Resources, Articles, & Advocacy
Advocacy | October 03, 2025
Your OBA LegUp Policy and Legislative Update Week of September 29
Minimum Wage Bump: Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island all increased the minimum wage on October 1, 2025. Ontario’s minimum wage is the highest among the five provinces, now at $17.60-per-hour. British Colombia, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland and Labrador each raised their minimum wage earlier this year. Alberta is the only province that has not increased its minimum wage, which sits at $15-per-hour, the lowest rate in Canada.
Legislative Update | September 26, 2025
Your OBA LegUp Policy and Legislative Update Week of September 22
Courts Digital Transformation Launch: Starting October 14, 2025, all electronic court filings for Toronto must be submitted through the Ontario Courts Public Portal (OCPP). This new public portal will be used in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (SCJ) for Family proceedings, Civil proceedings, Small Claims Court proceedings and Divisional Court proceedings and Enforcement, and in the Ontario Court of Justice (OCJ) for Family proceedings.
Resource | September 25, 2025
Ontario Ports of Entry: Critical Updates and Strategies to Succeed
Don’t miss this valuable opportunity to hear timely and important insights from our expert faculty on the issues impacting port of entry (POE) processing.
Legislative Update | September 22, 2025
Your OBA LegUp Policy and Legislative Update Week of September 15
Courts Digital Transformation Launch: Starting October 14, 2025, all electronic court filings for Toronto must be submitted through the Ontario Courts Public Portal (OCPP). This new public portal will be used in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (SCJ) for Family proceedings, Civil proceedings, Small Claims Court proceedings and Divisional Court proceedings and Enforcement, and in the Ontario Court of Justice (OCJ) for Family proceedings.
Article | September 17, 2025
A Glimpse Inside CBSA Enforcement
At the May 2025 OBA CBSA liaison meeting, CBSA confirmed enforcement and removals remain priorities, with detention space consolidating at the Rexdale Immigration Holding Centre this fall. Counsel were urged to request assignment of dormant files, verify PRRA eligibility when clients receive call-ins, and report any removal notices issued to TRP holders. CBSA also confirmed that artificial intelligence is not used in immigration enforcement decisions.
