In normal times, the Canada Border Services Agency conducts verifications (audits) of importers to ensure that they are in compliance with Canadian customs laws (e.g., origin, tariff classification, valuation, etc.).

Quebec recently revised its privacy legislation to strengthen protections around personal information - addressing how it is collected, shared, and used by private sector organizations.

Although Bill S-211 (Canada's modern anti-slavery legislation) does not come into effect until early next year, companies impacted by this legislation need to prepare...

Please watch this webinar from BCF Business Law.

One way to spend your time during February's extra day is considering whether your offering memoranda continue to comply with regulatory requirements.

A quick reminder that pursuant to the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (Ontario), Ontario private sector businesses with twenty or more employees are required to file ...

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) published its 2023 Annual Service Commitment Review on March 21, 2023. The OSC has updated its service standards and returned to pre-extension 2021 service timelines...

Ethics plays a central role in municipal governance. To support elected officials in carrying out their duties and to strengthen public trust in local institutions...

Québec recently made major revisions to its publicity contest rules. As of Oct. 27, 2023, it repealed both the provisions of the Act respecting lotteries, publicity contests...

There are important legislative compliance deadlines that Ontario employers should be preparing towards.

Businesses and non-profits with 20 or more employees in Ontario have until December 31, 2023, to file their Accessibility Compliance Report with the Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility (Ministry).

Clark Wilson Business Litigation and Insurance associate Cameron Fox was interviewed by CBC Radio's Daybreak South with Chris Walker...

Last year, the Ontario Court of Appeal ​​'s decision in Singh v Trump overturned a lower court decision and awarded the plaintiff damages against Donald J. Trump Sr. (as he then was) for negligent misrepresentation with respect to a Trump Hotel investement program (read about that here).

We are excited to announce the launch of our Employment Compliance Stress Test, a tool that can help you quickly identify significant areas of vulnerability within your organization's employment

OSFI published a letter on February 24, 2017 allowing for a transition period in limited circumstances to facilitate compliance with the requirements in Guideline E-22 on the exchange of variation margin.

Provincially-regulated credit unions that use "bank words" to describe products or services will be relieved to hear that the OSFI has "suspended" the compliance expectations set out in the OSFI directive that we reported on in July.

On February 25, international trade lawyers from Gowling WLG, Crowell & Moring and Sanchez Devanny highlight the defining traits common to all trade agreements, and explore the related areas of legal and business risk for your company.

Since the amendments to the PM(NOC) Regulations in 2017, both generic and brand side litigants have struggled with the question of whether the second person's Notice of Allegation...

With the May 31 reporting deadline in mind, businesses should be taking this opportunity to understand their obligations...

A reminder that businesses with 20 or more employees in Ontario must file a prescribed Accessibility Compliance Report by June 30, 2021.