The Process of Having Land Expropriated
3 March 2026
Expropriation, in its simplest form, is the taking of privately owned land by a government body for public purposes. Expropriation often occurs when extensive infrastructure
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Case Summary: New Developments to the Laws of Adverse Possession and Municipal Parkland
1 December 2025
A recent decision from the Supreme Court of Canada has clarified that municipally owned parkland in Ontario is not protected from adverse possession claims unless
Case Summary: Clarifying the Law of De Facto Expropriation
23 November 2023
Halifax (Regional Municipality) v Annapolis Group Inc The Supreme Court of Canada recently discussed the topic of de facto expropriations in Canada. In 2017, Annapolis
What is the process of having land expropriated?
11 August 2022
Expropriation, in its simplest form, is the taking of privately owned land by a government body for public purposes. Expropriation often occurs when extensive infrastructure
RIP LPAT, ERT & BON; HI OLT
1 June 2021
The LPAT has now merged with four other tribunals to form the Ontario Land Tribunal It seems like just yesterday we were writing RIP OMB;