Appellate Quarterly - February 2026

Join McCarthy Tétrault’s National Appellate Litigation Group as we discuss appeals of importance to the Canadian business community during the last quarter. Each session brings you up-to-date on recent appellate developments across Canada.Topics to be discussed this quarter include:

• Supreme Court of Canada: What is a “material change” and when must a public company make prompt public disclosure?
• Federal: Are plastic bags a “toxic substance”? Implications for federal environmental regulation and administrative law.
• Ontario/Atlantic: Drawing the Line on Title: Where Aboriginal Title Claims End—At the Edge of Fee Simple.
• Québec: How to determine whether an order is “made under” the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) and therefore requires leave to appeal.
• West: Confirming that limitations periods can be considered at certification in class actions.

Speakers include: Simon Bouthillier, Adam Goldenberg, Richard Lizius, Jessica Mank and Jocelyn Turnbull-Wallace.

Note: All instructions and information on how to access the webinar will be forwarded a few days before the event. 

This program qualifies for up to 1.5 hours of CPD credit under the mandatory education regimes in British Columbia and Ontario.

Barreau du Québec Continuing Education: This program contains up to 1.5 hours of content. For more information regarding the declaration and recognition of educational activities, please contact the Barreau du Québec.

For questions about this event, please contact clientevents@mccarthy.ca.