Business
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March 07, 2025
Canada announces further sanctions against Myanmar military officials
The federal government has announced sanctions against 13 Myanmar senior government officials and three entities, which include the country’s Ministry of Defence and armed forces, for “gross and systematic human rights violations.”
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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
Tobacco companies’ plans of arrangement approved, claims to begin for class action worth billions
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has approved the plans of compromise and arrangement for three tobacco companies, which allows the claims process to begin for a class action against them potentially worth billions of dollars.
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March 07, 2025
Ottawa unveils $6.5B package to support workers and businesses hit by U.S. tariffs
The federal government has announced a $6.5 billion package to mitigate the impact of U.S. tariffs on Canadian businesses and workers.
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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
Fogler, Rubinoff elects new chair, managing partner
Fogler, Rubinoff LLP has announced that Eric Roblin has been elected as chair of the firm and Leneo Sdao as the firm’s new managing partner, effective March 1, 2025.
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March 07, 2025
A spotlight on gender bias: Investigating the investigators | Heidi J. T. Exner
With International Women’s Day 2025 coming up Saturday March 8, it seems fitting to share a recent experience with my legal peers about some research I am conducting on gender bias in the private investigator industry.
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March 06, 2025
AI-based foreign meddling ‘very likely’ in next federal election, says security agency
Foreign actors from China, Russia and Iran are “very likely” to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to attempt to interfere with Canada’s 2025 federal election, according to a report by Communications Security Establishment (CSE) Canada.
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March 06, 2025
Ottawa targets Sudanese military leaders with sanctions over violence against civilians
Canada has imposed asset freezes and immigration bans on the leaders of the two opposing militaries in Sudan, in addition to sanctioning five other Sudanese individuals and three entities associated with the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) or the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) “linked to the continued violence against civilians in Sudan.”
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March 06, 2025
Federal Court enforces forum selection clause, stays B.C. business owner’s action against Meta
The Federal Court has stayed an action against social media giant Meta Platforms brought by a business owner from British Columbia whose Instagram account was suspended, citing a forum selection clause in the user agreement.