Business
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July 15, 2024
New regulations to be enforced for dogs crossing Canada-U.S. border starting Aug. 1
Canadian tourists crossing the U.S. border with their dogs later this summer will be facing new regulations.
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July 15, 2024
Canada updates draft report on forever chemicals, proposes new health and environmental regulations
The federal government has updated its draft report on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as forever chemicals, proposing to conclude that they may cause harm to human health and the environment.
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July 15, 2024
Appeal Court orders Crown to pay insurer out of forfeited cyber fraud proceeds after Crown error
The Ontario Court of Appeal has ordered that an insurer be paid amounts paid out to a cyber fraud victim from crime proceeds forfeited to the Crown after the Crown failed to raise the insurer’s claim at a restitution hearing.
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July 15, 2024
Federal government begins consultations on tobacco, alcohol taxes for Indigenous governments
The federal Department of Finance has launched consultations on establishing an opt-in framework for Indigenous governments interested in imposing their own fuel, alcohol, cannabis, tobacco and vaping (FACT) value-added sales taxes, as outlined in the government's 2024 budget.
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July 15, 2024
SCC provides guidance on the interpretation of exclusion clauses, relies heavily on context
In its recent decision, Earthco Soil Mixtures Inc. v. Pine Valley Enterprises Inc., 2024 SCC 20, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) addressed just how express an agreement needs to be to oust an implied statutory condition and exclude liability. Specifically, the SCC clarified what is required for an exclusion clause to exempt a seller from an implied condition under Ontario’s Sale of Goods Act (SGA).
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July 12, 2024
Long-awaited B.C. coastal marine strategy to fill gaps in regulation of marine resources
British Columbia has launched a comprehensive new coastal marine strategy, co-developed with First Nations groups, which includes new regulations designed to enhance coastal marine management and create resilient communities.
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July 12, 2024
Supreme Court declines to hear municipalities’ challenge to CN Rail intermodal hub in Milton
The Supreme Court of Canada has refused to hear arguments by several southern Ontario municipalities that CN Rail is obligated to seek and obtain requisite approvals under more than 65 listed provincial laws, regulations and municipal bylaws to continue the construction of a $250 million intermodal container facility in Milton, Ont.
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July 12, 2024
Nova Scotia Court of Appeal affirms broad scope of regulation concerning lawyer conduct
The Nova Scotia Court of Appeal has affirmed that a regulation empowering the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society to consider complaints regarding conduct unbecoming of the legal profession is not limited to examples provided in the regulation.
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July 12, 2024
Customer service, Kafka-style | Marcel Strigberger
The citadel has been breached. The floodgates opened. Eureka. A Quebec judge has recently come out with a decision rivalling the iconic Donoghue v. Stevenson snail-in-the-ginger-beer negligence case.
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July 09, 2024
Collective bargaining for managers: An alternate universe?
On April 19, 2024, the Supreme Court of Canada published its decision in Société des casinos du Québec inc. v. Association des cadres de la Société des casinos du Québec, 2024 SCC 13, As far as I can tell, it did not get much fanfare in labour relations circles.