Family
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October 11, 2024
Family law conference tackles complexity of brain science
Day one of a family law conference in Winnipeg featured a lesson on brain science and how childhood experiences shape lives — for better or for worse. Oct. 9 marked the first day of the Canadian Institute for Administration of Justice’s (CIAJ) Families and the Law, a three-day examination of the nation’s justice system and its impacts on families.
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October 11, 2024
Ottawa introduces legislation to create commissioner for modern treaty implementation
The federal government has announced the introduction of legislation aimed at creating a new commissioner for modern treaty implementation to oversee self-government agreements between Ottawa and First Nations.
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October 10, 2024
Ottawa takes step toward removing barriers to Indigenous Peoples’ mobility across Canada-U.S. border
Stating that it “continues to work toward long-term solutions to address Indigenous border mobility challenges” across the Canada-U.S. border, the federal government has announced “temporary measures” to waive certain requirements for eligible American Indigenous people with families in Canada who want to work or study here and to enable eligible Indigenous people from the U.S. who are already in Canada to extend their stay for up to three years.
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October 10, 2024
Canadian Judicial Council rolls out new advisory guidelines for federal judges on their social media use
“Proceed with caution” might sum up, in a nutshell, the latest official advice for judges on their use of social media.
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October 10, 2024
New partner joins Clark Wilson
Clark Wilson LLP recently announced that Matthew Ostrow had joined the firm as a partner in its Family Law group.
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October 10, 2024
Treatment of trusts in equalization claims
Calculation of an equalization claim under the Family Law Act first requires the value of an individual spouse’s Net Family Property (NFP). Where a spouse is a beneficiary of a trust, there are two key questions to consider while calculating NFP:
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October 09, 2024
Ontario launches ‘sector-wide’ review of children’s aid societies
Ontario is launching a sector-wide review of the province’s 37 non-Indigenous children’s aid societies, with plans to focus on their financial management and the quality of services they provide.
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October 09, 2024
Canada so far has helped 1,250 people to leave war-torn Lebanon, Ottawa says
More than 5,500 Canadians, permanent residents and immediate family members in Lebanon have told Ottawa they want to leave that conflict-riven country, and the foreign affairs department says it has so far helped more than 1,000 people to depart.
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October 09, 2024
Personal injury lawyers ask SCC not to make it harder for clients to sue foreign defendants
When can people injured abroad sue in Canadian courts? Does the presumption of innocence apply in non-criminal settings? When a miscarriage of justice occurs, what is the scope of an appeal court’s power to acquit when setting aside a guilty plea? These are some of the questions raised by appeals slated for the Supreme Court of Canada’s new fall session as counsel began making their arguments this week in a court building with stepped-up exterior security features, such as an imposing barricade of large cement planters.
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October 08, 2024
A new parental union regime
More than 11 years ago, the Supreme Court of Canada in Québec (Attorney General) v. A, 2013 SCC 5, (commonly referred to as Éric v. Lola) marked a decisive turning point in the recognition (or lack thereof) of the rights of de facto spouses in Quebec. In pursuit of this endeavour, on March 27, 2024, Bill 56 (the bill) was tabled in the Quebec National Assembly, making way for a new legal framework for unmarried couples under Quebec legislation.