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March 09, 2026
At the Paralegal TownHall, we have always believed that the legal profession is strengthened when people are given a platform to share their knowledge, experiences and perspectives openly. Our community was built around the idea that conversation, collaboration and shared insight move a profession forward.
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March 06, 2026
In a Charter s. 15(1) equality rights milestone, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that Quebec’s exclusion of refugee claimants from eligibility for subsidized childcare in the province unconstitutionally discriminates against women based on their sex.
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March 06, 2026
The Privacy Commissioner of Canada has released the findings of an investigation into Loblaw Companies Ltd.’s PC Optimum loyalty program, finding that Loblaw had contravened Principle 4.5.3 and 4.10 of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).
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March 05, 2026
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld an order requiring a law firm to return more than $1.7 million from a damages award to its former client, ruling that the firm’s contingency fee agreement did not entitle it to share in a $3.52-million award secured on appeal after the client retained new counsel.
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March 05, 2026
A rapidly shifting geopolitical landscape marked by, as Mark Carney argues, the erosion of the international rules‑based order and intensifying technological competition has driven a fundamental reassessment of national security and defence policy in Canada. The federal government recently released Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS), a potentially transformative economic framework designed to strengthen national sovereignty and catalyze industrial growth.
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March 04, 2026
The Federal Court has ordered the disclosure of the identities of certain subcontractors recruited by a consulting firm to perform work under a federal contract, holding that the information was not exempt under the Access to Information Act (AITA) because their connection to the work was publicly discernible.
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March 04, 2026
On Nov. 4, 2025, the federal government released the 2025 federal budget and Bill C-15, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on November 4, 2025, which proposes significant amendments to reform and modernize Canada’s transfer pricing rules (the amendments).
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March 04, 2026
The news is full of stories about foreign nationals running into problems with the agencies that are tasked with immigration enforcement, issuing immigration benefits and border concerns. While there have been some changes to the priorities and the policies utilized by these agencies, the recommendations about how to maintain status, avoid apprehension and demonstrate legal status if apprehended have largely not changed.
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March 03, 2026
On Nov. 19, 2025, the Organization for Economic Co‑operation and Development (OECD) released updates to the Model Tax Convention and its commentary, introducing an express analytical framework for assessing when a remote employee’s home office may constitute a “permanent establishment” (PE) of their employer in another jurisdiction. These changes are particularly relevant for organizations with cross-border remote or hybrid work arrangements.
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March 02, 2026
The Competition Bureau announced on March 2 that Canada’s pre-merger notification threshold will remain at $93 million in 2026, following the requisite annual review and decision by Minister of Industry Mélanie Joly.
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March 02, 2026
Canada’s population won’t grow this year under the federal government’s current immigration levels plan, but the number of temporary residents in Canada remains at historically high levels, according to the latest analysis by the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO), which provides independent economic and financial analysis to Parliament.
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March 02, 2026
As Jews around the world mark Purim this March, roughly 2,800 years after the events it commemorates, it is worth asking whether the political lesson many Jews draw from the story still holds. The uncomfortable answer is that it does not.
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March 02, 2026
Ottawa says more than 85,000 Canadians have registered their presence in the Middle East with the Department of Foreign Affairs, urging those still in Iran to “shelter in place.”
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March 02, 2026
In early 2026, as Iran experienced widespread unrest amid economic collapse and inflation (exacerbated by the recent bombings by the U.S. and Isreal), Reza Pahlavi, the eldest son of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last shah of Iran, outlined a comprehensive vision for a post-Islamic Republic “New Iran.”
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March 02, 2026
Property owners in Toronto and across Ontario face a number of important developments in 2026 that may impact their tax obligations. This bulletin outlines the City of Toronto’s proposed tax rate adjustments, notes important deadlines for tax relief applications and provides guidance on managing Ontario’s property tax obligations in the coming year.
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February 27, 2026
To defend against the rising attacks on the rule of law in Canada, members of the bar and bench must step up their efforts to support judicial independence and counter misinformation and political interference with the courts, say Canada’s top judge and bar leaders.
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February 27, 2026
In Stribling v. Starbucks Coffee Canada Inc., 2026 ONSC 1030, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice confirmed that employers and employees can form a legally binding agreement even where the agreement provides that a full and final release will be executed later. The decision illustrates that once the essential terms of a settlement are clearly set out and accepted, courts will hold the parties to those terms.
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February 26, 2026
The Ontario Court of Appeal has confirmed that bankruptcy orders are appealable as of right, rejecting arguments that its recent endorsement of a restrictive approach to insolvency appeals means leave is required to challenge a bankruptcy order.
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February 25, 2026
One of the fundamental rules of contract interpretation is that courts adopt a practical, common-sense approach that is not “dominated by technical rules of construction” (Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53 at para. 47). The contract is read as a whole, giving the “words used their ordinary and grammatical meaning, consistent with the surrounding circumstances known to the parties at the time” of contract formation.
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February 25, 2026
In part one of this article, we discussed many key provisions that families should consider including in a family shareholders’ agreement (a “family agreement”) in the context of succession planning. In part two, we will discuss the following additional key provisions that can be addressed in family agreements:
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February 25, 2026
The Ontario Divisional Court has dismantled a major pillar of the Human Rights Tribunal’s unfair drive to reduce its backlog by dismissing most claims without a hearing.
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February 24, 2026
The Federal Court of Appeal has held that the general anti-avoidance rule (GAAR) applies where a company re-registers outside Canada in order to avoid the anti-deferral tax regime for Canadian-controlled private corporations (CCPCs).
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February 24, 2026
The Supremes’ number one hit was Stop! In the Name of Love. This was never truer than it is today.
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February 24, 2026
The Court of Appeal’s decision in Kotsopoulos v. Toronto (City), 2026 ONCA 121 appears, at first glance, to be a routine municipal liability appeal. It is not. It is a procedural recalibration. The judgment reinforces that partial summary judgment is not merely a tactical device. It is an exception to the structural integrity of the trial process, and courts must guard that integrity carefully.
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February 23, 2026
Overview: CRA service levels matter more than targets suggest