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The greatest value of a BIT is the ability of an investor to pursue a claim for monetary damages directly against the offending state without the involvement or consent of their own government.

On December 9, 2008, Canada and the European Union successfully concluded negotiations on a landmark Comprehensive Air Transport Agreement (“the Agreement”).

In 2005, foreign direct investment in Canada rose $10.0 billion to $398.4 billion at the end of the fourth quarter. This increase came mostly from acquisitions of Canadian firms by foreign investors and largely from overseas countries.

On March 12, 2009, after being expeditiously passed by both Houses of Parliament, Bill C-10 received Royal Assent and is now law.

Last week’s unsolicited US$18.5 billion bid by China National Offshore Oil Corporation for Unocal Corporation is further evidence that China’s state-owned corporations are emerging as serious bidders for North American companies.

In response to the seizure of the market for asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) in Canada, the Canadian Securities Administrators formed a working group to consider certain regulatory issues arising out of this seizure.

The Canadian Securities Administrators ("CSA") released Staff Notice 31-315 on February 26, 2010. Since the coming into force of National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements and Exemptions (NI 31-103), the CSA have received applications requesting exemptions from certain provisions of the Instrument.

Players from across the secondaries industry spectrum gathered last week at the third annual Torys secondaries summit in Toronto to unpack what continues to drive secondaries activity and where the market is headed next.

The Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) recently released the latest version of its principles, ILPA Principles 3.0

Canada’s commercial real estate market continues to attract significant interest from both domestic and foreign investors. In the second quarter of 2026, commercial real estate investment volume reached $16.2 billion, its highest level since early 2022, with foreign investors accounting for 43.9% of acquisitions and Canadian investors representing more than one-third of acquisition activity.

Saskatchewan has received a lot of attention in the world press and investment community over the past several years.

On February 24, 2011, the Canadian Securities Administrators published CSA Staff Notice 81-321 "Early Use of the Fund Facts to Satisfy Prospectus Delivery Requirements" available here, which clearly signals the CSA’s willingness to permit post-trade delivery of Fund Facts documents for mutual funds in lieu of the simplified prospectus.

Effective on April 30, 2010, the insider reporting exemption provided for "eligible institutional investors" under National Instrument 62-103 "The Early Warning System and Related Take-over Bid and Insider Reporting Issues" (NI 62-103) will be amended to require additional disclosure.

On July 12, 2007, the Canadian government announced the creation of a Competition Policy Review Panel tasked with reviewing key elements of Canada’s competition and investment policies.

Two recent compliance-related matters affect advisers, dealers and/or fund managers

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On December 4, 2009, the British Columbia Securities Commission adopted a companion policy to its November 24, 1999 Blanket Order 91-502 "Short Term Foreign Exchange Transactions" (the "blanket order").