Constitutional
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March 18, 2025
Nova Scotia takes ‘milestone’ step to becoming accessible
Nova Scotia has adopted the first of six accessibility standards in its goal of province-wide accessibility.
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March 17, 2025
Federal Court of Appeal decision keeps class action alive involving Indigenous women inmates
Indigenous female inmates in Canada’s federal prison system have gained a partial legal victory in their quest to certify a class action against the government over discrimination by the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC).
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March 17, 2025
Ontario Place ruling raises ‘some very grave concerns,’ lawyer says
Ontario’s highest court has ruled against an advocacy group that launched a constitutional challenge of the provincial government’s redevelopment of Ontario Place, and a lawyer involved in the litigation is saying that the decision leaves businesses across the province — and country — vulnerable.
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March 11, 2025
Yukon seeking input on upgrading Human Rights Act
Yukon’s government is inviting residents to “share their thoughts” on proposed “improvements” to its human rights legislation.
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March 10, 2025
Saskatchewan balks at expansion of federal gun ban
Saskatchewan's government is objecting to the recent expansion of the federal firearms ban, insisting it hurts law-abiding gun owners.
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March 06, 2025
Split SCC strikes down 3rd-party political ad spending limits for breaching Charter right to vote
In what winning counsel call a “landmark” judgment that bolsters democracy, the Supreme Court of Canada has divided 5-4 to strike down an Ontario provision that imposed spending limits on third-party political advertising for a full year before any provincial election period.
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March 07, 2025
Court stays class action against workers’ compensation regimes over lack of legal representation
An Ontario Superior Court has stayed a proposed class action challenging workers’ compensation regimes across Canada, finding that the plaintiffs were required to retain legal counsel to proceed with the action.
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March 07, 2025
Federal government announces expansion of assault weapons ban and additional protections
Pro- and anti-firearms groups were quick to respond to the federal government’s move March 7 to expand its assault weapons ban by an additional 179 specific guns and its introduction of new measures aimed at protecting people from intimate partner violence involving a firearm.
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March 07, 2025
Manitoba introduces list of bills, aims to curb ‘strategic’ lawsuits against public participation
Manitoba’s government has introduced a raft of legislative changes — including one that would allow courts to promptly dismiss “strategic” lawsuits used to shut down participation in “public issues.”
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March 06, 2025
Settlement of over $535M reached to resolve Federal Indian Hospitals class action
The federal government has announced a final settlement agreement worth more than $535 million in the Federal Indian Hospitals class action, which alleged that patients at the facilities suffered verbal, psychological, physical and/or sexual abuse.