Wills, Trusts & Estates
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March 06, 2025
Embattled Ontario law society CEO ‘no longer employed’ with regulator amid pay hike fallout
Law Society of Ontario (LSO) CEO Diana Miles is “no longer employed” with the regulator after a controversy regarding her salary came to light.
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March 05, 2025
CRA urged to review bare trust reporting and improve stakeholder collaboration
The taxpayer's ombudsperson has recommended that the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) determine whether a dedicated bare trust form for new reporting requirements would be beneficial and review its collaboration with stakeholders after legislative changes.
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March 05, 2025
Rate of investigated deaths has significantly increased, reports Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada has released new information on investigated deaths from the Canadian Coroner and Medical Examiner Database, finding higher percentages observed in recent years due to opioid related deaths, and more investigations on males than females.
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March 04, 2025
Canada hits U.S. with counter-tariffs, vows support for workers, businesses hurt by Trump trade war
Canadians must unite to fight back against the “very dumb” tariffs U.S. president Donald Trump has imposed under the “bogus” pretext of stopping fentanyl from entering the U.S. through Canada’s southern border, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in announcing retaliatory tariffs and pledging to provide federal support for hard-hit workers and businesses, as well as to legally pursue trade remedies, if “unwarranted and unreasonable” U.S. tariffs last longer than “a few hours or a few days.”
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March 03, 2025
NWT law society rolls out professional conduct ‘guidelines’ for lawyers' use of generative AI
The Law Society of the Northwest Territories has issued, for the first time, “Guidelines for the Use of Generative AI in the Practice of Law,” following a similar move by several Canadian legal regulators that have provided AI-specific guidance for lawyers’ professional conduct and practice over the past year.
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February 28, 2025
SCC rules Métis Nation’s pursuit of overlapping lawsuits against Saskatchewan not abuse of process
The Supreme Court of Canada has affirmed 9-0 that a legal challenge by the Métis Nation–Saskatchewan to provincial permits that allow a company to explore for uranium on land to which the Métis claim Aboriginal title in Saskatchewan is not an abuse of process and may go ahead, notwithstanding that the Métis have also launched other lawsuits involving similar issues against the province.
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February 28, 2025
What is the meaning of ‘spouse’? Federal Court of Appeal provides clarity
The definition of “spouse” for the purposes of s. 160 is clarified by the Federal Court of Appeal in Enns v. Canada, 2025 FCA 14.
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February 28, 2025
Attorney for property: Making gifts on behalf of a grantor
Powers of attorney for property are crucial tools for individuals who may become incapable of managing their property and financial affairs. In Ontario, as in other jurisdictions, a power of attorney for property grants the power for one or more people (the “attorney(s)”) to act on behalf of the person granting the power (the “grantor”).
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February 27, 2025
IRCC unveils Express Entry category draws for economic immigration, plans more in-Canada draws
Immigration Minister Marc Miller has announced the 2025 Express Entry categories, which include a new education category, with the aim of better aligning the selection of federal economic immigrants with Canada’s long-term labour shortages.
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February 26, 2025
SCC halts use of its ‘X’ account ‘for now,’ citing ‘strategic priorities and resource allocation’
In a move that has sparked controversy in Canada and beyond, the Supreme Court of Canada tells Law360 Canada that “for now” it will no longer use its official account on X, the social media platform owned by Elon Musk, a high-profile billionaire associate of U.S. President Donald Trump.