Among immigration professionals, there is a joke that if you go to the washroom, you will miss a change in policy. The ...

As 2025 draws to a close, this column looks back on three high-profile areas of development in Canadian legal ethics and lawyer regulation over the past year. It also flags several major court cases ...

The Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) took action[1] to establish a framework to limit botnet traffic before they reach consumers’ devices. The CRTC plays a limited role ...

On 5 November 2025 the Department of Justice updated the Justice Laws website to, “enhance usability, accessibility, and consistency across government platforms.” per the Canada.ca redesign. However, ...

When I sat down with lawyer and author Katherine Reilly to talk about her new book Legally Zen, I surprised her by starting at the end. It felt right: the final chapter is where she introduces the ...

As a supplement to our Sunday Summary each month, Supreme Advocacy LLP in Ottawa presents Supreme One-Liners, a super-short descriptive guide to the most recent decisions at the Supreme Court of ...

In just a few weeks, the Legal Design Journal (the LD Journal)[1] will launch its second edition. Published online and free via open source, the journal is gaining in popularity and success since its ...

Written with Christina Catenacci LL.B. The Queen’s Bench for Saskatchewan just granted an injunction restraining a former employee from competing against his former employer, soliciting the employer’s ...

Alastair Clarke is the Founder of Clarke Immigration Law, a full-service legal firm based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Called the Bar in Ontario (2008) and Manitoba (2013), he has practiced for both private ...