Business
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April 02, 2025
When and why you need a work authorization/visa to coach sports
Many work-authorized athletes in the United States wish to supplement their income and/or their resumé by coaching — including coaching at camps, with local professional prep leagues or even at local high schools or colleges. However, most professional athletes in the United States who are work-authorized to play for a team are only work-authorized for their one employer, creating a potentially dangerous situation for the athlete, as they might be violating their authorized status if they work as a coach for anyone else.
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April 02, 2025
Highway Traffic Act, Criminal Code intersect in deadly driving appeal
A famous quote from William Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar has Mark Antony say, “The evil that men do lives after them.” Can a provincial driving prohibition outlive a prison sentence for criminal negligence causing death?
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April 02, 2025
What I know about halfway houses, part two | Michael Crowley
Halfway houses, a.k.a., community residential facilities (CRFs), serve a number of functions, but primarily they are intended to assist people who have been incarcerated, sometimes for many years, to begin the process of reintegrating back into society. They provide, or should provide, nothing less than safe environments where the residents can go to school or find employment, begin the process of resettling into their families, and do all of that in appropriate, prosocial ways.
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April 01, 2025
Canadian securities regulators delegate registration authority to CIRO
Effective April 1, securities regulators in Alberta, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island and Yukon are delegating certain registration functions and powers to the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO).
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April 01, 2025
Federal Court sets aside Fisheries Department decision to cut 2023 juvenile eel fishing quotas
The Federal Court has overturned a federal government decision to cut the elver (juvenile eel) fishing quotas of eight licence holders by 13.7 per cent for the 2023 season, ruling that the department of fisheries (DFO) violated procedural fairness by not consulting the licence holders as it had previously promised.
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April 01, 2025
Ontario Hospital Association allowed intervener status in appeal involving hospital cyberattack
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice’s Divisional Court has granted intervener status to the Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) in an appeal related to the Ontario information and privacy commissioner's notification obligations following a cyberattack.
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April 01, 2025
Minimum wage rates rise federally and in four provinces
As of April 1, minimum wage increases have taken effect federally and in four provinces. The federal minimum wage has risen to $17.75 an hour from $17.30 to keep pace with the consumer price index. The change is expected to benefit more than 26,000 workers in federally regulated sectors, including banking, postal and courier services, and interprovincial transportation.
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April 01, 2025
Stomping out the competition: Can shoes be art?
Recently, the makers of iconic footwear from the 1970s and ’80s, including Birkenstock and Crocs, have been trying to extend protection for their footwear past the expiry of rights arising from industrial designs.
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April 01, 2025
Law schools, students need to prep for AI in profession: scholar
With the increased use of artificial intelligence in the legal profession, law schools need to consider new forms of education and a revamp in guidance when it comes to students’ career paths, says a scholar.
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April 01, 2025
Alberta’s proposed auto insurance model creates system where ‘insurers call the shots,’ lawyer says
Alberta is proposing what it calls a “care-first” automobile insurance system aimed at moving away from court battles and providing more affordable coverage for drivers, but legal observers are saying it would take too many rights away and put too much power in the hands of insurance companies.