Other Areas of Practice
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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
Ontario releases draft regulations for special economic zones
Ontario has proposed a new regulation setting out draft criteria for designating “special economic zones” in an effort to enhance the economy and make it more competitive, resilient and self-reliant.
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October 01, 2025
Canadian business council makes recommendations for Budget 2025
The Business Council of Canada (BCC) has released the results of its 2025 fiscal consultation and is calling on the federal government “to present a credible, pro-growth plan in the next budget.”
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October 01, 2025
B.C. law society holding annual general meeting Oct. 7
Registration and advance voting are open for the Law Society of British Columbia (LSBC)’s Oct. 7 annual general meeting (AGM). The AGM is being held virtually via Zoom webinar, with a call to order at 12:30 p.m. PDT. Advance online voting is also available until Oct. 6.
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October 01, 2025
Sustainable popcorn under the spotlight
The popcorn industry, like many areas within the food sector, is increasingly coming under legal scrutiny for its sustainability practices. With evolving consumer assumptions and desires along with tightening governmental policies, businesses involved in everything from production to packaging of popcorn are facing new legal requirements and expectations. This piece explores the legal landscape as it relates to sustainability within the popcorn industry in Canada, highlighting key regulatory frameworks, environmental challenges and compliance strategies.
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September 30, 2025
AI, digital integration in small businesses could boost GDP by $12.8B: report
A new report by the Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses (CFIB) has found that while 92 per cent of small businesses in Canada are using digital tools for their business, only 10 per cent have fully integrated them across operations.
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September 30, 2025
The importance of bar exams
The Law Society of Ontario is considering dumping the bar exams. The committee’s purported reasons for proposing this include the fact that those with Canadian law degrees have a much higher pass rate than international graduates, that the exam is stressful and that it requires quick recall of information. I think the opposite.
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September 26, 2025
Ontario law society makes moves on public transparency, trust
Increasing transparency and working toward restoring public trust were the orders of the day as benchers of the Law Society of Ontario (LSO) met for their most recent meeting.
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September 26, 2025
Ontario opening of the courts ceremony highlights digitization, reform of Rules of Civil Procedure
On Sept. 25, judges, attorneys general, leaders of law associations and others met for Ontario’s opening of the courts ceremony, discussing various strategies that have been and will be undertaken to improve access to justice. This included digitization and reformation of the Rules of Civil Procedure.
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September 25, 2025
SCC issues stay of destruction of 400 ostriches pending leave to appeal decision
The Supreme Court of Canada has stayed the cull of more than 400 ostriches on a B.C. farm that had been ordered depopulated after some were found to have the H5N1 strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza.