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Discovery: Atlantic Education & the Law – Issue 09

We are pleased to present the ninth issue of Discovery, our very own legal publication targeted to educational institutions in Atlantic Canada.

Fall is here again, and academic institutions in the region have cautiously welcomed students back to campus amid a fourth wave of the pandemic. This issue addresses a number of topics relevant to Atlantic Canadian universities and colleges, from the CAUT censure process, changes to New Brunswick’s Construction Remedies Act, immigration policies impacting international students and procedural fairness when addressing private social media posts (featured in both French and English).

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Overview of labour and employment implications of the proposed Federal Budget 2025 – the “Canada Strong Budget”

BY Marina Luro & Sophie Poulos

By Marina Luro and Sophie Poulos Introduction The Canadian government has recently tabled their “Canada Strong Budget 2025” (Budget 2025)[1] – an ambitious plan to increase efficiency and cut “wasteful spending”. In large part,…

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Lost in the weeds: Drafting clarity, fire losses, and marijuana exclusion clauses

BY Tipper McEwan

By Tipper McEwan The British Columbia Court of Appeal recently dealt with a marijuana exclusion in Busato v. Gore Mutual Insurance Company, 2025 BCCA 79.  Mr. Busato had a license…

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Proceed with caution: Supreme Court confirms framework for assessing “Material Changes” requiring timely disclosure in Lundin Mining Corp. v Markowich

BY Andrew Burke & Jason Woycheshyn & David Slipp & Noah Archibald

By Andrew V. Burke, Jason W.J. Woycheshyn, David F. Slipp, and Noah Archibald Take note all public companies – not all operational surprises can be quietly managed. The Supreme Court…

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Building Canada Act – An Act respecting national interest projects

BY Kim Walsh & Michael O'Keefe

By Kim Walsh and Michael O’Keefe Overview The Government of Canada introduced Bill C-5, the One Canadian Economy Act, just over one month after the 2025 federal election. With Bill…

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Concurrent jurisdiction: New Brunswick Court clarifies intersection of labour and human rights disputes

BY Sheila Mecking & John Morse

By Sheila Mecking and John Morse Historically, unions and employees in New Brunswick have sought to enforce an employee’s human rights through both grievance arbitration and by filing complaints with…

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Canada’s 2025–2027 Immigration Plan: Initial impacts

BY Chiara Nannucci

By Chiara Nannucci On October 21, 2025, the Government of Canada released a report[1] evaluating the effectiveness of its 2025-2027 Immigration Levels Plan (the “2025 Plan”).[2] The 2025 Plan was…

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Obligations for service providers: New Powers of Attorney and Personal Directives Act

BY Zach Geldert, TEP

By Zach Geldert New legislation, the Powers of Attorney and Personal Directives Act, will come into force in Prince Edward Island on November 1, 2025 (the “New Act”). Along with other…

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New PEI Powers of Attorney and Personal Directives Act

BY Zach Geldert, TEP

By Zach Geldert New legislation will come into force on November 1, 2025, concerning powers of attorney and personal directives in Prince Edward Island. The new act, Powers of Attorney…

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A union’s optional approach to following the law

BY Chad Sullivan & Meaghan MacMaster, CIPP/C, CPHR

Chad Sullivan and Meaghan MacMaster, CIPP/C, CPHR The Air Canada flight attendants’ strike, the subsequent back-to-work order, and union’s refusal to comply, have all made headlines. Now that the dust…

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Setting a course: Governments signal possible commercial terms and frameworks for Nova Scotia’s first offshore wind Call for Bids

BY David Randell & James Gamblin

David Randell and James Gamblin On September 18th, the federal and Nova Scotia governments issued a joint Strategic Direction Letter (the “Direction“) to the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Energy Regulator (the…

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