On April 3, 2020 the government of Manitoba announced additional measures to support the province’s fight against COVID-19 including various measures to help provide tax relief for Manitobans.
The province announced… Read More
On March 30, 2020, the Manitoba provincial government announced a series of enhanced special measures under The Public Health Act, C.C.S.M. c. P210 (the “Act”) in response to COVID-19, including… Read More
Emergency Declaration by the Government of Saskatchewan
On March 18, 2020, the government of Saskatchewan declared a state of emergency under section 17(1) of The Emergency Planning Act, giving the provincial… Read More
Update: Alberta’s state of emergency has been lifted as of June 15, 2020. This means that orders enabled by the Declaration of Emergency will expire by mid-August, unless otherwise extended… Read More
Authors: Eleanor Olszewski, Q.C., Sharon Au
With the legalization of cannabis in Canada, professional regulators in the health-care industry can expect to see a rise in cannabis-related issues in disciplinary cases.
Recently,… Read More
In Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation v. Alberta, 2018 ABQB 262, the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench confirmed that province’s Aboriginal Consultation Office (“ACO”) must be procedurally fair to First Nations… Read More
Authors: Meaghan Conroy, Rangi Jeerakathil and Jessica Buhler
In two decisions arising from legal challenges by Indigenous communities against National Energy Board (“NEB”) project approvals, the Supreme Court of Canada confirmed… Read More
Authors: John Gruber and Jessica Buhler
In Wagner v Canada (Environment and Climate Change), the Federal Court set aside the decision of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (“CEAA”) and directed the… Read More
Authors: Khurrum Awan, Nathanial Day
The recent decision of The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner, Saskatchewan v. The University of Saskatchewan[1] confirms that local authorities such as universities, colleges,… Read More
Authors: Khurrum Awan, Nathanial Day
In its recent judgment rendered in Green v Law Society of Manitoba[1] (“Green”), the Supreme Court of Canada continued the deferential approach it has taken in… Read More
