Doing Business In Canada - October 2017

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

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, ...

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 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.

Most EMIs will require a TSX member firm sponsorship in order to list. Any related party transactions will get very close scrutiny, and the TSX may require an EMI to have a related party policy.

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

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.

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.

The rapid adoption of ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) principles and the growth of mandatory disclosure legislation is driving more public and private corporations

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.

Individuals in Canada who have the authority to direct how another person does work or performs a task have a duty under s. 217.1 of the Criminal Code to take reasonable steps ...

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.

Startup Source's Mat Goldstein recently contributed to a Techvibes article, entitled "Cross-Border Considerations for Canadian Startups," which considers the benefits of setting up a cross-border corporate structure.

We regularly advise foreign clients on expanding their businesses to Canada.

The field of behavioural economics is a fascinating one and it has helped shed light on the many ways in which humans act irrationally.

The Canadian Industrial Relations Board has issued its first interpretation of the new federal replacement worker provisions under Bill C-58, clarifying that the restrictions are categorical rather than absolute. In a landmark decision involving Montreal Gateway Terminals Partnership, the Board established key principles about when and how employers can use replacement workers during lawful strikes and lockouts, including critical distinctions about hiring dates, workplace geography, and employee classifica

FIFA's Disciplinary Committee suspended the implementation of U.S. Men's National Team player Folarin Balogun's one-match suspension following a controversial red card, allowing him to play in a crucial World Cup Round of 16 match. The decision has sparked intense debate about FIFA's disciplinary framework, the scope of its discretion under the FIFA Disciplinary Code, and the administration of justice in high-profile international competitions.

This week's Powerful Women series profiles Indy Butany-DeSouza, Vice President Regulatory Affairs & Privacy Officer, at Alectra Utilities Corporation, the second-largest municipally-owned electricity utility in North America.

When I'm working late, I frequently head down to Marché to grab a salad from their salad bar. At Marché, the salad bar employees perform 3 key functions:

We got together with one of the founders of Small Claims Wizard to talk about the possibilities surrounding the innovation of the legal field through the use of technology.