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The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed a former Dairy Queen franchisees' application for leave to appeal a decision affirming the franchisor's enforcement of a Mutual Cancellation and Release

The American Franchise Act ("AFA"), a bipartisan bill currently moving through U.S. Congress, could help bring clarity to franchising as a business model, with implications for Canadian operators.

It is rare that there are follow-up decisions from franchise injunctions, but a recent British Columbia Supreme Court (BCSC) decision demonstrates that if a franchise...

In Ontario, the law governing franchising is called the Arthur Wishart Act (Franchise Disclosure), 2000. It was introduced to level the playing field between franchisors and franchisees, especially with respect to their level of informational imbalance.

Among the many technological changes affecting today's franchise networks, we find the advent, rise and proliferation of online ordering and delivery platforms like Uber Eats, SkipTheDishes, Just Eat, Foodora and a growing number of similar operations.

The volume of documents that a franchisee must review and sign when entering into a franchise agreement can be daunting.

Most forms of franchise agreements require the provision of a personal guarantee by the franchisee shareholders to guarantee the franchisee corporation's obligations under the agreement.

In addition to the initial franchise fee and to the royalty, the vast majority of franchisors require their franchisees to make a contribution (often calculated, like the royalty, on the basis of a percentage...

The Final Report has just been released for the Changing Workplaces Review, containing recommendations for legislative changes to Ontario's Employment Standards Act, 2000 and Labour Relations Act, 1995.

Franchise businesses come with their own unique blend of benefits and challenges, but a rarely discussed area is the intersection of franchise law with employment law.

This is the story of how Jonathan Sparrow, Founder, Owner and CEO of Go Oil Canada created a company that would become Canada's largest mobile oil change franchise.

Potentially big developments for the franchised restaurant sector as political parties are lining up to propose new laws relating to healthy eating.

In 3574423 Canada Inc. v. Baton Rouge Restaurants Inc., the Ontario Court of Appeal recently upheld the judgment of Justice David M. Brown of the Superior Court of Justice dismissing the action of a franchisee who was seeking damages.

TA & K Enterprises Inc., the franchisee, entered into a retail franchise agreement with Suncor Energy Products Inc., the franchisor, on November 11, 2008.

The franchisor of Caffé Demetre restaurants has won its motion for summary judgment against a former franchisee.

Franchising is not as heavily regulated in Canada as it is in a number of other jurisdictions, including the United States.

The Saskatchewan Ministry of Justice and Attorney General has set up a webpage to seek public comments on the Government of Saskatchewan considering implementing franchise legislation...

In a remarkable case for franchisors, a proposed franchise class action was dismissed on the basis that the language of an arbitration clause precluded class proceedings.