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Resources, Articles, & Advocacy

Legislative Update | November 07, 2025

Your OBA LegUp Policy and Legislative Update Week of November 3

Ontario Fall Economic Statement: The Ontario government tabled their Fall Economic Statement on Thursday providing updates on their plan to "Protect Ontario". The projected deficit is down by $1.1 billion compared to the projections in the 2025 budget, while the unemployment rate is expected to rise by 1%, to 7.8%. The government still plans to balance the books by 2027-28.

Advocacy | October 28, 2025

Your OBA LegUp Policy and Legislative Update Week of October 20

Ford v Trump: President Trump announced plans to halt trade negotiations with Canada over Premier Ford’s anti-tariff ad campaign in the U.S. Earlier this month, Ontario launched a $75 million ad campaign in the U.S. using former President Reagan’s own words discussing the negative impacts of tariffs.

Article | October 20, 2025

Court of Appeal Summaries (October 13 – 17)

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of October 13, 2025.

Article | October 20, 2025

Court of Appeal Summaries (October 6 – 10)

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of October 6, 2025.

Small Claims Court | October 14, 2025

Notice to the Profession for the Toronto Region: Amendments to Authorize the Ontario Courts Public Portal

The Ministry of the Attorney General has approved and filed amendments to R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 194 (Rules of Civil Procedure); O. Reg. 258/98 (Rules of the Small Claims Court); and O. Reg. 114/99 (Family Law Rules) to authorize the Ontario Courts Public Portal for filing and issuance in Toronto and other operational features and processes.