Public post-secondary educational institutions excluded from 'corporation' definition in bankruptcy law

The definition of 'corporation' in the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act has been updated to explicitly exclude 'prescribed public post-secondary educational institutions.' This means those institutions, once designated b…

Public post-secondary institutions can now be excluded from CCAA creditor-protection proceedings

The definition of 'company' in the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act has been updated to exclude 'prescribed public post-secondary educational institutions.' This means that universities, colleges, and other public…

Directors of education at English-language district school boards are formally excluded from board membership rules

A new regulation clarifies that the director of education of an English-language district school board is deemed not to be a member of the board for a specific purpose under the Education Act. In practical terms, this…

Ontario teacher education programs to shift to a three-semester, 45-credit model with new transitional rules for existing accredited programs

A set of changes scheduled to take effect in May 2027 will alter the structure and accreditation requirements for Ontario teacher education programs. The core program length requirement for professional education prog…

New rules govern how English-language school boards prepare, adopt, and get approval for annual budget estimates

A new regulation sets out a structured process that English-language district school boards must follow when preparing and adopting their annual revenue and expense estimates. The chief executive officer (CEO) is resp…

Administrative support for National Housing Council shifted from CMHC to the Minister

The National Housing Strategy Act has been updated so that the Minister—rather than Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)—is now responsible for providing the National Housing Council with the administrative…

April officially designated Arab Heritage Month across Canada

A new federal Act designates April as Arab Heritage Month in Canada each year. The legislation is largely symbolic and commemorative, recognizing the contributions of Arab Canadians to the country's social, economic,…

Aamjiwnaang and Lac Seul First Nations removed from federal election rules list

Two First Nations have been removed from the federal order that requires their councils to be elected under the Indian Act. Aamjiwnaang First Nation (previously listed in Schedule I, which covers bands whose chief and…

B.C. brings into force Budget Measures provisions and removes Office of the Merit Commissioner from accessibility schedule

A new order-in-council brings a set of sections from the Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2026 into force. It also repeals a specific provision of the Office of the Legislature Staff Oath Regulation and removes the…

Schedule of government agency heads under B.C.'s Information Management Regulation replaced with updated list

The Schedule to B.C.'s Information Management Regulation, which lists government agencies and their designated heads for information management purposes, has been entirely replaced. The new Schedule lists 39 provincia…

Ontario towing and storage operators now face administrative penalties up to $5,000 per violation

A new regulation under the Towing and Storage Safety and Enforcement Act, 2021 creates a formal administrative penalty system for towing and vehicle storage businesses. Ministry-appointed officers or the Director can…

Scope of camera-system penalty regulation made explicit in a new subsection

A new subsection has been added to the definitions section of this regulation to clarify that the regulation applies only to administrative penalties for contraventions detected by camera systems and to the penalty or…

Ontario creates administrative penalty scheme for road-safety violations under the Highway Traffic Act

A new regulation establishes a formal administrative penalty system for road-safety contraventions under the Highway Traffic Act. Commercial vehicle owners, operators, drivers, CVOR certificate holders, driving instru…

Fee-indexing rule for driving instructor licences will be revoked in mid-2026

A note has been added to the regulation stating that section 8.1 — which ties driving instructor and driving school licence fees to annual Ontario Consumer Price Index adjustments — will be revoked when a specific pro…

Ontario drivers' licence regulation updated with gender-neutral language, new Class A experience requirement, revised novice driver credit rules, and upcoming fee changes

This amendment makes two categories of changes. First, it replaces all gendered pronouns ("his or her") throughout the regulation with gender-neutral alternatives — a purely editorial update that does not change any r…

Minister gains new power to demand financial and capacity information from airport operators and related entities

A new provision requires airport operators and any individual or entity whose activities may affect the value of an airport or aviation facility to hand over non-personal information when the federal Minister of Trans…

Rail security exemptions updated: engine/machinery and marine pollutant rules reference new TDG Regulation sections

Several exemptions from the rail security rules for dangerous goods have been updated to reference new or renumbered sections in the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations. The exemption for engines or machiner…

Canada's Telecommunications Act now includes sweeping new powers to secure telecom networks against threats

The Telecommunications Act has been significantly expanded to give the federal Cabinet and the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry broad new authority to issue orders protecting Canada's telecom networks from…

Several previously pending amendments to Ontario's water and wastewater corporation law are now in force

A group of amendments to the Water and Wastewater Public Corporations Act, 2025 that had been flagged as "not yet in force" have now been given an effective date. The changes that are now operative include: a requirem…

Ontario brings new water and wastewater public corporations rules into effect

Sections 1 through 21 of Schedule 16 of the Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025 are now legally operative, meaning the framework they establish under the Water and Wastewater Public Corporations Act, 2025 carri…

Water and wastewater public corporation rules now in force in Ontario

Specific sections of Ontario's Building Homes and Improving Transportation Infrastructure Act, 2026 dealing with water and wastewater public corporations have been officially activated by government order. Proclamatio…

Canada's Critical Cyber Systems Protection Act creates mandatory cyber security obligations for federally regulated operators

A new federal law establishes a comprehensive cyber security compliance framework for federally regulated operators in sectors including telecommunications, banking, energy pipelines, nuclear energy, transportation, a…

Canada's new Cyber Security Act introduces mandatory protections for critical infrastructure operators

A new federal Act creates two main frameworks: amendments to the Telecommunications Act and a new Critical Cyber Systems Protection Act (Part 2, not yet in force). It targets operators of vital services and systems —…

Canada imposes a 10% surtax on a range of imported canned vegetables for 200 days

A new federal order imposes a 10% surtax on the value of certain imported canned vegetables, including canned corn, peas, green and wax beans, mixed vegetables, white, black, red, and pinto beans, and chickpeas. The s…

Cross-reference updated for notices of violation linked to Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act

A single internal cross-reference in the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act has been updated. Where the Act previously pointed to subsection 11(5) of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Ac…

Federal government gains power to temporarily exempt businesses from food and agriculture rules for economic or food security reasons

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act has been amended to add a new order-making power that allows the Governor in Council (federal cabinet) to exempt specific persons, goods, or activities from most food, animal he…

Federal excise duty on Canadian beer gets lower rates for small brewers and a continued 2% annual inflation cap

Two sets of changes have been made to the federal Excise Act affecting beer duty. First, the preferential reduced-duty schedule for Canadian brewers has been restructured: the first 2,000 hectolitres now attract a dut…

Cabinet gains power to override Minister's pest-product bans on economic or food security grounds

The Act now allows the Governor in Council (Cabinet) to issue orders that register or amend the registration of a pest control product even after the Minister has refused to do so on environmental grounds, provided Ca…

Canadian pork levy sunset date extended by one year to June 30, 2027

The provision that sets the domestic pork promotion-research levy (Section 4) and the related imported pork levy (Section 12) has had its expiry date pushed back by one year, from June 30, 2026 to June 30, 2027. This…

B.C. hunting seasons, closed areas, trapping rules and motor-vehicle restrictions updated for 2026–27

British Columbia has made a wide-ranging set of changes to its hunting and wildlife management rules. New closed areas are established near Shaman Island, Burnt River, and along the Nisga'a Highway (Highway 113), bann…

Payments Canada and its staff gain civil liability immunity for good-faith actions under the Act

A new immunity provision has been added to the Canadian Payments Act shielding Payments Canada (the Association), its directors, officers, employees, and engaged contractors from civil liability — other than contractu…

Excise duty rate increases for spirits and wine capped at 2% for 2026 and conditionally for 2027

The federal Excise Act, 2001 has been updated to extend the existing cap on annual inflation-driven duty rate increases for spirits and wine. For 2026, the rate adjustment factor ("B") is fixed at 1.02 — meaning duty…

Seasonal-worker extended EI benefits window stretched to October 2028, eligibility region definition updated

The amendment extends the time window during which seasonal workers can qualify for additional weeks of Employment Insurance regular benefits. The cut-off date for benefit periods that qualify under the seasonal-worke…

Federal government creates $1.713 billion housing supply payment program for provinces and territories

A new federal law authorizes the Minister of Finance to pay a total of $1.713 billion to provinces and territories to support improvements in housing supply. The Minister has full discretion over how much each provinc…

Specific lakes and streams in Newfoundland and Labrador are now exempt from federal work-approval rules for navigable waters

A new federal order removes the requirement to obtain federal approval before carrying out works, undertakings, or obstructions on ten named lakes and three named streams in a specific area of Newfoundland and Labrado…

Medical Devices Regulations updated: new shortage-reporting, discontinuation-posting and quality-procedure rules for device industry

Canada's Medical Devices Regulations have been amended in several practical areas. Manufacturers, importers and distributors of 'specified' medical devices (those on a government-maintained list) must now publicly pos…

BC Shared Health Services added to Education and Health Sector Organizations list

The Education and Health Sector Organizations Regulation has been amended to add BC Shared Health Services as a designated organization under the regulation. At the same time, two previously listed organizations (para…

Non-licensed retailers can now sell certain over-the-counter hearing aids and related software without a regulated practitioner

The regulation has been updated to explicitly allow businesses and individuals who are not registered health practitioners to sell specific wearable hearing instruments without needing dispensing authority. To qualify…

Licensed precursor dealers get new employee-diversion duty, mandatory suspicious-transaction reporting, and a new controlled substance added

Several overlapping changes have been consolidated into the live text of Canada's Precursor Control Regulations. First, anyone applying for or renewing a precursor dealer licence must now declare in their application…

Landlord-Tenant Board review requests now limited to specific qualifying grounds

A new regulation sets out the only circumstances under which the Landlord and Tenant Board must consider reviewing one of its own decisions or orders when a person requests it. A review request will only be accepted i…

Justice Minister must now publish an annual report on bail (judicial interim release) in Canada

A new requirement has been added to the Department of Justice Act obliging the federal Minister of Justice to prepare and table an annual report on judicial interim release (commonly called bail) in both the Senate an…