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The world is undergoing an unprecedented economic crisis for this generation. Like all businesses, franchisors are watching events unfold, with a feeling that there is little they can do to turn the tide.

The existence of the other two deficiencies outlined above provided additional comfort to the Court to conclude that the disclosure document was materially deficient.

Franchise owners face unique legal concerns compared to other business owners.

Last week’s blog in this space explored some of the advantages of franchising a business.

The assessment of whether to purchase a franchised business is a significant one, and prospective franchisees should be making informed investment decisions before signing any franchise agreement.

Our Lawyer Art Stacey will be presenting ‘Understanding Your Rights & Obligations as a Franchisee'.

The Ontario Changing Workplaces Review has now issued its Final Report, and there's good news and bad news for franchisors.

Franchises are sometimes presented under the guise of trademark license agreements in an attempt to avoid the requirements of the Arthur Wishart Act.

In Pet Valu Canada Inc. v. Rodger, 2018 ONSC 3353, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ordered the sole shareholder of the representative plaintiff in the Pet Valu class action to pay the franchisor's costs of the class action.

In his recent decision in 1146845 Ontario Inc. v. Pillar to Post Inc., Justice Perell of the Ontario Superior Court refused to relieve class plaintiffs of their exposure to costs in their unsuccesful defense of a motion to stay the class action.

The government of British Columbia today announced that the Franchises Act will come into force on February 1, 2017.

On November 17, 2015, Bill 38, the British Columbia Franchises Act (B.C. Act), received royal assent.

This decision also calls into question the appropriateness of class action proceedings in a franchise context, which depends so heavily upon harmony among franchisees and between franchisees and their franchisor.

The Ontario government recently established an advisory body called the Business Law Modernization and Burden Reduction...

The Court held that there was no mistake and therefore, no need to rectify the franchise agreement.

Franchisors need to draw in more than just customers. For a franchise system to thrive, it must also attract talented, dedicated franchisees. Prospective franchisees have become increasingly selective...

As we recently wrote about here and here, BC will soon become the sixth Canadian province to enact uniform franchise legislation. On October 20, 2015, Bill 38 – Franchises Act passed Third Reading in the BC Legislature.