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The Supreme Court's decision marks the end of a saga that took more than seven years to litigate.

2009 could be a year of significant change for Canadian competition and foreign investment review law.

Canada's legal system is based on English common law, applied in nine provinces and three territories; and French civil law ...

The Investment Canada Act, which governs acquisitions of Canadian businesses by foreigners, was passed in 1985. Until yesterday, in the 23 years since its enactment, not a single acquisition that was subject to review by the Minister of Industry had been denied approval.

Responding to concerns arising from investments by foreign state-owned enterprises in Canadian companies, the Government of Canada has announced special guidelines for the review of such investments under the Investment Canada Act.

Seven Canadian provinces and territories have unveiled a comprehensive strategy to position Western and Northern Canada as a global leader in responsibly sourced critical minerals. The initiative aims to accelerate mining project development, strengthen supply chains, and create new value-chain opportunities in a region that has already generated over CA$80 billion in critical mineral shipments. Will coordinated regulatory approaches, infrastructure investments, and Indigenous partnerships transform the reg

For the past 70 years, there has been substantial foreign investment in Canadian upstream oil and gas.

On October 28, 2022, the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, François-Philippe Champagne, released Canada's new Policy Regarding Foreign Investments from State-Owned Enterprises in Critical Minerals under the Investment Canada Act.

The Canadian government has proposed legislation to update and reinforce its national security review process under the Investment Canada Act (ICA).

On March 1, 2024, the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry and the Minister of Canadian Heritage jointly announced new directions on the application of the Investment Canada Act...

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Canada announced in a policy statement issued on April 18 that it will subject certain foreign investments into Canada to enhanced scrutiny

On March 24, 2021, Canada's Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry issued updated national security review guidelines under the Investment Canada Act.

It is no secret that countries with a high level of entrepreneurial activity tend to be better off economically.

Liberalization is expected to be a dominant foreign investment theme in 2017, consistent with the Canadian government's stated focus on attracting investment to Canada.

The Canadian government has announced that it will apply enhanced scrutiny to foreign direct investments in certain businesses, and to all foreign investments by state-owned investors.

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) is poised to make the most substantial revisions to its review process for foreign investments...

The "net benefit" review threshold will be changed from an asset value test to an enterprise value test, and will be increased from C$369 million to C$600 million, for most investors.

As discussed in our previous post, on April 18, 2020, the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry released a policy statement.