Family
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July 05, 2024
Legal aid certificates in Alberta will end July 9 unless new agreement is reached
Alarm bells are being raised across Alberta’s justice sector about the potential stoppage of legal aid services in the province.
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July 04, 2024
A primer on family mediation, part two
Historically, people in marital or common law relationships who decide to permanently separate would usually consult a family law lawyer for advice and recommendations on how to proceed. As a result of the change in the Divorce Act, since 2019, among the bar, there has been an increasing resort to mediation as a method of resolving family law conflicts.
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July 04, 2024
NATURALIZATION OR CITIZENSHIP — Loss of or disqualification from citizenship — Grounds, misrepresentation
Application by Parvez for judicial review of the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship’s (“Minister”) revocation of his Canadian citizenship. Parvez, a citizen of Bangladesh, was married to a Canadian permanent resident and had four Canadian minor children.
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July 03, 2024
Can I force the sale of the jointly owned matrimonial home?
Upon the dissolution of a marriage, the disposition of the matrimonial home is frequently a point of legal contention. Ontario’s legal framework provides mechanisms for the forced sale of jointly owned property, particularly through ss. 2 and 3 of the Partition Act. These sections articulate the conditions under which any interested party may compel or be compelled to partition or sell land in Ontario.
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July 02, 2024
Federal government seeks public comment on Canada Disability Benefit regulations
Canada is seeking comments on proposed regulations for the Canada Disability Benefit Act introduced in Budget 2024 with the intent to provide eligible individuals federal disability benefits to supplement existing provincial and territorial benefits, according to a release.
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July 02, 2024
Court approves $9.5M settlement over years of sexual abuse by Calgary Stampede employee
A $9.5 million settlement has been approved in a class action involving an individual employed by the Calgary Stampede for claims of sexual assault against minors over several years, class counsel JSS Barristers have announced.
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July 02, 2024
A primer on family mediation
People living in marital or common law relationships have a number of legal issues on top of the emotional issues they face if they separate on a permanent basis. When it comes to the legal issues, they need information about the law and how it applies to them.
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July 02, 2024
Quebec appeal court sets high threshold for civil liability cases involving parental authority
The Quebec Court of Appeal has overturned a decision that ordered a father to pay $30,000 in damages for parental alienation, despite ruling that parents in “exceptional and unequivocal” situations can be held liable under civil law in the course of exercising their parental authority.
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July 02, 2024
6 honorary LLDs awarded by Ontario law society
The Law Society of Ontario announced in a June 28 press release that it had awarded six individuals with an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LLD). LLDs are awarded to those who demonstrate outstanding achievements in the legal world and were awarded at the Call to the Bar ceremonies earlier this month.
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June 28, 2024
SCC settles confusion in tax disputes about jurisdictional boundaries of Federal and Tax Courts
In judgments that clarify the jurisdictional boundaries between the Federal Court and the Tax Court in tax disputes, the Supreme Court of Canada has rejected separate appeals by two Canadian companies who challenged how their taxes were assessed by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).