Higher Thresholds Set for Criminal Property Seizures

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The Seizure of Criminal Property Amendment Regulations, 2025, enacted under the authority of The Seizure of Criminal Property Act, 2009, introduce several updates to the regulatory framework surrounding the forfeiture and preservation of criminal property

VORR 2.0: Faster Decisions, Clearer Limits

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The Regulations Amending the Vessel Operation Restriction Regulations (SOR/2025-158), registered under the Canada Shipping Act, 2001, address longstanding concerns about the lengthy and complex process for implementing vessel operation restrictions on local Canadian waterways. Local

Insurance and Oversight for Automated Haulers

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Ontario Regulation 161/25 establishes a decade-long pilot project under the Highway Traffic Act to evaluate the safe use and integration of automated commercial motor vehicles on provincial highways. The regulation provides the legal framework governing

Adjusting Wildlife Harvesting Rules

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The Newfoundland and Labrador Regulation 76/25, known as the Open Seasons Hunting and Trapping Order for 2025-2026, establishes detailed rules governing the legal hunting and trapping of fur-bearing animals, big game, small game, and coyotes

Modernize Aquaculture Management

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The Newfoundland and Labrador Aquaculture Regulations, 2025, made under the Aquaculture Act, 2023, set out comprehensive rules governing licensing, facility identification, reporting, animal health management, containment measures, and public transparency in the province’s aquaculture sector.

Updated Ambulance Standards Take Effect

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The Ambulance Services Act General Regulations were amended by EC2025-708 to update requirements for ambulance vehicles and patient care equipment in Prince Edward Island. These amendments aimed to improve the safety, functionality, and standards for

Fighting Settler Violence with Economic Measures

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The Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Extremist Settler Violence) Regulations, registered as SOR/2025-137 introduce targeted sanctions against two Israeli government officials implicated in extremist settler violence in the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt). This action

Defibrillators Now Mandatory on Large Job Sites

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Ontario Regulation 157/25, filed under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, introduces an amendment to Ontario Regulation 213/91 regarding construction projects. Specifically, it mandates the presence and proper maintenance of defibrillators at construction sites where

Public Rules Drive Merchant Interties

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Alberta Regulation 168/2025 amends the province’s Transmission Regulation under the Electric Utilities Act, reshaping how interties—transmission connections between Alberta and neighboring jurisdictions—are defined, developed, funded, and regulated. The regulation introduces precise definitions for several interties,