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Navigating the complex landscape of funding and finance can be a daunting but crucial challenge for startups and entrepreneurs.

Effective October 1, 2020, all private companies incorporated under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) (BCBCA) will be required to maintain a transparency register disclosing certain...

Although a sense of optimism seems to have caught up to the mining industry in this post-federal budget announcement period, the quest to find funds to finance mining ventures remains challenging.

A convergence of geopolitical shifts, trade uncertainty and heightened industrial policy ambition has fundamentally altered the operating environment for Canadian businesses. How are federal and provincial governments responding with new funding programs, capital sources and talent initiatives to support the retention and growth of technology, intellectual property and human capital in Canada? This comprehensive overview examines recent strategic initiatives spanning artificial intelligence, life sciences,

As we previously reported in April 2023 in our blog, It's Official—Proposed Criminal Interest Rate Amendments Introduced, the Government of Canada is proposing to lower the current criminal rate of interest to 35 percent.

The availability of research and development and venture capital funding is critical for Canadian life sciences companies.

Saskatchewan startups often discover too late that unclear intellectual property ownership can derail fundraising and acquisitions. When founders, contractors, or employees contribute to a company's IP without proper documentation...

Comparatively, an average of CAD $2.5B over 506 deals was invested each year between 2014 and 2016.

In the 11th and final video of our first-time funds series, Guillaume Lavoie and Ana Ioanas of our Private Equity practice discuss funds focused for high-net-worth individuals...

Many of the trends that we discussed in our recent blog post, Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Showing Renewed Interest in the Defence Industry...

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

Many companies are currently taking a hard look at their operations after one of the worst economic downturns in nearly half a century.

Hello everybody. I'm Justin Young. I'm a partner in Osler's Emerging and High Growth Companies Group, and I'm a contributor to the Deal Points Report.

On April 9, 2015, the CSA announced that it is implementing amendments to National NI 51-102, NI 41-101 and NI 52-110 with respect to disclosure obligations for venture issuers.

Securities laws require a company to file a prospectus and receive a receipt prior to distributing securities to investors.

On March 6, 2018, the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (CVCA) released its 2017 VC & PE Canadian Market Overview, providing a comprehensive overview of venture capital (VC) ...

Announced on March 31, 2021, the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) and the Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan (FCAA) adopted a new Self-Certified Investor Prospectus exemption.