Enhancing Canada’s Legal Framework for Addressing Online Sexual Exploitation
Online human trafficking is a growing concern in Canada. Evidence-based reforms are key to protecting vulnerable people from being exploited. Human trafficking (HT) and sex trafficking specifically is one of the most profitable crimes worldwide, with an estimated profit of more than $206 billion a year. In 2025, it is estimated that over 27 million […]
Reasonable Force: What are the limits of self-defence in Canada?
Under Canada’s self-defence law, a person is allowed to defend themselves and their property from intruders, but the amount of force they use must be reasonable in the circumstances. A high-profile incident in August 2025 sparked heated debate in Canada about the law of self-defence. A man apparently broke into an acquaintance’s home in a […]
Canadian legal minds find success in creating authentic legal shows
Legal movies and television shows are popular, but they also need to be believable. Lawyers behind shows like Diggstown and Billable Hours use their legal skills and experience to create authenticity. For entertainment value, few things can beat a good movie or television show about lawyers. From drama, comedy, and social justice to all the […]
Greenwashing: An Update on Recent Trends
Canada’s Competition Act bans companies from greenwashing – claiming their products are “greener” than they really are. This has started a new trend of greenhushing – downplaying environmental claims to avoid liability. In May 2025, LawNow published Greenwashing: What it is and what you can do about it, an article about the law prohibiting a […]
Making sense of Alberta’s International Agreements Act
Alberta’s International Agreements Act requires parts of international agreements to be passed into provincial law. This raises questions about how key human rights agreements apply in Alberta. In its first act of the 2025 fall legislative session, the Alberta government introduced Bill 1: The International Agreements Act. The Bill received Royal Assent on November 26, […]
Calgary Launches Community Court to Tackle Minor Offences, Aid Vulnerable Citizens
Calgary’s Community Court is an alternative court space that gives people facing minor offences the support they need to improve their lives. “Justice is a basic human need. In our highly regulated and complex society, people confront legal problems in myriad aspects of their daily lives. And access to a just result can take many […]
Coming January 2026: The Family Focused Protocol
On January 2, 2026, the Court of King’s Bench is significantly changing family court in Alberta with its new Family Focused Protocol. Starting on January 2, 2026, the Court of King’s Bench is changing how it deals with family law cases. This new approach is called the Family Focused Protocol (FFP). The FFP means a […]
Caste system in Canada poses legal challenges but hope lies in strong human rights codes
Caste discrimination impacts the lives of many people in Canada, but human rights scholars and advocates are working to change that. Most Canadians might think of a caste system as something that happens somewhere far away, a brutal vestige of times past, and certainly unrelated to life in this country. But while it’s invisible for […]
