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Nunavut's Bill 7, a proposed Public Lands Act modelled on the federal Territorial Lands Act, reached second reading on October 27 and is not yet enacted. The bill would address public land sales and leases, rights reserved from grants, enforcement and monetary penalties, with implications for land users and territorial administration if passed.
Manitoba announced regulatory changes on October 20 reducing by 40% the capital expenses landlords may pass through in approved increases above the annual rent guideline. A separate policy change took effect immediately so tenants need not pay a disputed increase before the Residential Tenancies Branch rules, affecting landlords' applications and tenants' interim payments.
BC Financial Services Authority announced on October 21 that 3 real estate licensees accepted consent orders arising from conflicts, confidentiality breaches and inadequate brokerage oversight in a property transaction. Penalties and education requirements underline why agents changing roles must disclose conflicts and obtain required written agreements, and why managing brokers must oversee those steps.
The BC Supreme Court ordered release of a $60,000 real estate deposit to sellers after a buyer removed financing conditions but couldn't complete the purchase. Although the sellers' proven loss was approximately $30,362, the deposit remained forfeitable without proof of matching damages because retaining it wasn't unconscionable, and the court rejected additional recovery on top of the deposit.
The BC Supreme Court refused summary judgment on a builder’s unpaid construction account because separating it from the owner’s substantial counterclaim risked inconsistent factual findings. Both contractual claims were left for trial, and the court made no final determination about which party was owed money.
A skincare studio had to refund $1,885 in unused prepaid services because its WeChat agreement omitted mandatory future performance contract terms. The statutory discretion to preserve an otherwise deficient contract didn't help without proof of business loss.
A contractor couldn't recover disputed additional fence work without proving an approved scope change, but a developer couldn't offset alleged defects from a separate cedar fence contract against payment for a chain link fence.
A lender's assignee couldn't enforce a balance on a financed vacuum sold door to door after the seller made an agreed 30 day return impossible. The consumer had already paid more than the 10% fee she would have owed on a timely return.
A fencing contractor established that it had a contract with a BC municipality even without a signed final document. Its $5,000 cancellation claim still failed because it couldn't prove lost wages, wasted materials or other actual loss. The tribunal didn't decide whether the City breached the contract.
A restaurant disputed its supplier's invoices because fountain drinks were allegedly near expiry and its opening was delayed. The BC tribunal found the supplier had delivered the drinks, despite its denial, but awarded $4,810.24 on the unpaid debt and dismissed the restaurant's unsupported damages claim.
The BC Supreme Court restrained a commercial tenant from operating an asphalt testing machine pending trial. The landlord showed a serious issue under the lease, irreparable reputational harm and a favourable balance of convenience.
A federal Cabinet directive will require regulators to offset $2 in business compliance burden for each $1 added, beginning December 31, 2026. It doesn't cancel existing legal duties.
The Supreme Court dismissed Hryniak's appeal and upheld summary judgment for civil fraud under Ontario's Rule 20. A trial wasn't necessary where the expanded summary judgment process permitted a fair and just determination on the record.
Uber v. Heller illustrates how a standard contract's dispute clause can become unenforceable when its up-front costs and bargaining circumstances effectively block a legal remedy.
Under the Federal Courts Rules, certain written settlement offers can affect the costs ordered after judgment. The timing and wording of the offer matter as much as the eventual result.
The Supreme Court restored a constructively dismissed executive's damages for a long term incentive payment triggered during his 15 month notice period. The active employment language and termination exclusions did not clearly remove the right to compensation for the value of the missed benefit.
The Supreme Court dismissed Uber's appeal and held its mandatory Netherlands arbitration clause unconscionable. Its cost and the driver's bargaining position made the prescribed process practically inaccessible.
The Supreme Court required Lombard to defend the contractor because the pleadings raised a possibility of covered property damage. A duty to defend isn't a finding that the underlying liability or eventual indemnity has been established.
The Supreme Court interpreted a standard builders' risk policy to cover replacement of windows damaged by negligent cleaning. The faulty workmanship exclusion removed the cost of redoing the cleaning, not the resulting physical damage.
The Competition Bureau's October 15 agreement with Quebec's real estate broker association addresses restricted access to Centris listing data. It creates obligations under a consent agreement, not a court judgment after a contested trial.
The BC Court of Appeal held that a construction owner's contractual waiver didn't extend to a consultant engaged further down the contracting chain. The ruling concerned contractual risk allocation, not a finding of negligence or insurance coverage.
A financial services company may serve customers in every Canadian region from a single office, but the ability to market insurance across Canada doesn't eliminate territorial regulation. Nunavut's Office of the Superintenden
An artist may develop an exhibition, book travel and arrange collaborators while waiting to hear whether public funding will come through. Prince Edward Island's fall 2026 arts grant process makes the timing and purpose
Saskatchewan's Franchise Disclosure Act requires advance disclosure and creates rescission, misrepresentation and good faith remedies for covered franchise dealings.
A BC plumbing contractor lost its builder’s lien because it filed too late, but still recovered $19,525.60 for unpaid work. The judgment separates lien timing, contractual recovery and proof of construction defects.
A BC bankruptcy ruling shows why signed loan agreements and related party records may not prove a creditor's debt. The court upheld a trustee's claim disallowances after examining missing transfer evidence, accounting inconsistencies and the substance of the transactions.
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