Blog Round-up – September 2026

by George Roy | Oct 1, 2026 | Blogs, Current Awareness

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

Desautels Business Law Accelerator Blog

• Fiduciary Duties & the Good Corporate Citizen Sep 3, 2026

Fillmore Riley

• IRCC Express Entry completeness check: September 2026 update September 23, 2026
• Shareholders’ agreements: The decisions behind the document September 15, 2026
• Québec’s Bill 96 and trademarks: Still in force, and being enforced! September 02, 2026
• What businesses need to know about Manitoba’s $100-million tariff support package August 31, 2026
• Manitoba’s new AI and cybersecurity governance framework for the public sector August 27, 2026
• 2026 UPDATE: More Lies, Damn Lies, and Trademark Scams! August 26, 2026 

MLT Aikins

• Saskatchewan minimum wage increase to $15.70 per hour  September 24, 2026
• The clock keeps ticking: Saskatchewan Court of Appeal reinforces the power of municipal limitation periods in employment disputes September 21, 2026
• Legal implications of pesticide application by drone September 21, 2026
• New e-book explores the legal implications of AI data centres in Western Canada September 17, 2026
• Amendments streamline project list under Impact Assessment Act September 15, 2026
• President Trump announces U.S. counter-tariffs on Canada: Are they lawful? September 15, 2026
• Manitoba launches the Manitoba-Canada Defence Alliance: New opportunities for the province’s defence and aerospace sector September 11, 2026
• Liening into limitations: Claims for lien and the limitations period September 10, 2026
• Dues and don’ts: What health professionals can and cannot deduct from their taxes September 9, 2026
• Not beyond reproach: Alberta court confirms jurisdiction over Alberta energy regulator September 8, 2026
• Before the breach: How borrowers can respond to tariff-related financial stress September 3, 2026
• Trustee accountability and transparency in Indigenous settlement trusts September 3, 2026
• Frozen vegetable deal set to be iced by Competition Bureau  September 2, 2026
• Navigating Defence Canada procurement: Programs and incentives September 2, 2026
• Changes to the Pest Control Products Act and what they may hold for Canadian farmers September 1, 2026
• New Agreements expand the Implementation of Section 7 under DRIPA August 31, 2026
• U.S. tariffs on a broad range of Canadian goods take effect August 22, 2026 August 28, 2026
• Ready to hire? Essential tips for hiring your first employee August 27, 2026
• Creating intergenerational wealth for First Nations: Indigenous settlement trusts August 27, 2026
• Charting a path forward: Considerations when drafting a membership code August 26, 2026
• CRA provides clarification on Voluntary Disclosure Program modifications August 25, 2026

Robson Crim Legal Blog

• Civil Courts Introducing a New Intimate Partner Violence Tort: Coercive and Controlling Behaviour and the Potential Barriers to Victims for Access to Justice [ Part 2 ]
• Civil Courts Introducing a New Intimate Partner Violence Tort: Coercive and Controlling Behaviour and the Potential Benefits to Victims for Access to Justice [ Part 1 ]
• Anti-South Asian Hate Online in Canada
• Confession by Design: Mr. Big Operations and the Exploitation of Vulnerability
• Reforming Gladue: A Call for Judicial Accountability in Sentencing Indigenous Offenders
• The Scope of Confidential Informer Privilege: When Does Informer Privilege Protect Information?
• The Lindsay Clancy Case: Looked at from Canada – What a Child-Rights Lens Requires Us to See

Taylor McCaffrey

• Cottages with a leasehold interest on Reserve Lands September 14, 2026

Blog Round-up – August 2026

by George Roy | Sep 1, 2026 | Blogs, Current Awareness

A monthly round-up of blog posts from the Manitoba legal community for the month of August2026

Fillmore Riley

• Family Enterprises: Why formal governance pays August 14, 2026
• Beneficial Ownership Transfers now taxable in Manitoba: What the new rules mean for real estate deals July 13, 2026

MLT Aikins

• Key privacy considerations for minors: Navigating a rapidly evolving landscape August 20, 2026
• Quebec’s first tripartite coordination agreement through Bill C-92 August 20, 2026
• Ontario Court of Appeal returns to a practical, common-sense approach to termination provisions August 19, 2026
• Constitutionality of First Nation membership codes August 19, 2026
• Canada’s clean fuel credit market and carbon dioxide removal: The case for legislative reform August 19, 2026
• Manitoba’s new AI and Cybersecurity Governance Act: Key takeaways for the public and private sectors August 18, 2026
• Recent legislative consultations: Carbon capture, utilization and storage in Saskatchewan August 17, 2026
• Indian status versus Band membership: What is the difference? August 13, 2026
• CSA launches broad consultation on modernizing public company regulation in Canada August 13, 2026
• Tech policy at a crossroads: The rules are catching up, but is public trust? August 10, 2026
• Transport Canada proposes Remote ID, community-based organizations and designated RPAS Airspace regulations August 10, 2026
• The wheel’s still in spin: An update to the BC Mortgage Services Act August 10, 2026
• The constitutional guarantee of judicial review: Democracy Watch v. Canada August 10, 2026
• Judicial review and procedural fairness in municipal resolutions disqualifying councillors in Saskatchewan August 10, 2026
• Canada’s new Defence Drone Initiative: A fast-approaching opportunity for Canadian suppliers August 6, 2026
• Duty to consult 101: A practical guide July 31, 2026
• Leveraging the Multijurisdictional Disclosure System: How Canadian issuers can access U.S. capital markets July 30, 2026
• Participation encouraged in public consultations on Manitoba’s Worker Recruitment and Protection Act (WRAPA) July 30, 2026
• Parry v. Harper shows that posting on social media isn’t free of consequences July 29, 2026
• Technology trends impacting the transportation industry July 29, 2026
• New U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods: What you need to know about the Section 338 proclamations July 28, 2026
• Five important legal trends for supply chain professionals July 27, 2026
• Manitoba expands land transfer tax regime to capture transfers of beneficial interests in land July 27, 2026
• The Accessible Saskatchewan Act: What employers should be doing now July 23, 2026
• AI’s agriculture moment: From experimentation to implementation July 17, 2026
• How drones are transforming Canada’s energy sector and what operators need to know July 17, 2026
• What to consider when adopting artificial intelligence on the farm July 15, 2026
• What new proposed U.S. forced labour tariffs mean for Canadian employers July 15, 2026
• Developments in Canada’s defence sector mean new opportunities for businesses July 14, 2026
• Smart machines, real risks: Rethinking AI governance in robotics July 10, 2026

Robson Crim Legal Blog

• The Duty to Inform and its Impact on Fairness: R v Tessier and R v Tayo Tompouba
• Reassessing Principal Exception of Hearsay: The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) Clarifies the Threshold of Reliability in R v Charles
• The Art of the Self-Snitch: Rap Lyrics, Admissibility, and the Hearsay Rule
• Stay Away from the Grey: Rethinking How Courts Should Approach the Issue of Consent in Sports
• The ICC’s Jurisdictional Tightrope and the Limits of Accountability in Myanmar
• Victims’ Rights and Health Care Workers
• Behind Closed Doors and Locked Phones? Navigating the Admissibility of Past Sexual History as Evidence in R v Kinamore
• The Birth and Evolution of International Criminal Law
• Power, Consent, and the Long Road to Justice in Ukraine
• Victims’ Rights and the Role of Aggravating and Mitigating Factors in Sentencing
• The Evolution of Victims’ Rights in Canada

Taylor McCaffrey

• Reading Between the Lines: The Supreme Court of Canada on Insurance Policy Interpretation August 10
• What Ontario’s Latest Termination-Clause Decision Means for Manitoba Employers August 6
• Manitoba’s Public Sector Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity Governance Act: What Public Sector Organizations Need to Know August 4
• I Dyed My Hair Pink and My Boss Threatened to Fire Me July 29
• How to Terminate an Employee in Manitoba: A Guide for Employers July 27

TDS law

• The Supreme Court of Canada Recognizes a New Tort of Intimate Partner Violence August 26
• Terminating Foreign Workers In Canada: 5 Key Post-Employment Considerations August 7
• Employing Foreign Workers In Canada: 5 Key Employment Considerations August 7
• The Quick Guide to Protection Orders and Peace Bonds July 31
• Manitoba Employers Will Soon Face New Limits on Requesting Sick Notes July 8
• Hiring Foreign Workers in Canada: 5 Key Pre-Employment Considerations July 2

Blog Round-up – June 2026

by George Roy | Jul 1, 2026 | Blogs, Current Awareness

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

Fillmore Riley

• Can you terminate an employee who is on a leave? June 17, 2026

MLT Aikins

• Cook v. Manitoba: Court recognizes Section 35 Aboriginal right to self-government in Child and Family Services June 29, 2026
• Upcoming minimum wage changes for Manitoba employers June 29, 2026
• The end of Regulation 105 administrative relief: Required withholding from amounts paid to non-residents providing services in Canada June 26, 2026
• Avoidable drafting pitfalls in First Nation custom election codes June 24, 2026
• Has a new court decision changed the rules for design marks in Canada? June 19, 2026
• Implications of Canada’s proposed privacy overhaul Bill C-36 for organizations June 18, 2026
• AI data centres in Canada: Legal and regulatory considerations for developers and investors looking to build June 17, 2026
• What Canadian businesses need to know about the U.S. tariff refund appeal June 17, 2026
• Employer options for streamlined immigration paths for AI professionals June 17, 2026
• Heightened competition law scrutiny has arrived for the agriculture and food space June 17, 2026
• New wage rate restrictions coming into force for federally regulated employers: Equal pay for employment status June 17, 2026
• What the OPC’s Grok decision means for your organization June 12, 2026
• Management services and the evolution of private investment in Canadian law firms June 11, 2026
• The treatment of limitation defence on joinder applications June 11, 2026
• CUSMA’s 2026 joint review: What employers need to know about cross-border mobility June 10, 2026
• Saskatchewan’s Franchise Disclosure Act comes into force June 30 June 9, 2026
• Indigenous procurement in Canada and Manitoba: Opportunities, barriers and paths to meaningful partnership June 9, 2026
• Canada’s new AI strategy and OPC Annual Report: What organizations need to know June 5, 2026
• Restrictions on sick notes for Manitoba employers to be effective October 1, 2026 June 3, 2026
• Canadian Securities Administrators propose major updates to bid and ownership disclosure regime June 3, 2026
• Proposed Canada Labour Code amendments prohibit Federal employers from imposing non-compete clauses June 1, 2026

Robson Crim Legal Blog

• The Return of Mandatory Minimums: C-16’s Charter Safety Valve and the Return of the Inflationary Floor By: Min. E. Mums
• Hate, Law, and Limits: Constitutional Boundaries for Bill C-9’s Hate Crime Reforms By AL
• The International Community’s Response to the Rise of AI and its Relation to Security and Crime By AK
• Predictive Policing and AI in Canada By AK

Taylor McCaffrey

• Manitoba Government Mandates Menstrual Products at Workplaces June 10, 2026

TDS law

• Pregnancy Discrimination in Canada Remains an Ongoing Workplace Issue June 25, 2026
• How Live is E-mail? Online Quorum Requirements in Manitoba June 15, 2026
• When Settling Out Isn’t Enough: Contribution Claims After Pre-Con Builders Ltd v Neil Cooper Architect Inc June 9, 2026
• Understanding Free, Prior and Informed Consent Under UNDRIP in Canadian Resource Development June 6, 2026
• Essential Services and Labour Disputes: Key Considerations for Manitoba Municipalities June 1, 2026

Blog Round-up – May 2026

by George Roy | Jun 1, 2026 | Blogs, Current Awareness

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

Fillmore Riley

• Employee Ownership Trusts: A new succession planning option for Canadian business owners May 12, 2026

MLT Aikins

• Social media, investor decks and NI 43-101: Are your promotions offside? May 28, 2026
• Time to update your employment agreements? Key considerations for Indigenous employers May 27, 2026
• Public Safety Canada updates guidance for entities in advance of May 31 reporting deadline May 26, 2026
• Proposed take-over bid, issuer bid and early warning regime amendments may reshape Canadian shareholder activism May 26, 2026
• What USCIS reinforcement of discretion in adjustment of status means for applicants May 22, 2026
• Canada expands CCUS investment tax credit to include enhanced oil recovery May 15, 2026
• Practical takeaways from landmark privacy investigation into OpenAI’s ChatGPT May 11, 2026
• CHRT approves Ontario final agreement on First Nations Child and Family Services May 6, 2026

Robson Crim Legal Blog

• Digital Cybercrime in Canada: How Criminals Are Weaponizing the Emergence of Artificial
• Tightening Bail in Canada: Will Bill C-14 Improve Safety or Deepen Inequality?
• Racial Disparities in Canadian Bail Decisions
• When Care Becomes Confinement: Rethinking Manitoba’s 72-Hour Detention
• Protective Detention or Constitutional Problem? Bill 48 and the Section 7 Case Against

TDS law

• Beneficial Owners Beware: Proposed Changes to Manitoba’s Land Transfer Tax Framework May 26, 2026

Blog Round-up – April 2026

by George Roy | May 4, 2026 | Blogs, Current Awareness

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

Fillmore Riley

• You’ve received a Notice of Reassessment from the CRA — What should you do? April1, 2026

MLT Aikins

• A Manitoba pharmacist’s guide to navigating commercial leases April 27, 2026
• Alberta Court grants injunction to prevent former CEO from launching a competing AI-enhanced product April 27, 2026
• NAV CANADA’s RPAS market study and Transport Canada updates April 22, 2026
• The 12-point AI checkup: A practical starting point for Western Canadian organizations April 22, 2026
• Update: Safety systems on trial: Corporate criminal negligence in R v. J. Cote & Son Excavating Ltd. April 22, 2026
• What producers need to know about Health Canada’s latest food additive, enzyme and supplement updates  April 20, 2026
• Fraud risk, governance and accountability in First Nations: Why it matters more than ever April 17, 2026
• Bill to expand government control of immigration and border security reaches the third reading at the senate April 17, 2026
• Canada’s proposed stablecoin framework – Key legal and regulatory takeaways April 14, 2026
• BC Court of Appeal confirms that executives can be held accountable for environmental infractions April 14, 2026
• Agribusiness and food tariff update: Recent developments in China, India and the United States April 14, 2026
• Manitoba employers to be required to provide free menstrual products April 13, 2026
• Manitoba’s Bill 49 and personalized algorithmic pricing: What businesses need to know April 10, 2026
• Combining contract playbooks with generative AI: A practical tool for smarter contract review April 10, 2026
• When mitigation meets inference: What employers can take from Gugulyn v. Alberta April 10, 2026
• Project Glasswing: What organizations need to know about AI-powered cybersecurity April 10, 2026
• DEI and the Canadian workplace: What employers need to know April 9, 2026
• Manitoba Budget 2026: Changes coming to land transfer tax legislation in 2027 April 7, 2026
• AI data centres and the law: What you need to know April 2, 2026
• Endorsements vs. exclusions: New guidance from Canada’s top Court for insurers and homeowners on interpreting insurance policies April 1, 2026
• Federal government seeks feedback on OHS noise regulations by April 20 April 1, 2026
• Anonymization done right: Lessons from the Federal Privacy Commissioner April 1, 2026
• Canada’s agri-food equity gap: Why growth capital is the sector’s missing ingredient April 1, 2026
• Federal government narrows scope of the Competition Act’s anti-greenwashing provisions as Bill C-15 receives royal assent March 30, 2026
• The Procurement Ombud’s review of Indigenous procurement March 27, 2026
• Federal minimum wage set to increase April 1, 2026 March 27, 2026
• Business visitors to Canada will face increased scrutiny under new officer instructions March 27, 2026
• CSA launches pilot project allowing semi-annual financial reporting for certain venture issuers March 26, 2026

Robson Crim Legal Blog

• Mind Control in the Digital Age (Mind Shaping and Cognitive Liberty) – a Podcast
• The “Perfect” Victim: The Reliance on Demeanour Evidence in Child Sexual Abuse Cases
• Similar Fact Evidence and the Defence of Consent: A Principled Application of R v. Handy in R v. Cyrus
• Where Law Meets Limitations: The Roles and Boundaries of Trial Judges in the Development of the Common Law

TDS law

• 15 Practical Tips for In-House Counsel to Engage and Work Effectively With External Counsel April 10, 2026

Blog Round-up – March 2026

by George Roy | Mar 31, 2026 | Blogs, Current Awareness

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

Fillmore Riley

• To incorporate or not to incorporate: Key considerations for real estate agents March 23, 2026
• A taxing situation: Can Canadian tech contractors working for U.S. or overseas companies incorporate? March 17, 2026
• Federal CanExport program designed to support Canadian businesses’ expansion into new international markets March 16, 2026

MLT Aikins

• Understanding employment jurisdiction, contracts and discipline in Indigenous workplaces March 23, 2026
• Canada’s CCUS ITC amendments: Strong progress, refinements still needed March 19, 2026
• Modernizing CUSMA: MLT Aikins immigration lawyers participate in Manitoba stakeholder consultations March 18, 2026
• Negotiating technology agreements in the age of AI: Key considerations for Canadian organizations March 17, 2026
• Connected robots, connected risk: Robotics liability considerations for 2026 March 13, 2026
• Enhancements coming to Manitoba’s Small Business Venture Capital Tax Credit Program in April 2026 March 13, 2026
• Safety systems on trial: Corporate criminal negligence in R v. J. Cote & Son Excavating Ltd. March 12, 2026
• U.S. English proficiency requirements: What Canadian motor carriers need to know March 11, 2026
• Constructive dismissal and quiet quitting – March 10, 2026
• 2026 Express Entry preferred occupational categories announced March 9, 2026
• Considerations for First Nations on wills and estates planning March 9, 2026
• Proposed restrictions on sick notes for Manitoba employers March 6, 2026
• Bona fide purchaser for value defence available to unsecured creditors: Federal Court of Appeal clarifies the scope of a deemed trust March 6, 2026
• Health Canada’s PMRA may clear a new flight path for spray drones in Canada March 5, 2026
• Investor protection in the age of “finfluencers” – Guidance from Canadian Securities Regulators March 4, 2026
• Clean economy ITCs at a crossroads: Canada seeks input on domestic content requirement for clean technology and clean electricity investment tax credits March 2, 2026
• Cameras on the farm: Do I need to post signs? February 27, 2026
• Upcoming changes to minimum wage announced in British Columbia February 26, 2026
• Canadian Cabotage and Immigration: A brief summary for foreign motor carriers February 26, 2026
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection updates Border Search of Electronic Devices Directive February 25, 2026
• U.S. Supreme Court strikes down emergency tariffs: What Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump means for Canada February 25, 2026

Robson Crim Legal Blog

• Time Versus Evidence: Do Time Restrictions on NCRDM Applications Change Expert Witness Decisions?
• The Double-Edged Sword of Investigative Genetic Genealogy: Convictions and Privacy
• Teachers, Social Media, and the Limits of Professional Responsibility – a Podcast
• The Intersection of Credibility and Stereotypes in the Family Violence Context
• Protecting Privacy at the Expense of Victims’ Rights: R v Bykovets
• “AI is reshaping Canadian Criminal Law” – a podcast

Taylor McCaffrey

• You Are Making Too Much Noise! March 3, 2026

TDS law

• Exploration Agreements in Manitoba: Tips and Pitfalls March 16, 2026
• Guaranteed Rebuilding Cost: What Trillium Really Means for Insurers March 6, 2026