They say municipal government is closest to the people. That means municipal issues can hit closest to home. Our Municipal Law team brings you decades of experience advising municipal and local government entities in the full range of issues they face. We understand both the need to achieve pragmatic results that accomplish the local government’s intent and the high legal standards needed to create enforceable municipal bylaws, and can provide practical, experienced advice to local governments as they carry out their legislative functions. We act for municipalities, developers and other stakeholders in such key areas as:
Mar 4, 2022
On December 17, 2021, New Brunswick’s Local Governance Reform Act (Bill 82) amending the N.B. Local Governance Act (and other related acts and…
Oct 29, 2021
On October 21, 2021, the Supreme Court of Canada clarified the law concerning the circumstances in which government organizations - including…
Apr 20, 2017
On April 13, 2017, Canada’s federal government introduced legislation that, if passed into law, will legalize recreational cannabis in Canada.…
Mar 15, 2017
On March 9, 2017, the N.S. Court of Appeal stopped building inspection claims in their tracks when it decided that a defence based section…
Jan 25, 2017
Doing business with the public sector creates an often overlooked – but very real – risk that the confidential information a business…
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