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Beyond the border: Immigration update – November 2019

We are pleased to present Beyond the border, a quarterly publication aimed at providing the latest information to clients about new programs and other immigration-related information that may be pertinent to employers of foreign workers in Canada.

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Federal Government announces significant investments in Nova Scotian clean energy initiatives

July 21, 2022

Nancy Rubin & Tiegan Scott On July 21, 2022, the Federal government announced a new investment of up to $255 million for clean energy initiatives in Nova Scotia. The funds will be allocated in two…

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The winds of change (part 2): Crown Land

July 21, 2022

By: John Samms, Sadira Jan, Paul Kiley, Dave Randell, Alanna Waberski,  and Jayna Green Now that the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador (“GNL”) has amended the Order in Council that had banned Crown titles and…

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Significant Amendments to the Business Corporations Act (New Brunswick) Proposed

July 20, 2022

By Paul Smith, Dave Randell and Graham Haynes On June 9, 2022, the Government of New Brunswick (“GNB”) released a consultation paper entitled Proposal to Modernize the Business Corporations Act (the “Proposal”) which outlines several significant…

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Keep your hands off my records: solicitor-client privilege & access to information

July 19, 2022

Included in Discovery: Atlantic Education & the Law – Issue 10 Koren Thomson & Josh Merrigan   Introduction In the wake of the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v…

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Beyond the border: Immigration update – July 2022

July 18, 2022

We are pleased to present the ninth installment of Beyond the Border, a publication for employers aiming to provide the latest information and analysis on new immigration programs and immigration-related issues. In this issue, insight…

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A long – but not inordinate – delay may give rise to serious concern, but is not an abuse of process: Law Society of Saskatchewan v Abrametz, 2022 SCC 29

July 14, 2022

Kathleen Nash The Supreme Court of Canada’s recent decision in Law Society of Saskatchewan v Abrametz clarifies the standard of review applicable to questions of procedural fairness and abuse of process, as it relates to…

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Bornfreund v. Mount Allison University: a call for a more balanced approach to disputes under access to information legislation

July 14, 2022

Included in Discovery: Atlantic Education & the Law – Issue 10 Mark Heighton & Chad Sullivan   Overview In Marcus Bornfreund v. Mount Allison University, 2022 NBQB 50 the New Brunswick Court of Queen’s Bench…

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Does academic freedom protect professors who spread COVID-19 misinformation on social media?

July 12, 2022

Included in Discovery: Atlantic Education & the Law – Issue 10 Richard Jordan & Jennifer Taylor    As the COVID-19 pandemic surges on, so does the flow of misinformation online. Academia has not been immune,…

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Update: The winds of change (part 1) – Newfoundland and Labrador Government signaling major shift in energy policy

July 6, 2022

John Samms and Matthew Craig Further to our original article published on May 17, 2022 (included below), on the changing energy policy frameworks in Newfoundland and Labrador, the government amended the Order in Council (“OC”)…

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Nova Scotia municipality plans changes to wind turbine regulations

June 27, 2022

By Nancy Rubin & Colton Smith    Wind turbine regulations in the Municipality of Cumberland are set to change.   On June 22, 2022, Cumberland Council approved a second reading of amendments relating to their…

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