Category: Legal Law

  Introduction In August 2025, the Supreme Court of Canada (the “Court” or the “Supreme […]

  In Ontario (Attorney General) v. Working Families Coalition (Canada) Inc., 2025 SCC 5, [Working […]

  Introduction In Kohli v Thom, 2025 ONCA 200 [Kohli], the Court of Appeal for […]

  Introduction The Supreme Court of Canada’s (the “SCC” or the “Court”) decision in R […]

  In R v. Campbell, 2024 SCC 42 (“Campbell”), the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) […]

  In the Acadian Society of New Brunswick v The Right Honorable Prime Minister of […]

  Airline passengers in Canada recently scored an important win regarding consumer protection. In International […]

By John NymanApril 1, 2025 In Earthco Soil Mixtures Inc v Pine Valley Enterprises Inc, […]

By Kyle SmythMarch 28, 2025 The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) is set to hear […]

The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) has dismissed the appeal in Saskatchewan (Environment) v Métis […]

The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) will soon hear the appeal of R v Chizanga, […]

Bell was denied favourable goods and services tax (“GST”) treatment of its purchase of electricity, […]

In Quebec (Attorney General) v Pekuakamiulnuatsh Takuhikan, 2024 SCC 39 [PT], the Supreme Court of […]

In R v McKee [41110], the Supreme Court (SCC) will decide whether a document in […]

What gives way first — Parliament’s power to control its own process, or Parliamentarians’ right […]

Solicitor-client privilege remains a fundamental right which is only displaced where absolutely necessary. The court […]

The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) has dismissed the appeal in R v Stevenson, 2024 […]

R v. Hanrahan, 2025 SCC 1 is a short oral decision —  a mere paragraph […]

In Trillium Mutual Insurance Company v Emond, 2023 ONCA 729 [Trillium], the Court of Appeal […]

In Sanis Health Inc v British Columbia, 2024 SCC 40 [Sanis], the Supreme Court of […]

The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) is set to address critical questions regarding mortgage obligations […]

In many jurisdictions, the state has no right of appeal against the acquittal of an […]

What is the causal line between attempted murder and aiding suicide? The Supreme Court of […]

What standard of review applies when reviewing the vires of subordinate legislation? In the post-Vavilov […]

Canadian privacy law hit Facebook hard in the Federal Court of Appeal’s recent decision in […]

In York Region District School Board v Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario, 2024 SCC 22 […]

The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) has granted leave [41126] to appeal the Alberta Court […]

In Canada (Commissioner of Competition) v Cineplex Inc., 2024 Comp Trib 5 [Cineplex], the Competition […]

In R v Wolfe, 2024 SCC 34 [Wolfe], a majority of the Supreme Court of […]

In R v Carignan [41186], the Supreme Court of Canada (“Supreme Court”) will — for […]

Loyalty point programs demonstrate that, for GST/HST purposes, a payment can be received in its […]

In Ahluwalia v Ahluwalia, 2023 ONCA 476 [Ahluwalia], the Ontario Court of Appeal (“ONCA”) granted […]

In Canadian Frontline Nurses v Canada (Attorney General), 2024 FC 42 [CFN], the Federal Court […]

In Canada (Attorney General) v Power 2024 SCC 26 [Power], the Supreme Court held that […]

The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) is set to hear an appeal out of the […]

In R v Hodgson, 2024 SCC 25 [Hodgson], the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) unanimously […]

The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) in R v Charles, 2024 SCC 29 [Charles] has […]

The Supreme Court has recognized that habeas corpus is “the strongest tool a prisoner has […]

In Poonian v. British Columbia (Securities Commission), the Supreme Court of Canada clarified that disgorgement […]

Questions on tax jurisdiction currently cause headaches for many taxpayers attempting to resolve a tax […]

In Ontario (Attorney General) v. Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner), 2024 SCC 4 [IPC], the […]

In R v Kruk, 2024 SCC 7 [Kruk], the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) rejected […]

The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) is set to review the patentability of dosage regimens […]

In R v Bouvette, 2023 BCCA 152 [Bouvette] the Court of Appeal for British Columbia […]

Earlier in February of 2024, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) granted leave to hear […]

In R v Bykovets, 2024 SCC 6 [Bykovets], a 5-4 majority of the Supreme Court […]

The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) will soon give direction to lower courts on how […]

In Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association v. Ontario (Attorney General), 2024 ONCA 101 [OECTA], the […]

The Court of Appeal for Ontario (“ONCA”) has re-emphasised that capacity for rational decision-making has […]

In Mirza et al v the Law Society of Ontario 2023 ONSC 6727, [“Mirza“] the […]

In R v Wolfe, 2022 SKCA 132 [Wolfe], the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal (“SKCA”) affirmed […]

In R v Breault, 2023 SCC 9 [Breault], the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) settled […]

In R v Abdullahi, 2023 SCC 19 [Abdullahi], Canada’s highest court made a 6-1 ruling […]

In Ontario (Attorney General) v Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner), 2024 SCC 4 [Ontario], the […]

The Court of Appeal for Ontario (the “ONCA”) has provided an emphatic reminder regarding the […]

In Yatar v TD Insurance Meloche Monnex, 2004 SCC 8 [Yatar], the Supreme Court of […]

The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) is set to hear an appeal out of the […]

In R v Bykovets, 2024 SCC 6, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) decided that […]

In Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v Manitoba, 2023 SCC 27 [CBC v Manitoba], the Supreme Court […]

Content Warning: The facts of this case involve the mention of serious violence and sexual […]

For an overview of the judicial history of this case, please see the first installment […]

On February 22, 2024, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”, or the “Court”) granted the […]

The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) granted leave to appeal Pepa v Canada (Citizenship and […]

The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) has granted leave to appeal the long and complex […]

In R v Zacharias, 2023 SCC 30 [Zacharias], a divided Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC” […]

The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) is set to hear an appeal out of the […]

The Federal Court of Appeal (the “FCA”) resolved an “unusual question” about the Federal Court’s […]

For an overview of the legislative and judicial history of the case, please see the […]

In Canadian Alliance for Sex Work Law Reform v Attorney General, 2023 ONSC 5197 (“CASWLR”), […]

Canada’s self-defence laws, which were recently reformed to provide greater clarity for that defence, have […]

The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) is set to hear an appeal out of the […]

Last November, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) granted leave to Sanis Health Inc., Shoppers […]

The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”, or the “Court”) will revisit the question of when […]

In Ontario Teacher Candidates’ Council v Ontario (Education), 2023 ONCA 788 [OTCC], the Ontario Court of […]

In R v Greater Sudbury (City) 2023 SCC 28, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) […]

In a rare unanimous judgement, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) has ruled in R […]

Introduction The two presidents of a Québec-based insurance group betrayed an atmosphere of trust with […]

The Ontario Court of Appeal (the “ONCA”) has provided fresh guidance on the applicable standard […]

In R v Hanan, 2023 SCC 12 [Hanan], the Supreme Court (“SCC”) found that transitional […]

In Deans Knight Income Corp. v Canada, 2023 SCC 16, (“Deans Knight”) the Supreme Court […]

In Takuhikan c Procureur général du Québec, 2022 QCCA 1699, [Takuhikan], the Court of Appeal […]

Last month, in Reference re Impact Assessment Act, 2023 SCC 23 [“IAA Reference”], the Supreme […]

On November 9, 2023 the Supreme Court of Canada (the “SCC”, or the “Court”) granted […]

In La Presse inc v Quebec, 2023 SCC 22 [La Presse], the Supreme Court of […]

Section 259(1)(a) of the Criminal Code of Canada [Code] imposes a mandatory minimum; at sentencing, […]