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By: Drew Yewchuk Regulatory Decision Commented On: AER News Release 2026-06-11, Imperial pleads guilty to EPEA violation in Crown’s summary disposition on Kearl PDF Version: $120,000 Penalty for the 2023 Kearl Tailings Overflow On 29 May 2026, Imperial Oil Resources Limited (Imperial) entered a guilty plea to a charge of contravening a term or condition […]... more »
If you’re embroiled in Family litigation you might be tempted to disobey a court order that did not go in your favour. more »
Research libraries are integral to scholarship, scientific discovery and economic innovation. A foundational element of this support is providing access to extensive collections of scholarly content — peer-reviewed journals and monographs, databases, archives and primary source materials â... more »
Research libraries are integral to scholarship, scientific discovery and economic innovation. A foundational element of this support is providing access to extensive collections of scholarly content — peer-reviewed journals and monographs, databases, archives and primary source materials â... more »
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The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, known as PIPEDA, has been Canada's private sector privacy law since 2001. It's currently the law that governs how businesses collect, use and disclose your personal information. It's the law that made the Privacy Commissioner of Cana... more »
As of July 1, 2026, Ontario’s accident benefits coverage is changing significantly, and some injured persons may have little or no accident benefits coverage even if they are not at fault. Certain accident benefits that were previously mandatory as part of the auto insurance policy will becom... more »
In Dunmore v Mehralian, the Supreme Court of Canada provided an answer to the question: what does it mean for a child to be habitually resident in a place? Read more in Veronika Nayir's latest article: Being At Home: The <em>Children’s Law Reform Act</em> and Jurisdiction in <... more »
Cette conférence explore les mutations de la Responsabilité sociale des entreprises (RSE) vers la responsabilité numérique des entreprises (RNE). Nos experts académique analyseront les évolutions et questionnements à l’oeuvre. Venez écouter la professeure Géraldine... more »
Waterstone Law is pleased to welcome our new associate lawyer, Amrit Dhillon, to our growing Abbotsford office. His practice areas include Business Law and Real Estate Transactions. Amrit was born and raised in Abbotsford and is proud to return to the community where he grew up. He completed his Bac... more »
Waterstone Law is pleased to welcome our new associate lawyer, Amrit Dhillon, to our growing Abbotsford office. His practice areas include Business Law and Real Estate Transactions. Amrit was born and raised in Abbotsford and is proud to return to the community where he grew up. He completed his Bac... more »
Waterstone Law is pleased to welcome our new associate lawyer, Amrit Dhillon, to our growing Abbotsford office. His practice areas include Business Law and Real Estate Transactions. Amrit was born and raised in Abbotsford and is proud to return to the community where he grew up. He completed his Bac... more »
[…] Section 86, and the jurisdiction of the court, has its limits, even on matters that are truly related to administration and management; I’ve written previously on this topic – here. […]... more »
On October 28, 2025, the Court of Appeal of Alberta affirmed that the Alberta Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (the OIPC) acted unreasonably in narrowly construing the teaching and research records exclusion in the Alberta Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA... more »
The Supreme Court of Canada has released its annual report 2024 Year in Review. The report covers the Court's activities over the past year, including information about decisions and statistics. From the message of the Chief Justice of Canada, Richard Wagner: "In our democracy, legitimacy depends... more »
We are excited to publish our second episode of The Lawyer Coach’s Lunch Bites! TLC Lunch Bites are short videos on a variety of topics that come up commonly in coaching conversations with lawyers. These short videos provide an opportunity to learn useful coaching nuggets quickly. As lawyers,... more »
During their meeting at the Rideau Club in Ottawa, a few days before Canada’s National Day of Truth and Reconciliation (September 30th). Wayne Garnons-Williams and Michael Woods reviewed the work of the International Inter-Tribal Trade and Investment Organization (IITIO) [https://iitio.org/] in pr... more »
This will be my last post here at the Law21 blog for awhile. It’s also my first post here in a while, and these two are connected. Today, I’m launching a Substack newsletter that will effectively replace this blog. This is a pretty major change for me, and I feel I owe you an explanation of [... more »
The following pieces of legislation received annotations in Quickscribe Online in January: Family Law Act - John-Paul E Boyd QC, John-Paul Boyd Arbitration Chambers Local Government Act, Community Charter - Don Lidstone, QC, Lidstone & Company Business Corporations Act - Debby Cumberford... more »