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On October 28, 2022, the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (Minister) released the 2021-2022 Investment Canada Act Annual Report (2022 ICA Annual Report), ...

The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is a vital strategic interest to Canada. It will be built … We are a vast, varied cooperative federation, built on centuries of compromise.

On January 31, 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Orphan Well Association, Alberta Energy Regulator v. Grant Thornton Limited and ATB Financial.

The ICA potentially allows the GoC to screen foreign investments in Canadian businesses under an economic "net benefit" test and/or a national security test.

Innovation has become one of the most important features of our new Canadian economy, with the goal of promoting our country's corporate growth and job creation.

On October 1, 2014, the Canada-China Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement1 ("CC-FIPA" or "Agreement") came into force.

Under the Investment Canada Act (the "ICA"), the direct acquisition of control of a Canadian business by a non-Canadian may be subject to a pre-closing review and approval process (a "Net Benefit Review") ...

On July 1, 2020, the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) will come into force, replacing the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

In response to a perceived increase in the use of offshore investment structures to avoid Canadian income tax, the Department of Finance first introduced complex tax legislation that governs the treatment of direct or indirect investments in certain foreign entities by Canadian taxpayers (the FIE Rules) in 2001.

CFIUS has now conferred Canada and Australia with such status indefinitely..

As nuclear power experiences a renaissance driven by clean energy demands, Canada is positioning itself at the forefront of small modular reactor (SMR) deployment. Adam Banack, a Partner at Mintz...

Ontario completed its final sale of Hydro One shares in December 2017, having generated an estimated $9.2 billion in proceeds by selling 53% of Hydro One.

Global issues in recent years, such as strained international relations, transportation disruptions and climate unpredictability, have placed food security in the spotlight.

Two recent developments highlight the significance and rapidly changing nature of national security considerations in reviews under the Investment Canada Act (the ICA)...

In the recent Speech from the Throne on November 19, 2008, entitled “Protecting Canada’s Future”, the Canadian government outlined its plans to amend Canada’s competition and investment laws.

Like its predecessor, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) will influence the competition and foreign investment landscape in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico.

On May 25, 2011, the Federal Court of Appeal released a decision in "United States Steel Corporation and U.S. Steel Canada Inc. v. The Attorney General of Canada" (US Steel Case) affirming the Federal Court (Trial Division) decision and upholding the constitutionality of remedies, including monetary penalties, available under sections 39 and 40 of the "Investment Canada Act" (the ICA).