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October 07, 2025
There was a celebratory mood at the opening ceremony for the Supreme Court of Canada’s 2025-26 court year, but Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Sean Fraser and other legal leaders delivered a sober message to the Ottawa courtroom packed with lawyers and judges.
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October 07, 2025
In a cautionary case for litigation lawyers who use generative artificial intelligence (AI) for court submissions, a Federal Court associate judge recently hit an immigration lawyer with personal costs for submitting two defective AI-generated precedents and for breaching the Federal Court’s requirement to disclose any generative AI use in court filings.
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October 07, 2025
In today’s stricter enforcement environment in the U.S., it is imperative that travellers be both aware of and attentive to their status when admitted to the U.S. Making assumptions about status can lead to endless and significant problems. Never has “assuming” facts been more perilous than it is for today’s traveller entering the U.S.
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October 06, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed that the federal government is examining measures to draw skilled workers affected by the recently announced US$100,000 H-1B fee, with particular attention to technology professionals. The initiative comes amid concerns over policy uncertainty in the United States, positioning Canada as an alternative destination for specialized talent.
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October 02, 2025
The federal government is quietly implementing a regulatory framework that should alarm every lawyer in Canada, regardless of practice area. Under the guise of addressing immigration “ghost consultants,” Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has crafted administrative monetary penalties (AMPs) that grant it unprecedented authority to discipline lawyers — the same lawyers who routinely challenge that department’s decisions in court.
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September 29, 2025
This week at the United Nations General Assembly, history was made. Several Western nations, including the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, France and Portugal, formally recognized the State of Palestine. In doing so, these countries joined the overwhelming majority of UN members — now 157 of 193 — that formally acknowledge Palestinian statehood.
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September 26, 2025
On Sept. 25, judges, attorneys general, leaders of law associations and others met for Ontario’s opening of the courts ceremony, discussing various strategies that have been and will be undertaken to improve access to justice. This included digitization and reformation of the Rules of Civil Procedure.
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September 24, 2025
The Trump administration recently unleashed a sweeping overhaul of the H-1B visa program by imposing an unprecedented $100,000 application fee on new visa petitions, effective Sept. 21, 2025. The policy aims to prioritize American workers by discouraging companies from broadly recruiting foreign talent.
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September 22, 2025
Immigration has always been central to Canada’s growth, with governments arguing that newcomers are vital to the economy, diversity and innovation. However, in 2025, immigration became the subject of sharp public debate.
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September 22, 2025
A 39-year-old Somali man, Abdurahman Hassan, died at the Peterborough Regional Health Centre in June 2015 after being transferred from the Central East Correctional Centre in Lindsay, Ont., where he had been restrained by 10 individuals attempting to control him.