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Election law

Sinclair-Desgagné v. Canada (Chief Electoral Officer)

The Supreme Court of Canada held that an Elections Canada postal-code error on special-ballot return envelopes was an irregularity that affected the result and annulled the Terrebonne election.

  • Federal election
  • Contested election application
  • Special ballot/mail-in ballot
  • Irregularities affecting result
  • Annulment of election
  • Statutory interpretation
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Tax law

Zalesskiy v. The King

The Tax Court dismissed an appeal for an eligible dependant amount, holding the appellant remained legally required to pay child support under an unvaried consent order.

  • Eligible dependant credit
  • Support amount
  • Consent order
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Eligible-dependant-credit
  • Child-support
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Income tax 2026 TCC 78

Milne v. The King

The Tax Court dismissed Brad Milne’s CERS appeal, holding that a studio in his rented home was part of a self-contained domestic establishment and not a qualifying property.

  • Canada emergency rent subsidy
  • Qualifying property
  • Self-contained domestic establishment
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Apportionment of rent
  • Income-tax
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Administrative law 2026 FC 612

Matta v. Canada (Attorney General)

The Federal Court allowed judicial review of a CERB ineligibility decision, finding the CRA agent failed to engage with gross-versus-net income and summer employment arguments.

  • Eligibility for benefits
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Reasonableness review
  • Remittal
  • Income calculation (gross vs net)
  • Judicial-review
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Tax law 2026 CAF 87

Bousquet c. Canada (Procureur Général)

The lump-sum payment comprising $58,436 for lost wages and $10,708 interest constitutes a retirement allowance and interest includable in income in 2017 under the Income Tax Act; consequently, for Old Age Security/GIS purposes the income for 2017 includes these amounts and the Tax Court/Cour canadienne de l'impôt did not err; the Federal Court of Appeal lacked jurisdiction to decide or harmonize tax or employment insurance consequences because the appellant only appealed under the Old Age Security Act; the appeal is dismissed.

  • Old age security (oas)
  • Guaranteed income supplement (gis)
  • Income characterization
  • Retirement allowance
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Jurisdiction
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Income tax act 2026 TCC 72

Mohamed v. The King

The Tax Court dismissed an appeal for Canada Child Benefit eligibility, holding the appellant was not a protected person under IRPA and rejecting a Charter challenge.

  • Canada child benefit eligibility
  • Protected person definition
  • Serious criminality exclusion
  • Section 15 equality analysis
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Pre-removal risk assessment
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Criminal law 2026 SCC 10

R. v. Nguyen

The Supreme Court held that a stay of criminal proceedings does not end all forfeiture jurisdiction. Trial-linked provisions did not apply, but s. 490(9) could still govern disposition of seized property.

  • Criminal forfeiture
  • Stay of proceedings
  • Seizure and restraint
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Residual disposition of seized property
  • Section 490 criminal code
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Tort 2026 ONCA 270

Hartman v. Canada (Attorney General)

The Court of Appeal struck down Daniel Hartman’s negligence and misfeasance claims over Canada’s approval and promotion of the COVID-19 vaccine and dismissed the appeal.

  • Duty of care
  • Misfeasance in public office
  • Motion to strike
  • Leave to amend
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Vaccine regulation
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Immigration law 2026 FC 498

Ahamba v. Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness)

The Federal Court set aside an Immigration Division inadmissibility decision, holding it unreasonably failed to consider non-refoulement when interpreting IRPA ss. 34(1)(b) and (f).

  • Inadmissibility
  • Security inadmissibility
  • Non-refoulement
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Membership in organization
  • Subversion by force
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Contract law 2026 BCCA 143

Northern Health Authority v. du Plessis

The Court dismissed both the appeal and cross‑appeal because the central questions identified by the parties were predominantly mixed questions of fact and law arising from the arbitrator's factual findings and application of legal tests; the arbitrator reasonably concluded the PHO Order did not apply to the respondent given his unique factual arrangement and did not err in law in his interpretation; the cross‑appellant failed to identify an extricable question of law arising from the remedy award.

  • Frustration of contract
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Termination without cause
  • Reasonable notice
  • Repudiation
  • Damages
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