This new edition of the authoritative Canadian treatise on trusts is both comprehensive and up to date. It examines every facet of the law of trusts in every jurisdiction in Canada, including the nature of trusts under common law and civil law; the creation and administration of express trusts; trust termination; conflict of laws, including the Hague Convention on the Recognition of Trusts; the variety of uses to which the trust is applied; and the law concerning remedial trusts (i.e. resulting and constructive trusts), especially in matrimonial law. Structured for ease of use, this book clearly explains and explores a complex and increasingly important field of law.

"The fourth edition of The Law of Trusts: A Contextual Approach continues to provide a comprehensive overview of the various contexts in which trusts may be employed. The development of the law of express trusts and trusts by operation of law is reviewed, including analysis of the impact that this area of law has had on various aspects of Canadian jurisprudence and social policy. This new edition includes an updated chapter on fiduciary obligations and continues to look at important issues such as trusts in Quebec, the use of trusts in the environmental and commercial contexts, as well as the fiduciary obligations that the federal government owes to Indigenous peoples."--

New essays by leading figures from the judiciary, practicing lawyers and academics illuminating the worlds of trusts and wealth management.