In-House Counsel
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June 19, 2025
Competition Bureau’s airline industry study emphasizes need for northern, remote access
A market study on the airline industry, conducted by the Competition Bureau, is recommending governments prioritize competition, leverage international capital, and support “northern and remote market access, including tailoring regulations to the northern context.”
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June 18, 2025
Private equity eyes college sports: Tradition meets transformation amid financial pressures
As college sports evolve, the balance between tradition and transformation is shifting toward commercialization. Private equity firms, already active in professional leagues like the MLB, NBA and NFL, are now turning their attention to universities. With financial pressures mounting, many schools are finding outside funding increasingly attractive.
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June 18, 2025
Alberta professional regulatory regime changes
In May 2025, Bill 40 — the Professional Governance Act — received its third reading in the Alberta Legislature. The Bill changes the professional regulatory regime in Alberta by consolidating nine acts and 28 regulations governing 22 different non-health professional regulatory organizations under a single legislative framework.
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June 17, 2025
Canada ramps up sanctions against Russia for Putin regime’s ‘continued aggression’ against Ukraine
Canada announced new sanctions against Russia as leaders of the G7 Western countries met for a second day in Kananaskis, Alta.
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June 17, 2025
Ontario judge denies bid to delay COVID insurance class action until Handley Estates issue decided
With a significant legal issue for Canadian class-action litigation hanging in the balance, an Ontario Superior Court judge has declined to delay a $20-million class action launched by denturists against their insurance brokerage and Aviva Insurance over its alleged failure to honour business interruption insurance claims related to COVID-19 pandemic closures.
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June 17, 2025
Federal information commissioner singles out three departments for criticism in annual report
Information Commissioner of Canada Caroline Maynard says the Department of National Defence (DND), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) remain among the worst performing federal departments when it comes to information transparency.
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June 17, 2025
CBA backs constitutional amendment to constrain federal use of Charter’s ‘notwithstanding’ clause
In a rare move, the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) has thrown its support behind a Senate public bill (S-218), which proposes a constitutional amendment to restrict and structure the discretion of the federal government to breach Charter rights via the contentious s. 33 “notwithstanding” clause.
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June 17, 2025
Ontario faces $30M class action over alleged mass abuse at Maplehurst jail
Ontario is facing a $30-million proposed class action over allegations that nearly 200 inmates at a correctional facility were subjected to illegal strip searches and systematic violence as collective punishment for an individual inmate assaulting a guard.
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June 17, 2025
23andMe data breach a ‘cautionary tale’ for all organizations, warns OPC
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) has warned that the global data breach at 23andMe serves as a “cautionary tale for all organizations about the importance of data protection in an era of growing cyberthreats.”
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June 17, 2025
Unconscionability, contractual oddities in gig-worker arbitration agreements in Davis v. Amazon
The Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision, and before it that of the Superior Court of Justice, in Davis v. Amazon Canada Fulfillment Services, ULC, 2025 ONCA 421, addresses complex issues surrounding the enforceability of arbitration agreements within the context of gig-economy employment contracts.