A recent decision established that Canada Revenue Agency ("CRA") should not withhold the renewal of an excise licence issued under the Excise Act, 2001 ("Excise Act")...

While Canadian M&A activity slipped from the prior quarter, dealmaking remained at close to record levels in Q3/21.

On November 7, 2019, the Ontario government passed Bill 124, the Protecting a Sustainable Public Sector for Future Generations Act, 2019. The Act applies to employers in the public sector...

One of the most common objectives of a successful business owner is to create an ownership structure which minimizes taxes and facilitates the transfer of wealth to the next generation.

The Canada Revenue Agency has quietly shifted its administrative position on cannabis trim classification, moving from treating it as lower-taxed non-flowering material to higher-taxed flowering material. This policy change is now resulting in significant audit assessments for cannabis producers who relied on CRA's previous guidance, potentially creating substantial additional duty exposure across the industry.

Employers in all industries across Canada have an obligation to maintain a safe workplace. While discharging this obligation, one issue that often arises...

In Canada, employers that host holiday parties for their employees could expose themselves to significant common law liability for the actions of an employee

The first half of 2020 saw a significant decline in M&A activity as capital markets were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic...

As of October 17, 2019, the Cannabis Act governs the sale and production of edible cannabis products, cannabis extracts (i.e., oils), and cannabis topicals (i.e., skin creams).

Not many people say "yeast" is their most crucial teammate – but Alex Campbell and his fellow inventors do.

The end of the lottery process in Ontario and the opening-up of cannabis retail to the public at the beginning of 2020 has led to many more cannabis retail stores opening with hundreds still being...

The Ontario government has announced significant changes to the retail cannabis market. Those changes include the elimination of the previous lottery based system for retail store operator...

Health Canada recently sought public feedback on potential amendments to the Cannabis Regulations (the "CR"), which were proposed to reduce current regulatory burdens while still addressing public health...

On September 21, 2020 the Williams Lake First Nation ("WLFN") and the BC government entered into a landmark cannabis agreement (the "WLFN Agreement")

On September 25, 2020, Health Canada published the results from its consultation "Potential Market for Cannabis Health Products (CHPs) that would not Require Practitioner Oversight".

In NPR GP Inc. v. Higher Experience Inc., 2025 NUCJ 08, the Nunavut Court of Justice found that a chance encounter in a bank lobby resulted in a legally binding three-year commercial lease...

Canadian in-house legal departments are being asked to do more, cover more ground, and shoulder greater organizational risk than ever before, often without corresponding increases in time, staffing, or support.

In McCormick v. Plambeck, 2020 BCSC 881, the BC Supreme Court examined the issue of whether adults who host minors at their home, knowing they will be consuming alcohol and/or drugs, ...

In the excitement of Canadian cannabis legalization, many overlooked that cannabis legislation is in fact focused on controlling the production, distribution, sale and possession of cannabis in Canada.

On December 2, 2020, the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs ("CND") accepted a World Health Organization Expert Committee on Drug Dependence ("ECDD")