In-House Counsel
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February 27, 2025
Alberta tables ninth red tape reduction bill for housing, trades and charities
The Alberta government has tabled its ninth red tape reduction bill, the Red Tape Reduction Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 to further reduce certain regulations for individuals and businesses.
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February 27, 2025
Ottawa extends time for Ukrainians temporarily here under CUAET to apply for new open work permits
The federal government has announced that Ukrainians and their family members who fled Russia’s three-year-old full-scale illegal invasion of Ukraine, and who arrived in Canada under the temporary Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel (CUAET) by March 31, 2024, now have until March 31, 2026: to apply for a new open work permit valid for up to three years, to renew an existing work permit, or apply for a new study permit, “subject to standard fees.”
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February 27, 2025
Field Law welcomes five partners, two counsel
Lee Carter, Carolyn Paterson, Pat Robinson and Matt Vernon, based in Calgary, and Paul Kolida, in Edmonton, have been promoted to the position of partners while Don Blackett and Karen Wiwchar named counsel at Field Law., according to an announcement on the firm’s website.
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February 27, 2025
Litigation: How would you like to pay for that?
Today, it’s standard practice to obtain a litigation budget at the outset of a claim. This wasn’t always the case.
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February 27, 2025
Preparing Canadian businesses for potential U.S. tariff impact
As the deadline for potential U.S. tariffs approaches, businesses across Canada are facing a wave of uncertainty. With the possibility of tariffs set to disrupt trade relations, the question on everyone’s mind is, “How will my business be impacted?” For many small and medium-sized businesses, this is the time to take proactive steps to prepare for the unknown.
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February 26, 2025
Think tank urges repeal of greenwashing amendment over broad legal risks, including ‘greenhushing’
A paper sponsored by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce is calling for the repeal of a greenwashing amendment to the Competition Act, which requires companies making environmental claims to substantiate them using “internationally recognized methodologies” and enables private rights of action against such companies.
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February 26, 2025
Nova Scotia asks CBSA to investigate tire imports ‘flooding Canadian market’
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston has asked the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) to conduct an urgent investigation into imports of passenger vehicle and light truck tires from China, Cambodia and Vietnam.
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February 26, 2025
Higher-cost medicines drove 14.1 per cent spike in patented drug prices: Report
The Patented Medicine Prices Review Board has published its latest report, finding that “drug costs jumped by 14.1 per cent in 2023, rebounding from three years of moderate increases of four to five per cent during the pandemic.”
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February 26, 2025
Settlement of $55M reached in truck emissions class actions
A $55 million settlement agreement has been reached in class action lawsuits against truck manufacturer Hino. The suit alleged misrepresentation of the emission levels in certain of its trucks and that those levels exceeded regulatory limits.
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February 26, 2025
Ontario Trial Lawyers’ Association calls for key auto insurance changes amid election clamour
In the run-up to Ontario’s Feb. 27 election this week, the organization that represents more than 1,300 legal professionals in the personal injury sector has been campaigning to raise awareness about issues with the province’s auto insurance system that it argues are unfair to accident victims and the personal injury bar.