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In June, a Quebec court delivered an unprecedented victory to franchisees of the Dunkin' Donuts brand.

A "Pet Valu" franchisee in Ontario claimed that sales were declining, so she terminated the Franchise Agreement. After termination of the agreement, her husband established a competing "Pet Stuff" business nearby.

Winnipeg-based White Spruce Partners has partnered with restaurant franchisor Foodtastic to bring Jimmy John's to Manitoba for the first time.

The complainant, Ms. Reid, alleged that she was fired from her job as a Membership Advisor at a gym on the basis of her physical disability.

The Ontario Changing Workplaces Review's final report is expected to be delivered in the next few weeks and, if some of the ideas contained in its interim report become law...

In one of the great opening lines of modern jurisprudence, the British Columbia Supreme Court recently stated in Chow v Subway Franchise Restaurants of Canada Ltd.:

In Pet Valu Canada Inc. v. Rodger, Justice Nishikawa of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice granted summary judgment against the former owner of a franchisee in the amount of $1.7 million.

The parties were involved in an arbitration over the termination of the Applicant's Aroma Franchise Company Inc. ("Aroma Franchise") master franchise agreement with the Respondent...

That depends. Section 5(7)(f) of the Arthur Wishart Act provides an exception to the franchisor's obligation to deliver a disclosure document (14 days prior to a prospective franchisee signing any agreement...

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently struck down a general release clause in a franchise agreement, even though the franchisor only sought a release with respect to non-statutory claims.

Larry Weinberg spoke at the 2022 International Franchise Expo in New York City on June 2, 2022, on a panel entitled "Strategies for Penetrating the U.S. Market for Overseas Franchisors."

Pending amendments to the Competition Act will soon criminalize no-poach and no-hire provisions (including non-solicits) in certain circumstances. This is an important development for franchisors...

In a recent Ontario lawsuit, ADP Direct Poultry Ltd. ("ADP") made jaw-dropping allegations against popular fast-food chain Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Inc. ("Popeyes") regarding "unsafe and unlawful raw chicken."

The Alberta Court of Queen's Bench recently granted summary judgment to a franchisor in a claim for unpaid rent and other charges during an overholding period, following the expiry of a sublease and franchise agreement.

In this case, the supplier terminated the dealership agreement on the basis that the dealer had failed to meet quarterly sales quotas on three occasions in one calendar year.

The franchise in question was a "grab and go" food service counter business located in a British Columbia grocery store.

In the wake of federal plans to legalize recreational cannabis use, the Western Provinces announced licensing schemes for private sale.