BRITISH COLUMBIA LAW INSTITUE

• Modernizing Family Law On Parentage

ALBERTA LAW REFORM INSTITUTE

• ALRI publishes Access to Digital Assets, Final Report 121

LAW REFORM COMMISSION OF SASKATCHEWAN

• Law Reform Commission of Saskatchewan publishes final report on Libel and Slander Act

LAW COMMISSION OF ONTARIO

• Law Commission of Ontario publishes A New Environmental Bill of Rights for Ontario: Final Report

This report focusses primarily on potential reform of The Libel and Slander Act, a statute which has been in force in Saskatchewan for over a century with very few modifications made to it during this time.

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On Monday, March 18th, the Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) released A New Environmental Bill of Rights for Ontario: Final Report, a comprehensive and independent review of Ontario’s Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993 (EBR).

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BRITISH COLUMBIA LAW INSTITUTE

• The consultation period for the Consultation Paper on Renovating the Public Hearing has been extended to 22 March 2024. Please visit the Renovate the Public Hearing project page to download your copy of the consultation paper and to read about how to submit a response.

ALBERTA LAW REFORM INSTITUTE

• ALRI Conducts Stakeholder Engagement Sessions on Alberta’s Residential Tenancies Act

LAW REFORM COMMISSION OF SASKATCHEWAN

• The Law Reform Commission of Saskatchewan has released its report on the Sales of Goods.

ACCESS TO JUSTICE & LAW REFORM INSTITUTE OF NOVA SCOTIA

• The Institute has published its Updated Final Report on Extending Legal Parentage in the Context of Surrogacy and Sperm, Egg and Embryo Donation. 

The Alberta Law Reform Institute is undertaking a preliminary review of Alberta’s Residential Tenancies Act. The Residential Tenancies Act establishes the rights, rules, and obligations that govern the relationship between a landlord and tenant.
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ALRI will be conducting several stakeholder engagements with organizations from across the province to determine how the Act is functioning and where it could be improved. The findings from these events will be used to determine the scope of a potential law reform project.

More details about how we select and conduct law reform projects can be found on the About page.

BRITISH COLUMBIA LAW INSTITUTE

• BCLI welcomes updates to money judgments enforcement legislation.

ALBERTA LAW REFORM INSTITUTE

• The Alberta Law Reform Institute recommends electronic wills be expressly permitted in Alberta law.

MANITOBA LAW REFORM COMMISSION

• On June 29, 2023, the Commission releases Report #145- “The Use of Non-Disclosure Agreements in the Settlement of Misconduct Claims”

LAW REFORM COMMISSION OF SASKATCHEWAN

• The Law Reform Commission of Saskatchewan has released its report on the Sales of Goods.

ACCESS TO JUSTICE & LAW REFORM INSTITUTE OF NOVA SCOTIA

• The Institute is currently consulting on developing a Parentage Act for Nova Scotia. Have your say with their online survey.

BY MEGAN VIS-DUNBAR

​This month we welcomed the opportunity to connect with fellow provincial law reform agencies. The Federation of Law Reform Agencies of Canada (FOLRAC) held its first in-person conference since 2019 in Toronto in early June. The meeting was an opportunity to network with representatives from our counterparts working on law reform initiatives in Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia. The use of technology and access to justice concerns emerged as common themes underlying much of the work being done across Canada.

 Read more at the British Columbia Law Institute website...