Resources, Articles, & Advocacy
Legislative Update | August 10, 2026
Your OBA LegUp Policy and Legislative Update Week of August 3
Provincial By-Elections: Premier Ford has called byelections in three Ontario ridings: Scarborough Southwest, York–Simcoe and Hamilton East–Stoney Creek. The voting day will be on Sept. 3.
Legislative Update | July 31, 2026
Your OBA LegUp Policy and Legislative Update Week of July 27
TABIA Joins OBA Pro Bono Portal: On July 29, the OBA welcomed the Toronto Association of Business Improvement Areas (TABIA) to our Pro Bono Portal to “connect the rising entrepreneurs behind emerging small businesses with pivotal pro bono legal support”. The initiative will provide lawyers with volunteer opportunities aligned with their practice areas, interests and availability.
Legislative Update | July 24, 2026
Your OBA LegUp Policy and Legislative Update Week of July 20
New Regional Senior Justice: Justice Marlyse Dumel has been appointed as a new regional senior justice to the Ontario Court of Justice in the East Region, effective September 25, 2026. In March 2017, Justice Dumel was appointed to the OCJ, presiding in Ottawa in both English and French. Between 2022 and 2026, she was the local administrative judge.
Article | July 23, 2026
Court of Appeal Summaries (July 13 – July 17)
Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of July 13, 2026.
Article | July 23, 2026
Court of Appeal Summaries (July 6 – July 10)
Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of July 6, 2026.
Article | July 20, 2026
Why U.S. Title Insurance and Escrow Matter to the Canadian Real Estate Lawyer
Canadian real estate lawyers are accustomed to handling closings end-to-end. Under Canada’s Torrens-style land titles systems, the government register provides statutory assurance of title, and closings largely involve inter-law-firm fund exchanges. When your client purchases real property in the United States, however, the process is fundamentally different. There is no government guarantee of title. Instead, title evidence and settlement are private-market functions performed by title insurers and escrow/settlement agents. Understanding these differences is essential to properly advising your client on a U.S. real estate acquisition.
Legislative Update | July 17, 2026
Your OBA LegUp Policy and Legislative Update Week of July 13
Ticket Resale Updates: Premier Ford’s office has instructed the preparation of regulations to fix the new anti-scalping law. The cap on resale tickets was introduced as part of the 2026 budget. The draft regulations are intended to improve enforcement by defining the face value of a ticket and determining how secondary markets will have to verify it.
