SCC sets Charter s. 11(b) test for unreasonable post-verdict delay; nixes Ontario’s 5-month ceiling
Justice Sheilah Martin ruled for the Supreme Court of Canada: ‘The [Charter] remedy that will ordinarily be appropriate for unreasonable post-verdict sentencing delay is a reduction in sentence, although in exceptional cases a stay of proceedings may be available.’
Friday, September 11, 2026 @ 5:31 PM
Ruling 9-0 in favour of the Ontario Crown’s position, the Supreme Court of Canada has declined to impose a presumptive time cap on post-conviction sentencing delays or to make a stay of proceedings the mandatory Charter remedy for unreasonable post-verdict sentencing delay that breaches an offender’s s. 11(b) Charter right to trial within a reasonable time. ... [read more]
Court allows appeal, finds town electors can seek candidate audit regardless of ward
Monday, September 14, 2026 @ 4:10 PM
The Ontario Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal and reinstated a municipal committee’s decision in a statutory interpretation case concerning who is entitled to seek a compliance audit of a candidate’s municipal election campaign finances. ... [read more]
Ottawa to prioritize advance tax rulings for major projects
Monday, September 14, 2026 @ 1:42 PM
The federal government has announced that the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) will prioritize advance income tax ruling requests related to investments of $1 billion or more in Canada. ... [read more]
Feds to introduce legislation to speed project reviews, modernize labour rules in next session
Friday, September 11, 2026 @ 4:58 PM
The federal government is set to introduce legislation to speed up major-project reviews and modernize trade, transportation and labour rules in the next sitting of Parliament, according to a Sept. 9 release. ... [read more]
N.S. tables new laws tackling non-consensual spreading of AI-generated intimate images
Friday, September 11, 2026 @ 3:52 PM
Nova Scotia has introduced new legislation in the name of greater public safety — including laws supporting those who have been misrepresented by intimate images created or altered by AI. ... [read more]