April 15, 2026
Coercive control against women does not disappear in later life. For some, patterns of abuse that have persisted for years or decades continue into old age. For others, coercive control begins for the first time through adult children and other relatives.
April 14, 2026
Ontario has brought proposed changes to the Employments Standards Act to ban employers from charging employees for required uniforms. It is also proposing the new Strengthening Talent Agency Regulation (STAR) Act to improve transparency and oversight of talent agencies for better protection of performers’ paycheques in the entertainment industry.
April 13, 2026
The Ontario Court of Appeal has allowed leave to appeal in a securities fraud conviction case to determine how a Supreme Court of Canada decision applies to acquittal appeals in the context of the Provincial Offences Act.
April 13, 2026
The Federal Court has set aside an order overturning the election of a First Nation’s chief and council, finding that the decision was tainted by procedural unfairness and a reasonable apprehension of bias.
April 10, 2026
Ontario’s recent expansion of Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) coverage still leaves more than 1.5 million workers in the province without critical safety protections, according to the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE).
April 10, 2026
The Federal Court has barred a self-represented litigant from starting or continuing proceedings without leave after finding that his repeated complaints, court actions and AI-tainted filings amounted to vexatious conduct.
April 09, 2026
According to new research from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, 50 per cent of Canadian small business owners reported that crime increased in their community over the past year, while only two per cent reported a decline.
April 09, 2026
In a case of numerous alleged human rights abuses and deaths at a Tanzanian mine owned by a Canadian company, the Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld that Tanzania was the more appropriate forum than Ontario. Plaintiffs’ counsel and intervener Amnesty International stated that the decision did not advance access to justice. The case may go to the Supreme Court of Canada.
April 08, 2026
The Ontario government is extending mandatory Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) coverage through new legislation that would protect 29,000 additional workers at all privately operated residential care facilities, retirement homes and group homes.
April 07, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced the first projects under the Build Communities Strong Fund to support the construction of infrastructure such as hospitals, recreation centres, water and transit systems.