Ontario Family Law Rules updated: new powers to dismiss abusive cases, secure-treatment court procedures added

Several significant changes have been made to Ontario's Family Law Rules. A new Rule 1.4 gives courts the power to stay or dismiss cases or motions that appear frivolous, vexatious, or an abuse of process — either on…

Annual venting limit for offshore petroleum installations removed from federal regulations

A section that capped gas venting from individual offshore petroleum installations at 15,000 standard cubic metres per year has been repealed. That limit, along with its definition of 'vented,' no longer appears in th…

Annual gas venting limit for offshore Nova Scotia petroleum installations has been removed

A section that capped the volume of gas an operator could vent from an offshore installation at 15,000 standard cubic metres per year has been repealed. The repealed section also defined what counted as 'vented' for t…

Temporary exemption from gasoline vapour-pressure limits has been removed from the regulation text

A section that had temporarily suspended the vapour-pressure limits for motor gasoline sold in Ontario has now been formally revoked and replaced with a short revocation notice. The practical effect is that the standa…

Canada Elections Act overhauled: foreign interference rules tightened, new nomination and voting safeguards added

Parliament has made extensive amendments to the Canada Elections Act covering several areas. Foreign entities are now directly prohibited from providing property, services or funds to third parties for political adver…

Federal electoral district names updated across multiple provinces, including three Ontario ridings

Parliament has renamed a number of federal electoral districts across Canada, with three Ontario ridings affected: "Brantford—Brant South—Six Nations" becomes "Brantford—Brant South," "New Tecumseth—Gwillimbury" becom…

Ontario's privacy law updated: data integration oversight shifts from Privacy Commissioner to Chief Digital and Data Officer

Several changes to Ontario's Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act are now in force, consolidating amendments that had previously been flagged as future changes. Responsibility for establishing data sta…