June 03, 2026
Ottawa says it will extend for a year its steel tariff-rate quotas (TRQ) regime for imports from non-CUSMA partners and the existing horizontal tariff relief for eligible U.S. steel and aluminum products, and additionally, for eligible steel products subject to derivative tariffs.
June 03, 2026
British Columbia has asked its Supreme Court to add the City of Penticton as a representative plaintiff for municipalities in a proposed national class action against manufacturers of “forever chemicals” for alleged contamination of drinking-water systems.
June 03, 2026
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has announced that it is planning to go ahead with updated traceability requirements for goats, sheep and cervids to help identify and stem the spread of animal disease, bringing them in line with requirements similar to those for cattle and bison.
June 01, 2026
The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by a nuclear labs company challenging the quashing of a permit issued by the environment minister for the construction of a radioactive waste disposal facility.
June 01, 2026
The Quebec Superior Court has set aside a decision of a labour arbitrator because the arbitrator’s reasons were written with the assistance of artificial intelligence: Assn des ressources intermédiaires d’hébergement du Québec (ARIHQ) c. Santé Québec - Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Centre-Sud-de-l’Île-de-Montréal, 2026 QCCS 1360.
May 28, 2026
For a number of years, I have written in Law360 and elsewhere about issues and developments in animal law. Alberta’s Bill 22, the Animal Protection Amendment Act, 2026, which received royal assent on May 14, is a notable step in the evolution of animal welfare protection across Canada. The legislation is the province’s first major overhaul of its animal protection framework in two decades. More importantly, perhaps, one might say it reflects how animal welfare advocacy continues to influence legislatures in incremental but meaningful ways.
May 25, 2026
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has sent back for reconsideration a proposed class action alleging that the RCMP violated Charter rights through exclusion zones and other enforcement tactics during the Fairy Creek protests.
May 25, 2026
Aird & Berlis has three new associates: Devon Molloy, Shruti Ramesh and Humna Wasim.
May 25, 2026
The Supreme Court of Canada is set to hear an appeal of a finding that the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) forms part of B.C. law and that the province’s mineral claims regime is inconsistent with the Crown’s duty to consult Indigenous Peoples.
May 25, 2026
This appeal involves nine parcels of land between Last Mountain Lake and an old railway right of way owned by the provincial Crown that was converted into a walking path. The walking path is administered by the village.