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Gowlings professionals Dean Blain's and Paul Fornazzari's work with the Ontario Securities Commission (the "OSC") to establish a US-style automatic securities disposition plan (an "ASDP") on behalf of a client led to the release of OSC Staff Notice 55-701 Automatic Securities Disposition Plans and Automatic Securities Purchase Plans ("Staff Notice 55-701").

It was a frantic weekend of campaigning for federal party leaders as they made their final pitches to Canadians ahead of today's vote. While each campaign continued to push familiar messaging,...

On June 6, 2011, the Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, tabled the first federal budget of the Conservative majority government.

Municipalities in Prince Edward Island entered a new era when the Municipal Government Act (the "MGA") was proclaimed into force on December 23, 2017.

In Courtoreille v. Canada (Decision), Chief Steve Courtoreille, on behalf of himself and the members of the Mikisew Cree First Nation (Mikisew), sought a declaration that the federal government has a duty to consult regarding the development and introduction of legislation that has the potential to affect Mikisew’s treaty rights.

On September 28, 2015, Bill 36, Auditor General for Local Government Amendment Act, 4th Sess, 40th Parl, 2015, was given first reading.

The Senate of Canada has long been criticized as a bastion of cronyism, a waste of tax dollars, and an unaccountable rubber stamp.

The appeals concerned the CRTC's two decisions after a Quebec-based training company called CompuFinder challenged the constitutionality of CASL following receipt of a notice of violation of CASL...

In Eagleridge International Ltd. v. Newfoundland and Labrador (Environment and Conservation) 2018 NLSC 180, following a change of government, the new Minister of Environment and Conservation withdrew approval for the construction of a gravel road.

Pro Bono Ontario has relaunched its Court of Appeal amicus program, a joint initiative with the Court of Appeal for Ontario designed to support self-represented litigants with motions. The program now allows self-represented litigants to consult with volunteer lawyers before court appearances, and in some cases, these volunteers can make submissions on their behalf before judges.

Bill C-299 is an Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Canada Evidence Act and the Competition Act (personal information obtained by fraud) and was introduced in Parliament as a Private Member’s Bill.

The primary thrust of Mr. Beaudette’s argument pertained to s. 7 of the Charter, which provides that "everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person".

The purpose of the advisory is to remind charities to be especially diligent in monitoring for partisan political activity in light of the upcoming federal election.

Canada's recent legislation, the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act (the "Act")...

The federal government's previously announced changes to the Employment Insurance ("EI") program concerning parental, maternity and caregiving benefits will come into effect on December 3, 2017.

The Supreme Court of Canada (the "SCC") in Consolidated Fastfrate Inc. v. Western Canada Council of Teamsters ("Consolidated Fastfrate"), recently held that a national freight forwarding company which utilizes the services of other companies to physically cross provincial borders is subject to provincial rather than federal jurisdiction.

The Ontario government has delayed the coming into force of the Pay Transparency Act (the Act) from January 1, 2019 ...