This change will only affect pension funds governed by Ontario law. The 2015 federal budget announced a review of this rule at the federal level, but it remains to be seen whether other jurisdictions will follow suit.

On July 29, 2011, the Canadian Securities Administrators (the "CSA") published for comment proposed National Instrument 51-103 Ongoing Governance and Disclosure Requirements for Venture Issuers (the "Draft Rule").

In a significant departure from past practice, Health Canada will now require prospective applicants for cannabis cultivation, processing or medical sales licences to have fully built regulatory-compliant facilities ...

As a regular adviser on matters relating to the ICA, Davies has updated this informative guide for foreign investors and their advisers, which provides an overview of the ICA and how it is applied.

The regulatory landscape for foreign investments in Canada is constantly evolving. As a regular adviser on matters relating to the Investment Canada Act, Davies has updated this informative guide...

Following closely on the heels of Québec's recent proposal for a provincial greenhouse gas ("GHG") cap-and-trade system, the Ontario government introduced enabling legislation on May 28, 2009 to allow for the implementation of a GHG cap-and-trade system in Ontario by 2012.

The economic conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic are unprecedented: unemployment is up, consumer confidence is down, countless businesses have permanently closed and many others are barely holding

What does a "rolling recession" mean from an insolvency perspective? In this issue of Davies Insolvency Now, we look to the 2022 Q4 data from across Canada for answers.

Davies, with a team including partner James Bunting, Carlos Sayao and Justice Morris Fish, successfully represented Ms. Chand, pro bono, before the CAS.

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCen) of the U.S. Treasury Department has established a temporary program that requires new disclosures by title insurance companies.

The Canada Revenue Agency has announced that, after 2014, it will no longer tolerate joint venture arrangements in which nominee corporations file HST/GST returns and remit HST/GST for the joint venture.

A majority of the House of Commons has voted on third reading in favour of private member's Bill C-208, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act...

Bill C-208, will limit the application of section 84.1 of the Act in cases of intergenerational transfers of a business.

Bitcoin is widely regarded as the world's first decentralized digital currency, or "cryptocurrency."

This is a reminder of the December 2014 deadline for disallowing joint venture arrangements in which nominee corporations may file HST/GST returns and remit HST/GST for the joint venture.

The Tax Court of Canada recently released its decision in Barr v. The Queen, 2018 TCC 86, which considered whether share-sale commissions were exempt from HST.

Family wealth and business planning often gives rise to structures that come with burdensome reporting obligations for minority US shareholders.

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP has submitted a comprehensive comment letter addressing the Canadian Securities Administrators' proposed changes to take-over bid, beneficial ownership reporting, and issuer bid regimes.

The SEC required these foreign private issuers to begin their submissions at the end of a three-year phase-in period.

Tania Djerrahian recently participated in a panel at the Harvey FORUM, where the conversation centered on how AI is reshaping firm strategy, business models and what the future of legal looks like.