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On June 17, 2020, the Ontario Court of Appeal rendered a decision pertaining to the enforceability of termination provisions in employment contracts...

A recent decision of the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench (Court) in Mapleleaf Franchise Concepts, Inc. v. Nassus Frameworks Ltd. (Mapleleaf) sends a strong message to franchisors: everything in a disclosure document must be accurate, regardless of whether the information included is specifically required to be disclosed by law.

On June 20, 2024, the Canadian Securities Administrators announced a coordinated blanket order allowing the temporary exemption from restrictions on exempt market dealers ("EMDs")...

The challenges facing CFOs today are multifold. On the one hand they need to manage the performance of their organizations, and on the other hand they need to leverage quality management information to support business decisions.

Despite the retroactive nature of the Arthur Wishart Act (AWA) (Act), its anti-waiver provision only applies to rights purportedly waived after the date on which the AWA came into force, according to a recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.

The casualties of the current market turbulence will bring about a next wave of mergers and acquisitions opportunities in the form of distressed M&A.

Intellectual property is just one of many considerations that businesses must factor into their growth strategies – but it should never come as an afterthought. On June 3, join our global team of IP...

Part 1 of our series on social media looked at how new technologies have started infiltrating the M&A landscape. But the question we aim to answer here is: to what end?

The catalogue of popular social networking sites continues to grow as more and more consumers – both individual and corporate – sign-up by the millions.

In many franchise systems, franchisors administer (or reserve the right to later establish and administer) an advertising fund.

Your business has stayed the course amidst untold degrees of uncertainty and persevered through the ups and downs.

On September 17, 2020, the British Columbia government released its economic recovery plan for the province, Stronger BC for Everyone: BC's Economic Recovery Plan.

Browse through brief employment and labor law updates from around the globe.

In the most recent development in federal pension reform, the federal Department of Finance released its proposed amendments to the Regulations to the Pension Benefits Standards Act 1985 (the "Regulations") for comment.

Canada's 2025 Budget proposes significant amendments to the Canada Labour Code that would restrict non-compete agreements in the federally regulated sector. Draft legislation published in May 2026 reveals the scope...

Seven Canadian provinces and territories have unveiled a comprehensive strategy to position Western and Northern Canada as a global leader in responsibly sourced critical minerals. The initiative aims to accelerate mining project development, strengthen supply chains, and create new value-chain opportunities in a region that has already generated over CA$80 billion in critical mineral shipments. Will coordinated regulatory approaches, infrastructure investments, and Indigenous partnerships transform the reg

The Canadian federal government has been taking a number of steps to cultivate clean technology capabilities in the country.