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Private corporations governed by the Canada Business Corporations Act (the “CBCA”) should ensure that their register of individuals with significant control (an “ISC Register”) is complete, accurate and up to date. Corporations Canada has begun issuing official inquiries to certain CBCA corporations in connection with their ISC Register filings, particularly where a corporation has reported that it has no individuals with significant control (“ISCs”).

Although Goudreau c. Le Roi is not a charity law case, its reasoning may be relevant to charities that use contractual safeguards to manage valuation risk and prevent unintended private benefits.

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP provides legal expertise across multiple practice areas including fund formation, competition law, antitrust, foreign investment, and venture capital. The firm's Toronto-based partners offer specialized counsel to clients navigating complex regulatory and transactional matters. Contact information and professional backgrounds are available for key team members specializing in these areas.

A foreign franchisor has delivered a compliant Franchise Disclosure Document to a promising Canadian candidate. The fourteen-day period is running. Site selection is underway. Then, eight days in, something happens: the landlord renegotiates a lease term, a key supplier is replaced, an executive who is named in the disclosure document resigns, or the franchisor is served with a claim that did not exist when the FDD was assembled.

As artificial intelligence becomes deeply embedded in business operations across all industries, buyers and investors face a new category of risks that extend far beyond traditional technology companies. From intellectual property concerns to data sovereignty issues, understanding how AI is integrated into a target company's workflows has become essential for effective due diligence and risk assessment.

Les sociétés fermées régies par la Loi canadienne sur les sociétés par actions (LCSA) devraient s’assurer que les renseignements contenus dans leur registre des particuliers ayant un contrôle important (PCI) sont complets, exacts et à jour. Corporations Canada a commencé à envoyer des avis d’enquête officielle à certaines sociétés régies par la LCSA concernant le dépôt de leur registre des PCI, en particulier à celles ayant déclaré ne pas avoir de tels particuliers.

Until recently, prediction markets were unavailable in Canada. On March 26, 2026, the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) published a bulletin announcing its requirements for investment dealer members who wish to operate in prediction markets and offer event contracts.

Canada's robust economy and stable political environment continue to attract foreign engineers and engineering companies seeking growth opportunities. For firms looking to expand into the Canadian market, understanding the requirements for company structure, regulatory compliance, and management processes is essential to successfully establishing operations eligible to perform engineering services in Ontario.

Canada's nuclear industry is experiencing unprecedented growth as major reactor projects and government energy policies drive billions in investment and reshape the sector's supply chain. As consolidation accelerates among nuclear suppliers, technology vendors, and specialized manufacturers, acquirers face a complex landscape of regulatory licensing requirements, nuclear liability frameworks, and intensified foreign investment scrutiny that fundamentally differs from conventional M&A transactions. Understan

The Ontario Capital Markets Tribunal's 2026 decision in Oasis World Trading Inc (Re) marks a significant departure from nearly fifty years of securities law precedent by finding that a corporation engaged in conduct contrary to the public interest despite breaching no provision of securities law. This enforcement proceeding applied the Riot Platforms test to hold an institutional party accountable for inadequate compliance systems, raising important questions about the scope of regulatory obligations beyond

On July 30, 2026, the Supreme Court of Canada released a landmark ruling in Democracy Watch v Canada (Attorney General). The Court sought to determine whether the partial privative clause (a provision in a law that tries to limit or block courts from reviewing a decision) in s. 66 of the federal Conflict of Interest Act...

Two recent Federal Court decisions bring welcome clarity to the scope of the Gillette defence – the argument that a defendant cannot infringe a valid patent because its product is the same as what the prior art already disclosed.

Health Canada has introduced a new Ministerial Reliance Order (MRO) that represents a significant development in Canada’s drug regulatory framework. The MRO creates a new mechanism allowing Health Canada, in defined...

In KingSett Mortgage Corporation v Mapleview Developments Ltd, the Court of Appeal for Ontario delivered a significant ruling regarding the priority of lien claimants and building mortgagees under the Construction Act.

Lenczner Slaght, Canada's leading litigation firm, announces major achievements including recognition as Litigation & Dispute Resolution Boutique Law Firm of the Year at the 2026 Canadian Law Awards. The firm welcomes 11 exceptional law students for summer positions and celebrates partner Sahar Talebi's receipt of the 2025 Dual JD Transnational Leader Award for her outstanding professional achievements and international contributions.

Patent trials are rarely just about the hard science of an underlying claim. They are human dramas with two competing storylines, where the Court must decide not only what the science shows, but whether the people explaining that science can be trusted.

Lenczner Slaght, Canada's leading litigation firm, demonstrates its expertise across insolvency and restructuring law, commercial litigation, and dispute resolution.

As a litigant, perhaps the most ill-advised litigation strategy is bringing a tactical summary judgment motion to delay and avoid accountability, especially when your own conduct may not withstand judicial scrutiny.

On May 5, 2026, the Patent Appeal Board issued its preliminary redetermination in the patent application at the heart of Dusome v Canada (Attorney General), the Federal Court decision that prompted the Canadian...

On June 25, 2026, the British Columbia Court of Appeal released its decision in McKinsey & Company v British Columbia, dismissing McKinsey's appeal from an order certifying a class action against it as part...