Workplace Safety: When Can an Employer Compel Drug and Alcohol Testing?
This case raises two interesting, practical issues: 1) What courts should do where there is no transcript of proceedings in the context of a judicial review application; and
2) Under what circumstances can an employer ask unionized employees to submit to drug and alcohol tests?
August 2026
Check out a list of the latest leaves to appeal opened at the Supreme Court of Canada.
Charter: Bike Lanes Cycling to the Supreme Court?
In this case, the Court of Appeal pointedly directed Canadian judges to apply their brakes and ‘stay in their respective lane’.
Criminal Law: Mistaken Identity Based on Typo
In this case, the Court of Appeal summarized the legal principles that govern when fresh evidence should be accepted on appeal.
SCC Today: 1 Leave Granted & 12 Dismissed
The Supreme Court of Canada grants 1 and dismisses 12 leaves to appeal.
Appellate Practice: Seeking Leave Nunc Pro Tunc
Is the right of access to personal health information only subject to the exceptions provided by s. 38 of HIPA, or includes other statutory exceptions?