Starting April 1, 2026, freehold homebuyers in Ontario must register their pre-construction purchase agreement with Tarion within 45 days of signing to qualify for the maximum deposit protection coverage.

The Family Focused Protocol (FFP) overhauls family law proceedings in Alberta by introducing a case managed divorce process led by a Mandatory Intake Triage (MIT) Justice. By Lawyers has published new guidance and precedents to assist practitioners in implementing the new FFP framework.

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Litigation Plans are mandatory in all non-family civil actions commenced by Statement of Claim in the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta from September 1, 2025.

Effective October 14, 2025, the Ontario Court Public Portal (OCPP) is mandatory for electronic court filings in the Toronto region.

The new GST/HST first-time home buyers’ rebate offers up to $50,000 in tax relief, representing a major change that can directly benefit clients purchasing newly constructed or substantially renovated homes with agreements of purchase and sale entered into on or after March 20, 2025. Practitioners need to understand the eligibility rules, rebate calculations, and application process to ensure clients are advised accurately and can maximise the benefit available to them.

Starting January 1, 2026, all civil and family long chambers hearings in the Supreme Court of British Columbia can be booked online through the Court Online Booking System.

On June 16, 2025, Ontario Regulation 50/25 introduced several important amendments to the Rules of Civil Procedure.

Changes to the speculation and vacancy tax and a new BC flipping tax are effective from 1 January 2025. Read more...

The Purchase of Real Estate guide in Ontario has been reviewed and enhanced to provide lawyers with all the tools necessary to manage a real estate transaction from start to finish.

The Family Law Rules in relation to costs have been amended. The amended r 24 confirms that an award of costs in family law cases is a summary process. The court can exercise a broad range of discretion when making an award for costs. Read more...

The Court of King’s Bench has started a pilot project allowing for a trial date to be set earlier in the litigation process. Publications have been updated to include the procedural steps and requirements for an application to set a trial date under this pilot project.

We have updated our publications to reflect the federal government’s extension of the ban on foreign buyers of Canadian housing from January 1, 2025, to January 1, 2027.

As part of the continual updates and enhancements that take place across all our guides, we have revised and updated the Real Estate guides.

Extensive amendments to the Small Claims Court Rules came into force on June 1, 2025. See more...