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After a legal proceeding that lasted nine years, the Superior Court of Québec's Justice Daniel H. Tingley ordered Dunkin' Brands Canada Ltd. to pay plaintiffs $16.4 million in damages, plus legal interest and expert witness costs.

Most Canadian franchisors are now following the practice of having their franchise disclosure documents reviewed and updated annually in order to comply with disclosure items ...

On June 30, 2026, Saskatchewan’s first franchise legislation – The Franchise Disclosure Act (the Act) and The Franchise Disclosure Regulations – will come...

Pet Valu's appeal arose in the context of a class action brought against the franchisor by its franchisees.

In a landmark unanimous franchise class action decision, the Ontario Court of Appeal has overturned a lower court decision to invalidate certain opt out notices delivered in a class proceeding between Pet Valu Canada Inc. ("Pet Valu") and its franchisees.

The Provincial Court of British Columbia dismissed the claims of a franchised business purchaser seeking to rely on purported non-competition provisions.

On March 18, 2011, the Supreme Court of Canada released its long-awaited decision in "Seidel v. Telus Communications Inc." ("Telus"), clarifying the state of the law regarding arbitration clauses and whether they act as a bar to class action proceedings in contracts of adhesion, being contracts presented without any ability to negotiate their terms.

Obviously, because every franchisor is different and, even more so, because the initial services differ from one franchisor to another, there is no single answer to this question.

For several years now, we have witnessed, in several sectors of activity (notably in the restaurant industry and in automotive after market services and products), the regrouping of franchise...

The Province of Saskatchewan may soon become the seventh province in Canada to enact franchise disclosure and relationship legislation.

In MEDIchair LP v. DME Medequip Inc., the Ontario Superior Court of Justice considered whether a restrictive covenant contained in a franchise agreement is enforceable by a franchisor...

On January 25, 2018, the Ontario Court of Appeal (the "OCA") released its much-anticipated decision in Raibex Canada Ltd. v. ASWR Franchising Corp.

Unfortunately, business for the FS pizza franchise in Ontario was poor and soon ran out of money.

In 2022, the Competition Bureau (the Bureau) launched a study of grocery store competition in Canada and released its report in June 2023...

A franchise is a business formation that involves a localized group, the franchisee, conducting a commercial operation as an agent for a centralized company, the franchisor.

Before jumping into the waters of scaling your business via the franchising route, you should ask yourself two key questions: (1) Is my business venture already a franchise...

In the present dispute, the annual royalty which is paid pursuant to the terms of the franchise agreement is calculated based on gross sales.