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The admission requirements and the continuing obligations of an AIM company set out in the AIM Rules are explained.

The election of a new minority government in Canada led by Stephen Harper of the Conservative Party comes at a time of considerable debate about the future directions for competition law and policy in Canada.

On March 7, 2024, the Canadian Securities Administrators (the "CSA") released CSA Staff Notice 81-334 (Revised): ESG-Related Investment Fund Disclosure (the "Revised Notice").

The People’s Republic of China (excluding the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region) is Canada’s fourth largest export market. In 2004, Canada’s total merchandising exports of goods to China amounted to C$6.6 billion, an increase of 39% over 2003. Total merchandising imports from China increased to C$24.1 billion in 2004, up 30% over 2003. Canada ranks as amongst China’s top 10 trading partners and amongst its top 10 export markets.

On March 7, 2024, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) released Staff Notice 81-334 (Revised) ESG-Related Investment Fund Disclosure (the Revised Notice).

On March 7, 2024, the Canadian Securities Administrators ("CSA") released Staff Notice 81-334 (Revised) – ESG-Related Investment Fund Disclosure (the "Notice").

Ontario's local distribution company sector faces unprecedented consolidation pressure driven by $30 billion in capital requirements for grid modernization. Municipal governments selling utility assets must navigate the "windfall trap"—political pressure to spend proceeds on short-term projects rather than preserving long-term value. Strategic deployment of sale proceeds into independent endowment funds offers municipalities a path to convert depreciating infrastructure into perpetual revenue streams

The Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act of 2010, which comprises Title IV of the recently enacted Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ("Dodd-Frank"), significantly alters the regulatory landscape for investment advisers, particularly for advisers to private investment funds (i.e., hedge funds and private equity funds).

Canada is an appealing investment destination for US pension and endowment funds.

Private equity activity in Canada has, as in the U.S. and elsewhere, continued to suffer the effects of the relatively weak investment environment that has persisted since 2001. Nevertheless, the total amount of capital committed to private equity in Canada rose by the end of 2003 to C$48.6 billion (an increase of over C$8 billion from 2002). Of this amount, the buyout and the venture capital sectors comprised approximately 47% each, with the remaining 6% being accounted for by the mezzanine deb

Increasingly criticized yet still popular, stock options currently occupy a position of controversy in executive compensation. Companies and executives favour options because they are a well-established and recognized form of incentive that continues to provide optionholders with favoured tax treatment under Canada’s taxation regime.

As a doctor, you've invested years in rigorous education and training and committed yourself to safeguarding your patients' health and well-being. Now, it's time to embark on another journey...

Counsel and their clients must be increasingly aware—and sensitive to—the indisputable fact that litigation is beginning to transcend borders, especially the 49th parallel. This arises for a number of reasons, in particular, recent developments with respect to enforcement of US judgments in Canada, as well as securities litigation.

The latest news from Gowlings relating to Energy Law.

Brexit and COVID-19 have meant that 'business as usual' has been delayed in the world of pensions legislation, regulation and policy.

News and information for American Companies Investing in Canada.

In last year’s study, we noted that securities class actions were on the rise in Canada and suggested that this new wave of filings is a reflection of the fact that class counsel seem prepared to test the new provisions of the provincial Securities Acts relating to secondary market liability.

Since its launch in 1995, the AIM Market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange (LSE) has become a leading market for companies from all over the world to raise funds for growth and development.