Blog Round-up – February 2026

A monthly round-up of blog posts from the Manitoba legal community for the month of February 2026.

Fillmore Riley

• What skilled workers need to know about Canada’s 2026 Express Entry update February 23, 2026
• Purchasing a cottage on leased land in Manitoba: Understanding the landscape and the legal framework February 19, 2026
• Five misconceptions that may put your business’s brand at risk February 11, 2026
• Tax Court of Canada MedSleep decision may be applicable to medical professionals in multi-clinician practices February 03, 2026

MLT Aikins

• The Jay Treaty and Indigenous border rights in the ICE age February 18, 2026
• Insolvency & Restructuring Group 2025 Year in Review February 17, 2026
• Post-incident drug and alcohol testing in Canada: A practical guide for employers February 16, 2026
• Two fronts of tariff risk: Congressional scrutiny and the pending U.S. Supreme Court IEEPA decision February 13, 2026
• Romance on the job: Preparing your workplace for Cupid’s arrow February 12, 2026
• Eligibility changes announced to Manitoba’s Temporary Resident Retention Pilot program February 9, 2026
• Data saves lives: Bill S-5 revives interoperability requirements for health-care technology February 6, 2026
• Access to information in the construction pyramid February 5, 2026
• CIRNAC Minister continues to delay negotiation of “Cows and Plows” claims January 30, 2026
• BC Court of Appeal clarifies time limit for cross-appeal of arbitral awards January 29, 2026
• Beyond the prompt – Decoding AI compliance at work January 28, 2026
• Helping in‑house counsel get AI‑ready – confidently and responsibly January 28, 2026
• When job titles change, but employment contracts don’t: Lessons from LaPlume January 27, 2026
• Alberta Court of Appeal recalibrates cost awards in professional disciplinary proceedings January 26, 2026
• BC Supreme Court reaffirms that inadequate consultation leads to quashed decisions January 23, 2026

Robson Crim Legal Blog

• IP Addresses – Do Police Have a Right to Use as Evidence?
• Known Third Party Suspect & Circumstantial Evidence
• Victims Righs in Canada – a Podcast
• Indigenous Oral History as Evidence: Cowichan Tribes v. Canada (AG) [2022]
• Applying Gladue Principles to Corbett Applications in R v King: A New Safeguard for Indigenous Accused Persons?
• When the End Doesn’t Justify the Means:Voluntariness Issues and Unreliable Expert Witness Testimony in R v Doyle 2003
• Hearsay Evidence in R. v. Papasotiriou-Lanteigne
• A Bail Reform Discussion with Wendy Martin White K.C.

Taylor McCaffrey

• When Employers May Be Liable for Recruiters’ Illegal Fees Charged to Foreign Workers February 17, 2026
• Can I still claim constructive dismissal if I was moved to an easier role? February 10, 2026
• You are Full of Hot Air! February 04, 2026
• Is it an Easement or a Right of Way? January 22, 2026

TDS law

• The Legal Anatomy of a Film Production January 22, 2026