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Investigation Hot Spots In 2026: Procurement Pressures And The Realities Of A Borderless Workforce

Two themes are shaping the internal investigation landscape in 2026: intensifying scrutiny of procurement activity and the increasingly cross‑border nature of workplace issues.

Canada Government

TL

Torys LLP

Recent Indigenous Rights Cases Relevant To Major Project Development

Over the past year, Canadian courts have addressed novel aspects of Indigenous rights with implications for project development.

Canada Government

TL

Torys LLP

Expanded Federal Lobbyist Registration Requirements

Canada's Commissioner of Lobbying has changed its interpretation of when lobbying constitutes a "significant part" of an employee's duties when determining if registering under the federal Lobbying Act is required.

Canada Government

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

L'Ontario lance un nouveau processus d'approvisionnement concurrentiel pour le transport d'électricité – Mise à jour concernant la troisième ligne de Toronto

Ce bulletin a été mis à jour le 29 janvier 2026 afin de tenir compte de l'annonce de la construction d'une ligne de transport d'électricité en Ontario.

Canada Government

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Autodétermination des peuples autochtones : un chemin vers la vraie réconciliation?

Canada Government

JFK Law LLP

Building The Future In A "Ruptured" World: 7 Key Takeaways On Canada's 2026 Infrastructure Priorities

Canada Government

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Projet de règlement sur la transparence et la responsabilité en matière d'influence étrangère : consultation publique

Canada Government

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Buy Canadian Policy & Buy Ontario Act: Federal And Provincial Procurement Is Going Local

Canada Government

C

Cassels

CIRNAC Minister Continues To Delay Negotiation Of "Cows And Plows" Claims

Canada Government

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Le Canada ouvre la porte à de plus grands investissements en provenance de la Chine et d'autres pays

Canada Government

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

A Line In The Sand: FINTRAC's Shift To Aggressive AML Enforcement

Canada Government

DW

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg

La province lance le premier processus de sélection concurrentiel dirigé par la SIERE visant une ligne de transport haute tension sous-marine jusqu'à Toronto

Canada Government

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

The Buy Canadian Policy: Favouring Canadian Suppliers In Federal Procurement

Canada Government

D

Dentons Canada LLP

Freedom Convoy: Disruptive, But Not A Public Order Emergency

Canada Government

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Aboriginal Title Gives Way To Private Interests In New Brunswick

Canada Government

GW

Gowling WLG

Court Finds Employee Rightfully Dismissed After Publishing Social Media Post About His Employer

Canada Employment

C

Cassels

Federal Budget 2025

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

CRA Introduces Software-Specific Controls For EFILE Accounts, A Safety Feature, Starting In 2026

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

When Is Enough, Enough? HRTO's Guidance On Accommodation In Cillis v. Hamilton - Wentworth District School Board.

Canada Employment

PH

Piccolo Heath

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Inward/ Foreign Investment

Le Canada ouvre la porte à de plus grands investissements en provenance de la Chine et d'autres pays

Les gouvernements du Canada et de la Chine ont pris un certain nombre de mesures clés au début de 2026 pour réinitialiser les relations commerciales et d'investissement entre les deux pays.

Canada Government

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Blakes Competitive Edge™: January 2026 Update

Welcome to the January issue of Blakes Competitive Edge, a monthly publication of the Blakes Competition, Antitrust & Foreign Investment group. Blakes Competitive Edge provides an overview of recent developments...

Canada Anti-trust

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Investment Canada Act Update: Canada Opens Door To Greater Investment From China And Expands Global Opportunities

The Governments of Canada and China have taken a number of significant steps in early 2026 to reset the trading and investment relationship between the two countries.

Canada Government

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Perspectives Pour 2026 En Droit De La Concurrence/antitrust Et De L'investissement Étranger : Mesures D'application De La Loi En Hausse Et Objectifs De Politique Élargis

Canada Anti-trust

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Competition/Antitrust & Foreign Investment Outlook 2026: More Enforcement And Expanded Policy Objectives

Canada Anti-trust

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Government Of Canada Raises Net Benefit Review Thresholds For 2026

Canada Government

F

Fasken

Consultation Period Opens On The First Regulations Proposed Under The Foreign Influence Transparency And Accountability Act

Canada Government

ML

McMillan LLP

Looking Ahead To 2026: A New Era Of International Trade

Worldwide International

F

Fasken

U.S. Law Will Widen Constraints On Outbound Investments

Worldwide Government

TL

Torys LLP

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Constitutional & Administrative Law

Expanded Federal Lobbyist Registration Requirements

Canada's Commissioner of Lobbying has changed its interpretation of when lobbying constitutes a "significant part" of an employee's duties when determining if registering under the federal Lobbying Act is required.

Canada Government

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Appeals To The Supreme Court Of Canada: 2025 Year In Review

A few weeks ago, we shared an overview of trends in the Supreme Court of Canada's leave decisions in 2025. In this post, we follow that up with...

Canada Litigation

LS

Lenczner Slaght LLP

Projet de règlement sur la transparence et la responsabilité en matière d'influence étrangère : consultation publique

Le gouvernement du Canada a publié un projet de règlement (le « projet de règlement ») en vertu de la Loi sur la transparence et la responsabilité en matière d'influence étrangère (la « Loi »)...

Canada Government

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Sûretés et actifs ferroviaires au Canada : comment naviguer un régime d'enregistrement complexe

Canada Transport

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Freedom Convoy: Disruptive, But Not A Public Order Emergency

Canada Government

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Have Foreign Public-Sector Clients? Consultation Open On Foreign Influence Transparency Draft Regulations

Canada Government

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

BC Supreme Court Reaffirms That Inadequate Consultation Leads To Quashed Decisions

Canada Government

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

From Mineral Tenures To Nuclear Projects: The Evolving Role Of UNDRIP In Canadian Domestic Law

Canada Government

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Ontario Contemplates Pushing "Pause" On Inclusionary Zoning, In Toronto, Mississauga, And Kitchener

Canada Government

WL

WeirFoulds LLP

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Terrorism, Homeland Security & Defence

Building The Future In A "Ruptured" World: 7 Key Takeaways On Canada's 2026 Infrastructure Priorities

On January 22, 2026, McCarthy Tétrault was pleased to host our annual panel event, The Inside Scoop: What is Government Thinking about Infrastructure.

Canada Government

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Le Canada ouvre la porte à de plus grands investissements en provenance de la Chine et d'autres pays

Les gouvernements du Canada et de la Chine ont pris un certain nombre de mesures clés au début de 2026 pour réinitialiser les relations commerciales et d'investissement entre les deux pays.

Canada Government

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Investment Canada Act Update: Canada Opens Door To Greater Investment From China And Expands Global Opportunities

The Governments of Canada and China have taken a number of significant steps in early 2026 to reset the trading and investment relationship between the two countries.

Canada Government

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Federal Financial Institutions Legislative And Regulatory Reporter - December 2025

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Competition/Antitrust & Foreign Investment Outlook 2026: More Enforcement And Expanded Policy Objectives

Canada Anti-trust

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Looking Ahead To 2026: A New Era Of International Trade

Worldwide International

F

Fasken

U.S. Law Will Widen Constraints On Outbound Investments

Worldwide Government

TL

Torys LLP

Quantum Computing Investments Aligning With Canada's Defence Priorities

Canada Government

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Revue de l'année en matière de réglementation des paiements et regard vers 2026

FF

Fasken (French)

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Government Contracts, Procurement & PPP

Investigation Hot Spots In 2026: Procurement Pressures And The Realities Of A Borderless Workforce

Two themes are shaping the internal investigation landscape in 2026: intensifying scrutiny of procurement activity and the increasingly cross‑border nature of workplace issues.

Canada Government

TL

Torys LLP

Expanded Federal Lobbyist Registration Requirements

Canada's Commissioner of Lobbying has changed its interpretation of when lobbying constitutes a "significant part" of an employee's duties when determining if registering under the federal Lobbying Act is required.

Canada Government

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

L'Ontario lance un nouveau processus d'approvisionnement concurrentiel pour le transport d'électricité – Mise à jour concernant la troisième ligne de Toronto

Ce bulletin a été mis à jour le 29 janvier 2026 afin de tenir compte de l'annonce de la construction d'une ligne de transport d'électricité en Ontario.

Canada Government

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

A Trip Abroad, A Lawsuit At Home? Jurisdiction Limits In Travel-Related Torts

Canada Transport

CC

CLC (Canadian Litigation Counsel)

Building The Future In A "Ruptured" World: 7 Key Takeaways On Canada's 2026 Infrastructure Priorities

Canada Government

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Buy Canadian Policy & Buy Ontario Act: Federal And Provincial Procurement Is Going Local

Canada Government

C

Cassels

Ontario Launches New Competitive Procurement For Electricity Transmission – Toronto Third Line Update

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

La province lance le premier processus de sélection concurrentiel dirigé par la SIERE visant une ligne de transport haute tension sous-marine jusqu'à Toronto

Canada Government

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Sûretés et actifs ferroviaires au Canada : comment naviguer un régime d'enregistrement complexe

Canada Transport

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

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Latest Videos

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Fast-Tracking Justice: Human Rights And Summary Hearings Explained (Video)

SB

SBA Lawyers LLP

John Manley On The Implications Of A U.S. Shutdown For Canada (Video)

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Creating Partnerships With Indigenous Communities (Video)

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Reconciliation And Decolonization: Shifting Culture In Large Communities (Video)

GW

Gowling WLG

Open For Business And Protecting Lives And Livelihoods: Key Takeaways From "The Brave New World Of Infrastructure Unsolicited Proposals In Canada" (Video)

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

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