rental properties without a licence to pay more than $100,000 in penalties and enforcement costs.
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September 29, 2025
Ontario privacy ruling a ‘wake-up call’ for hospitals, children’s aid societies: legal expert
An Ontario court has sided with the province’s information and privacy commissioner over notification requirements after separate data breaches at a Toronto hospital and a children’s aid society in the GTA, rejecting a narrower interpretation of the duty argued by both organizations.
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September 29, 2025
Arbitrator’s disclosure back in the spotlight with SCC’s dismissals in Aroma and Vento, part two
The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed on Sept. 18, 2025, an application for leave to appeal the Court of Appeal’s decision in Vento Motorcycles, Inc. v. Mexico, 2025 ONCA 82.