Ontario Superior Court adds class counsel to costs award in decertified class action
In Navaratnarajah v. FSB Group Ltd., 2026 ONSC 3314, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice varied an earlier costs order to add class counsel as a party responsible for a $100,000 costs award following the collapse of a proposed employment class action.
Canada tables Bill C-36: The Protecting Privacy and Consumer Data Act
On June 15, 2026, the Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation introduced Bill C-36, an Act to enact the Protecting Privacy and Consumer Data Act (PPCDA). If passed, the PPCDA would replace Part 1 of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), Canada’s 25-year-old federal private-sector privacy law, with a modernized framework that recognizes privacy …
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An overview of Canada’s Safe Social Media Act (Bill C-34)
On June 10, 2026, the Government of Canada introduced Bill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act, for First Reading in the House of Commons. The bill proposes sweeping new legislation to regulate social media platforms, AI-powered chatbot services, and other online services operating in Canada.
Canada unveils national AI strategy: Key commitments, regulatory gaps, and what’s missing
On June 4, 2026, the Government of Canada released AI for All: Canada’s National Artificial Intelligence Strategy, a 50-page, multi-billion-dollar plan positioning Canada as a global AI leader across six strategic pillars (protecting Canada/democracy, empowering Canadians, powering prosperity, sovereign AI infrastructure, scaling Canadian AI, and international partnerships) and five priority sectors (health/life sciences, energy/natural resources, transportation, …
DLA Piper advises Aurion Resources in its acquisition by Agnico Eagle
DLA Piper advised Canadian exploration company Aurion Resources Ltd. in its acquisition by Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, Canada’s largest mining company and the second largest gold producer in the world, for aggregate consideration of approximately CAD$481 million.
Peru’s insurance authority proposes a regulation on parametric insurance
Peru’s Superintendency of Banking, Insurance, and Pension Fund Administrators (SBS) has released for public comment a draft regulation that would approve the Parametric Insurance Regulation and amend provisions on the marketing of insurance products and internal audits.
Selective repurchase exemption: The CSA’s bold bid to reshape Canada’s issuer bid, take-over bid and beneficial ownership reporting regimes
On May 14, 2026, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) released a comprehensive package of proposed amendments and accompanying policy changes targeting the issuer bid, take-over bid, and early warning reporting regimes under Canadian securities law (Proposed Amendments). The proposals span amendments to National Instrument 62-104 Take-Over Bids and Issuer Bids (NI 62-104), National Instrument 62-103 …