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Canada’s Modern Slavery Act: what businesses need to know

Modern slavery — specifically forced labour — is a global challenge. The International Labour Organization estimates that 28...

Ruby River Capital LLC initiates NAFTA claim for ‘gross procedural unfairness’, ‘manifest arbitrariness’ and ‘double standards’ employed by Québec and Canada in rejecting GNLQ LNG project

A recent international arbitration claim against the government of Canada could have important implications for future environmental assessment...

First climate lawsuit against a commercial bank: NGOs take legal action against BNP Paribas for funding fossil-fuel development

On February 23, 2023, three NGOs – Friends of the Earth France, Notre Affaire à Tous, and Oxfam France – announced they commenced legal...

Breaking the seal: BCCA recommends a procedure for media challenges to private proceedings

The open court principle is essential to the rights of freedom of expression and freedom of the press, but is not unassailable. We discuss the...

Policy refresh – Ontario government proposes key changes to provincial planning policy

On April 6, 2023, the Ontario government unveiled the latest of its policy and legislative proposals as part of its Housing Supply Action Plan.

Enforcing Foreign Judgments in Canada

Enforcing Foreign Judgments in Canada provides non-Canadian parties with the information they need when navigating the Canadian judicial system.