JD Supra

Canada’s Two-Year Prohibition on Foreign Purchases of Residential Property: What You Need to Know

In response to rising housing prices, Parliament passed the Prohibition on the purchase of residential property by non-Canadians Act (the “Act”) in 2022. Intended to be in effect during the calendar ...
NBC New York

‘Prohibition Has Ended': Canada Legalizes Marijuana, Will Pardon Pot Possession

Ian Power was among the first to buy legal recreational marijuana in Canada but he has no plans to smoke it. He plans to frame it. Canada became the largest country with a legal national marijuana ...
JD Supra

The Impact of Canada’s Two-Year Prohibition on Foreign Purchases of Residential Property on Foreign Workers and Global Mobility

On January 1, 2023, the Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Non-Canadians Act and its accompanying Regulations (together, “the Act”) came into force. Subject to a number of ...
Jurist

Canada top court rules judges cannot impose driving prohibition on criminal negligence offenders

The Supreme Court of Canada, in a 5-4 majority, ruled on Friday that judges do not have the discretion to impose a driving prohibition order when an offender is convicted of criminal negligence ...