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On October 9, 2007, Jim Prentice, Minister of Industry, announced that this fall the government of Canada will consider introducing new guidelines on takeovers by foreign state–owned enterprises; and amending the Investment Canada Act to permit the review of foreign investments that could compromise Canada’s national security.

Under proposed National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements<SUP>1</SUP> all registrants will be required to establish compliance and supervisory procedures, including procedures concerning management of conflicts of interest and complaint handling. Detailed guidelines are given to registrants seeking to comply with these requirements.

Investment bankers, sales representatives and company executives beware! Those who assume that a lawyer-prepared securities purchase agreement, signed by the investor and containing an "accredited investor" certification, will provide adequate protection from a charge of illegally trading in securities, do so at their own risk.

The Ontario Securities Commission ("OSC") recently released a research study on the investment habits of millennials, entitled "Missing Out: Millennials and the Markets" (the "Study").

For a purchaser acquiring real property for the purposes of carrying on a business, the choice of the acquisition vehicle is usually driven by income tax considerations.

On March 1, 2024, the Canadian government issued two policies that will be consequential for foreign investment in the Canadian gaming, virtual reality and digital media sectors...

A securities class action certification decision handed down by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in December 2009, Allen v. Aspen Group Resources Corporation, et al., is attracting attention from the perspective of potential liability for law firms.

There are no limitation periods specified in the Investment Dealers Association's registered bylaws with respect to disciplinary actions, and to date the IDA has seemingly proceeded on the basis that it was not governed by any limitation period.

Over the last several years, our buoyant economy has contributed to a run-up in prices of real estate held for investment purposes.

On February 10, 2012, two separate groups of members of the Canadian Securities Administrators (the "CSA") published two different proposals with respect to the registration of non-resident investment fund managers.

Canada is among the most generous countries in the world in its financial support of research and development for its emerging technology companies.

What do the Blackberry, snowblowers, Trivial Pursuit, pet insurance, insulin, instant replay, online auctions and five-pin bowling all have in common?

The Canadian federal government has proposed a Productivity Mega Deduction that would allow businesses to immediately expense the full cost of eligible capital investments rather than deducting them over time. This permanent tax measure aims to reduce Canada's marginal effective tax rate on new business investment to 6.4 percent, positioning it as the lowest among G7 countries and potentially reshaping where multinational corporations choose to locate capital-intensive projects.

The Canadian hedge fund industry has grown dramatically over the past decade. Where previously there were only a few participants in the Canadian hedge fund space, today there are several highly skilled Canadian hedge fund managers - many of which are ready to export their expertise globally.

Canada's federal government has unveiled an ambitious National Electricity Strategy targeting a doubling of grid capacity by 2050, promising $15 billion in energy savings while navigating complex federal-provincial jurisdictional challenges.

On February 25, 2011 the Canadian Securities Administrators (the "CSA") published Staff Notice 31-323 Guidance Relating to the Registration Obligations of Mortgage Investment Entities. This notice relates to exemptions issued by the CSA in August 2010 with respect to investment fund manager and adviser registration requirements in respect of mortgage investment entities ("MIEs").

Broadly, a co-investment is an investment in a specific transaction made by limited partners (LPs) of a main private equity (PE) fund alongside, but not through, such main PE fund.