Advancing Our Clients' Ambitions: Representative 2020 Transactions

The CSA announced today that the transition of responsibility for the CSA national systems is being deferred.

On June 25, 2026, the Canadian Securities Administrators published final amendments to National Instrument 51-102 – Continuous Disclosure Obligations and National Instrument 54-101 – Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer, together with amendments to the related companion policies.

On January 20, 2021, Above Food Corp. ("Above Food") announced the closing of its brokered and non-brokered private placement of units for aggregate gross proceeds of...

On March 13, 2020, Hakken Capital Corp. announced that it had completed its initial public offering of common shares in the capital of the company for gross proceeds of $400,000, ...

Effective June 23, 2022, the TSX Venture Exchange (the "Exchange") has amended some of the minimum pricing requirements in its Corporate Finance Manual to incorporate, on a permanent basis...

The Supreme Court ruled on May 6, 2016 that the applicable standard of review for contractual interpretation is the more rigorous palpable and overriding error, and no longer correctness.

The OSC, AMF, ASC and BCSC announced this week that they have recently entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the U.S. CFTC.

The Canadian Securities Administrators have proposed the most significant amendments to issuer bid, take-over bid and beneficial ownership reporting regimes in over a decade.

In 2012, Indiana based Mainstreet Property Group, LLC, the largest developer of transitional care properties in the U.S., completed its initial public offering of HealthLease Properties REIT on The Toronto Stock Exchange.

("Earthco") recently rendered a decision on contracting party's ability to contract out of a statutorily implied condition under Ontario's Sale of Goods Act...

Canada's federal government is seeking public input on AI transparency measures that could introduce new disclosure obligations, incident reporting requirements, and tracking mechanisms for AI systems. Organizations have until September 23, 2026 to influence the regulatory framework before it takes shape through potential legislation, standards, or mandatory requirements.

The Court reviews the requirements for a Court ordered defence medical pursuant to Section 105 of the Courts of Justice Act and Rule 33 of the Rules of Civil Procedure.

A registered teacher's pre-registration conduct may, in some cases, be considered by the Ontario College of Teachers' (the "OCT") Discipline Committee in determining whether a Member is guilty of professional misconduct.

School boards are corporations pursuant to section 58.5(1) of the Education Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2.

Canada sets TRQs for supply managed goods.

Budget 2018 contains two new measures to deter the accumulation of passive assets within private corporations. These changes are a welcome departure from the Federal Government's July 18, 2017 ...

As readers are no doubt aware, Budget 2014 introduced significant changes to the tax treatment of gifts made by Will or beneficiary designation.

A family trust is a tax and estate planning tool widely used by family businesses in Canada. Among other things, it can be used to establish an estate freeze, facilitate the gradual transfer of wealth to the next generation, maintain a degree of control over family assets and, in some cases, provide better assets protection. Historically, family trusts have also been used in a variety of income-splitting strategies.

A Justice of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has struck out a proposed class action commenced by an Ontario corn farmer against Syngenta Canada Inc. and Syngenta AG for damages

Justice DiTomaso concluded on the threshold motion that the Plaintiff, Ms. Eliana Arteaga, had sustained a permanent and serious impairment despite MRI reports showing no issues.