Business
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September 06, 2024
High-risk immigration detainees to be held in holding centre in Quebec prison next year
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) says it plans to temporarily house next year “a small number of high-risk” immigration detainees in a separate “immigration holding centre” it is looking to establish within a federal prison in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Que.
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September 06, 2024
Nova Scotia to extend five per cent rent hike cap to 2027, allow faster evictions
Nova Scotia is set to extend an annual, five-per-cent cap on residential rent increases to Dec. 31, 2027, amid concerns about rising costs.
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September 06, 2024
Class action launched against Apple over alleged misleading water-resistance claims for iPhones
A proposed class action has been filed against Apple Inc. in the Superior Court of Quebec over the California-based tech giant's claims that some of its iPhones are water resistant.
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September 06, 2024
Securities regulators from across North America to gather in Vancouver starting Sunday
Securities regulators from across North America will gather in Vancouver this weekend and into early next week to discuss current issues affecting the industry, including emerging regulatory issues related to artificial intelligence (AI).
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September 06, 2024
Disclosure, arbitrator bias in international commercial arbitrations: The IBA Guidelines
The previous English case mentioned in Part one of the series and others around the world, including cases in our Canadian courts, relied on the reasoning of the UK Supreme Court’s decision in Halliburton Company v. Chubb Bermuda Insurance Ltd., [2020] UKSC 48 when it comes to the test for apprehension of bias, particularly in arbitrations.
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September 06, 2024
Recent decision provides a road map for future AI copyright cases
A recent U.S. class action lawsuit has created a roadmap that is likely to guide future artificial intelligence (AI) copyright infringement cases.
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September 06, 2024
Navigating the consumer-driven banking framework: Budget Implementation Act, 2024
On April 30, 2024, the federal government introduced the Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1 (the Bill), which was tabled as the Notice of Ways and Means Motion, to establish specific aspects of the 2024 budget (Budget 2024), marking a significant step towards reshaping Canada’s banking landscape with the introduction of consumer-driven banking. This extensive legislation addresses various aspects impacting financial services and prominently features the framework for consumer-driven banking.
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September 05, 2024
After navigating choppy waters, Alberta trumpets ‘collaborative’ new legal aid governance deal
A new five-year legal aid governance deal in Alberta appears to have calmed, at least for now, the choppy waters the provincial law society and Legal Aid Alberta (LAA) encountered in late June when the Alberta government abruptly changed its negotiating stance at the 11th hour, raising the prospect that legal aid certificates could no longer be issued once the predecessor governance agreement expired in July.
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September 05, 2024
Ontario Ombudsman launches investigation into placement of children, youth in unlicensed settings
Ontario ombudsman Paul Dubé has launched an investigation into child welfare agencies placing young children and teens in motels, hotels offices and trailers.
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September 05, 2024
Federal Court upholds $104,082 penalty against CN for track safety violations
The Federal Court has upheld a $104,082 penalty imposed on Canadian National Railway Company (CN) for defective railroad ties and missing bolts, ruling that the Transportation Appeal Tribunal did not need to specify a standard of care when rejecting CN’s due diligence defence.