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Over the past few years, Canadian companies have become increasingly aware of potential civil and criminal liability arising from improper business practices abroad.

While established franchisors often have years of franchise fees, royalty payments and advertising fund contributions to fund their ongoing operations, up until recently new franchisors...

Even in the absence of an executed franchise agreement, your business relationship could be characterized as one of franchise and, as a result, subject to disclosure obligations contained in the Arthur Wishart Act (Franchise Disclosure) (the Act).

Minister Jason Kenney announced on April 24, 2014 that all restaurants would be barred from accessing the Program to hire foreign workers in Canada.

The Court declined to grant the injunction to prevent 270 from operating the two locations as "Roll N Rock Cannabis."

The Arthur Wishart Act applies to franchise agreements entered into after July 1, 2000, if the business operated under the franchise agreement is operated or is to be operated...

The grant of franchises in the Province of Manitoba will be subject to regulation as of October 1, 2012, joining Ontario, Alberta, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island with pre-sale disclosure legislation in Canada.

Franchise disclosure statutes in Canadian commercial law have been designed to ensure transparency and fair dealing between franchisors and prospective franchisees.

On July 4, 2017, the Ontario Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal by the Representative Dealer in a franchise class action commenced against General Motors Canada Ltd. relating to the restructuring of its dealer network in 2009.

In 1201059 Ontario Inc. and Pizza Pizza Limited, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice addressed the disclosure obligations of a franchisor in the context of the renewal of a franchise agreement when the franchisee is required to incur substantial renovation costs to its business premises.

Franchise agreements often contain covenants restricting the activities of a franchisee both during the term of the franchise agreement and for a period afterwards.

The Healthy Menu Choices Act (the Act) will require regulated food service premises with 20 or more locations in Ontario that are selling prepared ready-to-eat food to post itemized caloric content on menus.

It is sometimes expressed by members of the franchise community that a lawyer’s representation of both franchisor and franchisee clients may lead to that lawyer’s taking inconsistent positions in servicing their clients.

As written in a previous Osler Update, Saskatchewan recently became the seventh Canadian province to enact franchise legislation, joining Alberta, Ontario, Prince Edward Island...

The Ontario government has responded with surprising speed to the Final Report from the Changing Workplaces Review (the Final Report) by introducing Bill 148, the Fair Workplaces...

Owning a franchise can be a rewarding business opportunity for aspiring entrepreneurs. By investing in an established brand, franchise owners gain access to proven systems...

The possibility of British Columbia legislation is a significant development for franchisors with existing franchisees in the province, or franchisors who intend to develop franchises there.