July 24, 2026
The law governing residential tenancies under the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, S.O. 2006, c. 17 (RTA), has evolved significantly since its enactment. A recent landmark decision from the Ontario Court of Appeal has fundamentally reshaped how risk is allocated in residential tenancy litigation in Ontario.
July 22, 2026
Thomas J. Moran is a new partner at DLA Piper, based in the firm's Vancouver office.
July 22, 2026
Jehanzeb Ali has joined Thomson Rogers LLP as an associate in its municipal, planning and expropriation law groups.
July 22, 2026
Appeal by Hillmond Investments Ltd. (Landlord) from a trial judgment in favour of Metro Ontario Real Estate Limited and Metro Ontario Inc. (Tenant) arising from a long term commercial lease dispute. Motion by Landlord to amend its notice of appeal to argue that the exercise of a renewal option constituted an amendment to the lease.
July 21, 2026
The B.C. Supreme Court has declined to summarily resolve a dispute over whether a resort operator can charge neighbouring resort guests to access a suspension bridge under an easement, finding that more evidence about the circumstances surrounding the easement’s creation was needed before the court could decide the issue.
July 21, 2026
Joshua D. Sutherland (Awootaninaw) and Dan Fogarty are new partners at Aird & Berlis.
July 20, 2026
The B.C. Court of Appeal has reduced the compensation awarded to a construction manager for work performed after a project’s expected completion date, finding that a trial judge erroneously implied an ongoing monthly payment obligation into a contract that specified a fixed fee of $220,000.
July 20, 2026
Canada has become very good at recruiting skilled immigrants. It has not become nearly as good at rewarding them. That distinction matters. A country that selects engineers, physicians, software developers, researchers, finance professionals and entrepreneurs on the promise of economic opportunity — but then delivers lower wages, credential barriers, punishing housing costs and weaker career mobility — should not be surprised when some of those same people leave.
July 17, 2026
A key principle of Quebec contract law is that for a contract to be validly formed, the parties’ consent must be free and enlightened. An error can sometimes vitiate that consent, giving the court grounds to step in, but not every error has that effect. As a rule, a party can’t get a contract annulled just because they later realized it wasn’t a good deal after all, or because they overestimated the economic returns of doing business with the other party.
July 16, 2026
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has announced that the six-month trend for housing starts was down in June as compared to May, saying the country is on track to build fewer homes this year than last as uncertainty, costs and soft demand continue to weigh on new construction.